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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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Months looking for a job before finding one about to begin (IT2020H_F43)

Data file: ITA2020_LFS-Q1-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 589
End: 591
Width: 3
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 F</span>
<br /><span class="em">Job Search<br />For individuals aged 15 and over </span></p>

<p><span class="h3">For individuals planning for start a future business</span></p>

<p>[If F9=995, i.e. never started looking for a job, set F43=995 and go to F44]</p>

<p>F43. How many months did you look for a job before finding the one that you're about to begin? (In case of fraction of month, round down)</p>
<div class="i1">Months ____<br />000 Less than one month<br />995 Didn't do any search to find the job that is about to begin<br />997 Doesn't know</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of months the person spent looking for a job before finding the one they are about to begin.
Universe
Italy 2020: Persons who have found a job

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This is a 3-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places
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