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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 1999-June, 2000 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1999 - 2000
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IND_1999_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS
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Previous activity status (IN1999A_PREVACT)

Data file: IND1999_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 229
End: 230
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v=" IN99A448 IN99A449 IN99A450 IN99A451 IN99A452 IN99A453 IN99A454 IN99A455 IN99A456 IN99A457 IN99A458 IN99A459 IN99A501"><span class="h2">[7.2] Follow-up questions on change of nature of work and/or establishment to persons working in the usual principal status or subsidiary status (activity - I) (i.e. those with codes 11-51 in question 3 of bl. 5.1 or bl. 5.2)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IN99A450 IN99A451 IN99A452 IN99A453 IN99A454 IN99A455 IN99A456 IN99A457 IN99A458 IN99A459 IN99A501"><span class="em">Usual status</span><br />[Questions 3-4.]<br /><br />3. Principal (as in question 3 of section 5.1):<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 /><br />4. Subsidiary activity (as in question 3 of section 5.2):<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</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IN99A452 IN99A453 IN99A454 IN99A455 IN99A456 IN99A457 IN99A458 IN99A459 IN99A501"><span class="em">For codes 11-51 in question 3 </span><br />Whether during last 2 years changed:<br />[Questions 9-15 were asked of persons who worked, per questions 3.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a=" IN99A452" v="IN99A452 IN99A453">9. Work activity status:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IN99A453">10. If 'yes' in question 9 [If during last 2 years the person changed work activity status, per question 9.], last activity 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</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
11 Own account worker
12 Employer
21 Worked as helper in h.h. enterprise (unpaid family worker)
31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
41 Worked as casual wage labor: in public works
51 In other types of work
99 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 person's previous activity status.
Universe
India 1999: Persons age 5+ whose principal or subsidiary activity status was working and who have changed activity status in last 2 years [discrepancies: none]

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