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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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Length of job searching during last 365 days (usual principal activity) (IN2009A_WKAVAIL)

Data file: IND2009_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 187
End: 187
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><span class="em">[Question 21 is for persons age 5 years and above]</span></p>

<p>21. What is the period of seeking/available for work during the last 365 days?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Less than 1 month<br />[] 2 1-3 months<br />[] 3 3-7 months<br />[] 4 7-10 months<br />[] 5 10-12 months<br />[] 6 Did not seek / not available</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Less than 1 month
2 1-3 months
3 3-7 months
4 7-10 months
5 10-12 months
6 Did not seek any work
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 length of job searching during the previous 365 days.
Universe
India 2009: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies; type I none; type II 2.6%]

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