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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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Reason for last change of industry or occupation (IN1999A_REASCHNG)

Data file: IND1999_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 236
End: 237
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=" IN99A458 IN99A501" v="IN99A458 IN99A459 IN99A501">15. Establishment:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IN99A459">16. If 'yes' in question 11 or 13 [If during last 2 years the person changed industry or occupation, per questions 11 or 13], reason for last change:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Loss of earlier job due to: retrenchment/lay-off<br />[] 2 Loss of earlier job due to: closure of unit<br />[] 3 For better income/remuneration<br />[] 4 No job satisfaction<br />[] 5 Lack of work in the enterprise (for self-employed)<br />[] 6 Lack of job security<br />[] 7 Work place too far<br />[] 8 Promotion/transfer<br />[] 9 Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Loss of earlier job due to retrenchment/layoff
02 Loss of earlier job due to closure of unit
03 For better income/remuneration
04 No job satisfaction
05 Lack of work in the enterprise (self-employed)
06 Lack of job security
07 Workplace too far
08 Promotion/transfer
09 Others
98 Unknown
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 reason the person last changed the industry or occupation during the last 2 years.
Universe
India 1999: Persons age 5+ whose principal or subsidiary activity was working and who changed industry or occupation in last 2 years [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]

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