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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Sought/available for work in those months (IN1999A_SOUGHTWK)

Data file: IND1999_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 218

End: 218

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="IN99A436 IN99A439 IN99A440 IN99A441 IN99A442 IN99A443 IN99A444 IN99A445 IN99A446 IN99A447 IN99A498 IN99A499">[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) [Questions 1-13 were asked of persons who worked, per question 3 of section 5.1 or section 5.2.] </svar>

<svar a="IN99A441" v="IN99A441 IN99A442">7. Approximate number of months without work (months) ____ </svar>

<svar a=" IN99A442" v="IN99A442 IN99A443">8. If entry more than or equal to one in question 7 [If unemployed for more than or equal to one month, per question 7], sought/available for work during those months: <div class="i1">[] 1 Yes: on most days [] 2 Yes: on some days [] 3 No</div> </svar>

Value	Category
1	Yes on most days
2	Yes on some days
3	No
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person sought or was available for work in those months that he or she was without work.

Universe

India 1999: Persons age 5+ who had 1 or more months in the last year without work [discrepancies: none]

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