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Labour Force Survey, 2020
LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Italy, 2020
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ITA_2020_LFS-Q1_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), IPUMS
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Employment status, 10 categories (IT2020H_COND10)

Data file: ITA2020_LFS-Q1-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 756
End: 757
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Individual Questionnaire</span>
<br /><span class="lang">The information must refer to the family member indicated with the same number as that of the variable SG9 in the General Form</span></p>

<p><span class="h2">Section B</span>
<br /><span class="em">Employment status during the reference week<br />For individuals aged 15 and over</span></p>

<p>[If SG24 = 9 or 10, i.e. is an old graduate or new specialist]</p>

<p>B1betaalpha. "Last week" Did you carry out at least one hour of work? Include any work for which you have been or will be compensated, or uncompensated work only if it is carried out habitually for a family member's business. (Exclude attendance at a research doctorate course if it is the only activity in the reference week.)
<br />[] 1 Yes [go to section C]
<br />[] 2 No
<br />[] 3 Permanently unfit for work [go to section E]</p>

<p><span class="h2">Section E</span>
<br /><span class="em">Previous work experience<br />For unemployed individuals</span></p>

<p>E1. Have you ever had a job? Include any jobs for which you were compensated, as well as uncompensated work only if done for the business of a family member</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No [go to F7]<br />[] 3 No, permanently unfit for work [if SG21 is less than 75, set F7=2, F10=11, F12=2, F15=2, G1=2, G7=3, G9=3 and go to section H; if SG21 is greater than 74 go to section H]</div><span class="h2">Section F</span>
<br /><span class="em">Job Search<br />For individuals aged 15 and over </span></p>

<p><span class="h3">For unemployed individuals</span></p>

<p>F7. Are you looking for a job?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No [go to F10]</div><p>F10. What is the main reason you haven't looked for a job during the last 4 weeks "from... to..."?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Already has a job that will begin soon [go to F43]<br />[] 2 Studies or takes professional development courses [go to F12]<br />[] 3 Disease, personal health problems [go to F12]<br />[] 4 Childcare and/or care for other non-self-sufficient persons<br />[] 5 Waiting to return to their job [go to F12]<br />[] 7 Work pension (retirement) [go to F12]<br />[] 8 Believes he/she can't find a job [go to F12]<br />[] 9 Doesn't care/doesn't need it (also because of age) [go to F12]<br />[] 10 Waiting to hear from jobs s/he applied to [go to F12]<br />[] 11 Permanently unfit for work [set F12=2, F15=2 and go to sec. H]<br />[] 12 Maternity, birth of a child<br />[] 13 Other family reasons (excluding maternity, childcare or care for other persons) [go to F12]<br />[] 996 Other reasons [go to F12]<br />[] 997 Doesn't know [go to F12]</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Employed
02 Individuals seeking employment with previous work experience
03 Individuals seeking employment with previous experience, ex-inactive
04 Individuals seeking employment with no previous experience
05 Inactive individuals of working age, not actively seeking but available
06 Inactive individuals of working age, seeking but not available
07 Inactive individuals of working age, not seeking but available
08 Inactive individuals of working age, not seeking and not available (including military personnel and unfit for work)
09 Inactive individuals of non-working age, less than 15 years old
10 Inactive persons of non-working age, over 64 years old
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 employment status of the person (10 categories).
Universe
Italy 2020: All persons

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