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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 2004-June, 2005 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2004 - 2005
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IND_2004_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS
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Usual principal activity status (IN2004A_CLASSWK)

Data file: IND2004_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 170
End: 171
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IN04A418 IN04A419 IN04A420 IN04A421 IN04A422 IN04A423 IN04A424 IN04A425 IN04A426 IN04A427 IN04A428 IN04A429 IN04A430 IN04A431 IN04A432 IN04A433 IN04A434"><span class="h2">[5.1] Usual principal activity particulars of household members</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IN04A418 IN04A419 IN04A420 IN04A434"><span class="h3">Usual principal activity </span><br />[Questions 3-6]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a=" IN04A418 " v=" IN04A418 IN04A419 IN04A420 IN04A426 IN04A427 IN04A428 IN04A429 IN04A431 IN04A432 IN04A433 IN04A434">3. 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 work 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 />[] 97 Others (including begging, prostitution, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
21 Worked as helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
31 Worked as regular salaried/ wage employee
41 Worked as casual wage labor: in public works
51 Worked as casual wage labor: in other types of work
81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
91 Attended educational institution
92 Attended domestic duties only
93 Attended domestic duties and engaged in free collection of goods, sewing, tailoring, weaving, etc. for household use
94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients, etc.
95 Not able to work due to disability
97 Others (including begging, prostitution, etc.)
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 activity on which the person spent relatively longer time during the 365 days preceding the survey.
Universe
India 2004: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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