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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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Period for which the person sought or available for work during the last 365 days (IN1993A_SEEKWRK)

Data file: IND1993_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 173
End: 173
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="IN93A413" v="IN93A413 IN93A414 IN93A415 IN93A422">12. Status:<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker<br />[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer<br />[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)<br />[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee<br />[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works<br />[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour: in other types of work<br />[] 81 Did not seek but was seeking and/or available for work<br />[] 91 Attended educational institution<br />[] 92 Attended domestic duties only<br />[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.) sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use<br />[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.<br />[] 95 Not able to work due to disability<br />[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes<br />[] 97 Others</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IN93A422">23. For code other than 81 in question 12 [For persons who are employed or not in the labor force, per question 12], whether sought/available for work for some period during last 365 days:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Less than 1 month<br />[] 2 1-3 months<br />[] 3 3-6 months<br />[] 4 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Less than one month
2 One to three months
3 Three to six months
4 No
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.

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Definition
This variable indicates the period for which the person sought or was available for work during the last 365 days.
Universe
India 1993: Persons who are employed or not in the labor force [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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