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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 1993-June, 1994 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1993 - 1994
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IND_1993_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS
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Reason for working (IN1993A_NSCHREAS)

Data file: IND1993_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 251
End: 251
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IN93A466 IN93A467 IN93A468 IN93A469 IN93A470 IN93A471 IN93A472 IN93A473 IN93A474 IN93A475 IN93A476 IN93A477 IN93A478 IN93A479 IN93A480 IN93A481 IN93A482 IN93A483 IN93A484"><span class="h2">(8) Follow-up question for children 5-14 years</span><br />[Questions 1-21 were asked of persons who were 5-14 years old.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IN93A476 IN93A477 IN93A478 IN93A479 IN93A480 IN93A481 IN93A482 IN93A483 IN93A484"><span class="em">If code 2 or 3 in question 3</span><br />[Questions 13-21 were asked of children who were not currently attending school, per question 3.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IN93A478 IN93A479 IN93A480 IN93A481 IN93A482"><span class="em">If code 1 in question 14 </span><br />[Questions 15-19 were asked of children who were working, per question 14.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IN93A481">18. Reason for working:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 To supplement household income<br />[] 2 Shortage of labour in household enterprise<br />[] 3 To acquire skill<br />[] 4 To meet personal expenses<br />[] 5 To spend vacation time<br />[] 6 Forced to repay loan<br />[] 9 Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 To supplement household income
2 Shortage of labor in household enterprise
3 To acquire skill
4 To meet personal expenses
5 To spend vacation time
6 Forced to repay loan
7 Others
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the reason why the person was working while not attending school.
Universe
India 1993: Persons age 5-14 who were not atttending school and working [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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