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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 2009-June, 2010 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2009 - 2010
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IND_2009_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Minstry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India, IPUMS
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Reasons required for spending most time on domestic duties (IN2009A_HHWKREAS1)

Data file: IND2009_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 233
End: 233
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3"> 5.1. Usual principal activity particulars of household members</span></p>

<p>3. What is the respondent's activity status? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 11 Own account worker<br />[] 12 Employer<br />[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)<br />[] 31 Worked as a regular salaried/ wage employee<br />[] 41 Worked as casual wage labor: in public works<br />[] 51 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><span class="h3">8. Follow-up questions for persons with usual principal activity status</span></p>

<p><span class="em">[Question 4 is for persons who responded 1 (yes) in Question 3]</span></p>

<p>4. What is the reason you were required to spend most of your time on domestic duties?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 No other member to carry out the domestic duties<br />[] 2 Cannot afford hired help<br />[] 3 For social and/or religious constraints<br />[] 9 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 No other member to carry out the domestic duties
2 Cannot afford hired help
3 For social and or religious constraints
4 Other
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.

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Definition
This variable indicates the reasons why the person spent most of his or her time on domestic duties.
Universe
India 2009: Persons age 5+ who attended domestic duties [discrepancies: none]

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