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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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Reason sought alternative work (IN1999A_RESALTWK)

Data file: IND1999_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 223
End: 223
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IN99A436 IN99A439 IN99A440 IN99A441 IN99A442 IN99A443 IN99A444 IN99A445 IN99A446 IN99A447 IN99A498 IN99A499"><span class="h2">[7.1] Follow-up questions on availability for work to persons working in the usual principal or subsidiary status (activity - I) (i.e. those with codes 11-51 either in question 3 of section 5.1 or section 5.2)</span><br />[Questions 1-13 were asked of persons who worked, per question 3 of section 5.1 or section 5.2.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a=" IN99A446" v="IN99A446 IN99A447">12. Sought/available for alternative work during the days he/she had work:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes: on most days<br />[] 2 Yes: on some days<br />[] 3 No</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IN99A447">13. If code 1 or 2 in question 12 [If sought/available for alternative work during the days he/she had work, per question 12],<br />reason:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Present work not remunerative enough<br />[] 2 No job satisfaction<br />[] 3 Lack of job security<br />[] 4 Work place too far<br />[] 5 Wants wage/salary job<br />[] 9 Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Present work not remunerative enough
2 No job satisfaction
3 Lack of job security
4 Workplace too far
5 Wants wage/salary job
6 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 sought alternative work during the days they worked.
Universe
India 1999: Persons age 5+ who sought or were available for additional work during the days the persons had work [discrepancies: none]

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