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National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE), 2009
LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2009
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MEX_2009_LFS-Q1_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: MEX2009_LFS-Q1-P-H.dat

Person records

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BPLMX
State of birth, Mexico
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCMX
Educational attainment, Mexico
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
WRKCONTRCT
Type of work contract (indefinite or fixed term)
WRKADD
Has a secondary or additional jobs
EMPSECT
Sector of employment
EMPLNO
Number of employees
ESTABSZ
Size of work establishment
WRKTENURE
Tenure in current job (months)
DAYSWRK
Days worked last week
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSUSUAL1
Usual hours worked per week
HRSUSUAL2
Usual hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
HRSMAIN
Hours worked in main occupation
WRKAVAIL
Available to work
INCEARN
Earned income
INCWAGE
Wage and salary income
INCSELF
Self-employment income
PENSION
Receives pension or similar benefit
GEOMIG1_P
1st subnational geographic level of previous residence, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_P_MX
State of previous residence, Mexico; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
HLTHFAC
Type of healthcare facility used, Mexico
HLTHCOV
Type of health coverage, Mexico
MX2009H_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MX2009H_AMBITO1
Primary economic unit classification
MX2009H_AMBITO2
Secondary economic unit classification
MX2009H_ANIOS_ESC
Years of schooling
MX2009H_BUSCAR5C
Reason for searching for another job
MX2009H_BUSQUEDA
Worker looked for another job
MX2009H_C_INAC5C
Type of non-economically active person
MX2009H_CLASE1
Economically active
MX2009H_CLASE2
Economically active (detailed)
MX2009H_CLASE3
Type of economically active person
MX2009H_C_OCU11C
Occupation in primary job (groups)
MX2009H_CP_ANOC
Type of self-employed person
MX2009H_C_RES
Type of resident
MX2009H_CS_AD_DES
State or country that absent habitual resident went to
MX2009H_CS_AD_MOT
Reason for absence of habitual resident
MX2009H_CS_NR_MOT
Reason new resident arrived to household
MX2009H_CS_NR_ORI
State or country that new resident came from
MX2009H_CS_P12
Literacy
MX2009H_CS_P13_1
Educational level
MX2009H_CS_P13_COMB
Educational attainment
MX2009H_CS_P13_2
Number of years completed within level
MX2009H_CS_P14_C
Degree field
MX2009H_CS_P15
Education requirement for highest degree achieved
MX2009H_CS_P16
Finished career studies or subjects
MX2009H_CS_P17
Currently attending school
MX2009H_CS_P20_DES
Specification of other reason for absence of habitual resident (cs_ad_mot)
MX2009H_CS_P22_DES
Specification of other reason for arrival of new resident (cs_nr_mot)
MX2009H_D_ANT_LAB
Previous work experience (unemployed persons)
MX2009H_D_CEXP_EST
Reason for unemployment
MX2009H_DISPO
Non-economically active person available to work
MX2009H_DOMESTICO
Activity status
MX2009H_DUR9C
Hours worked last week (detailed categories)
MX2009H_DUR_DES
Duration of unemployment
MX2009H_DUR_EST
Hours worked last week (general categories)
MX2009H_E_CON
Marital status
MX2009H_EDA
Age
MX2009H_EDA12C
Age groups (12 categories)
MX2009H_EDA19C
Age groups (19 categories)
MX2009H_EDA5C
Age groups (5 categories)
MX2009H_EDA7C
Age groups (7 categories)
MX2009H_EMPLE7C
Number of workers at workplace
MX2009H_EMP_PPAL
Formal or informal job for first activity
MX2009H_HIJ5C
Number of children for female household members
MX2009H_HRSOCUP
Hours worked last week
MX2009H_IMSSISSSTE
Type of health care institution access
MX2009H_ING7C
Income levels relative to minimum wage
MX2009H_INGOCUP
Monthly income (in pesos)
MX2009H_ING_X_HRS
Average income per hour worked (in pesos)
MX2009H_L_NAC_C
Federal entity or country of birth
MX2009H_MA48ME1SM
Employed population that works more than 48 hours per week and earns less than 1 minimum wage
MX2009H_MEDICA5C
Health benefits of employed population
MX2009H_MH_COL
Hussmanns matrix for primary job (columns)
MX2009H_MH_FIL2
Hussmanns matrix for primary job (aggregated rows)
MX2009H_NAC_ANIO
Year of birth
MX2009H_NAC_DIA
Day of birth
MX2009H_NAC_MES
Month of birth
MX2009H_N_HIJ
Children ever born
MX2009H_N_INF
Informant person number
MX2009H_NIV_INS
Level of schooling
MX2009H_NODISPO
Non-economically active person not available to work
MX2009H_N_REN
Person number
MX2009H_P10_1
In the last 3 months, received government training or financial aid to find a job
MX2009H_P10_2
In the last 3 months, received government support to carry out an activity on your own (PROCAMPO, microcredit)
MX2009H_P10_3
In the last 3 months, received help from another government program (study grant, meal voucher)
MX2009H_P10_4
In the last 3 months, received anything from the government
MX2009H_P10_9
In the last 3 months, does not know if they received anything from the government
MX2009H_P10A1
In the last 3 months, received economic support from someone who lives and/or works abroad
MX2009H_P10A2
In the last 3 months, received economic support from someone who lives and/or works in another state of the country
MX2009H_P10A3
In the last 3 months, received economic support from someone who lives and/or works in the same state
MX2009H_P10A4
In the last 3 months, has not received any economic support from a private individual
MX2009H_P10A9
In the last 3 months, does not know if they received economic support from a private individual
MX2009H_P10B
Has public health insurance (Seguro Popular)
MX2009H_P11_1
During the last week, spent time studying or taking training courses (includes time spent doing school work)
MX2009H_P11_2
During the last week, spent time caring or attending without payment, exclusively to children, the elderly, the sick
MX2009H_P11_3_REMODEL
During the last week, spent time building or expanding their own home
MX2009H_P11_4_MAINT
During the last week, spent time repairing or maintaining their home, furniture, appliances
MX2009H_P11_5_CHORES
During the last week, spent time doing household chores
MX2009H_P11_6_VOLUNTEER
During the last week, spent time doing community service
MX2009H_P11_H1
During the last week, hours spent studying or taking training courses (includes time spent doing school work)
MX2009H_P11_H2
During the last week, hours spent caring or attending without payment, exclusively to children, the elderly, the sick
MX2009H_P11_H3_REMODEL
During the last week, hours spent building or expanding their own home
MX2009H_P11_H4_MAINT
During the last week, hours spent repairing or maintaining their home, furniture, appliances
MX2009H_P11_H5_CHORES
During the last week, hours spent doing household chores
MX2009H_P11_H6_VOLUNTEER
During the last week, hours spent doing community service
MX2009H_P11_M1
During the last week, minutes spent studying or taking training courses (includes time spent doing school work)
MX2009H_P11_M2
During the last week, minutes spent caring or attending without payment, exclusively to children, the elderly, the sick
MX2009H_P11_M3_REMODEL
During the last week, minutes spent building or expanding their own home
MX2009H_P11_M4_MAINT
During the last week, minutes spent repairing or maintaining their home, furniture, appliances
MX2009H_P11_M5_CHORES
During the last week, minutes spent doing household chores
MX2009H_P11_M6_VOLUNTEER
During the last week, minutes spent doing community service
MX2009H_P14APOYOS
Receives financial support (from the government or another person)
MX2009H_P1A1
Did activity that resulted in earnings (at least one hour in the last week)
MX2009H_P1A2
Helped in the farm or some business (at least one hour in the last week)
MX2009H_P1A3
Did not work last week
MX2009H_P1B
Has a job, business, or is self-employed
MX2009H_P1C
Main reason did not work last week
MX2009H_P1_COE1
Worked at least 1 hour last week
MX2009H_P1D
Received salary or earnings during absence period
MX2009H_P1E
Time until return to this same job
MX2009H_P2_1
Looked for work in another country or made preparations to cross the border
MX2009H_P2_2
Looked for work here in the country
MX2009H_P2_3
Tried to start business or activity on own account but has not started yet
MX2009H_P2_4
Did not try looking for job
MX2009H_P2_9
Does not know if they looked for work
MX2009H_P2A_ANIO
Year that they started looking for work or doing preparations for own business
MX2009H_P2A_DIA
Day that they started looking for work or doing preparations for own business
MX2009H_P2A_MES
Month that they started looking for work or doing preparations for own business
MX2009H_P2A_SEM
Week that they started looking for work or doing preparations for own business
MX2009H_P2B
Date of the last time they looked for a job (or did preparations for own business)
MX2009H_P2B_ANIO
Year of the last time they looked for a job (or did preparations for own business)
MX2009H_P2B_DIA
Day of the last time they looked for a job (or did preparations for own business)
MX2009H_P2B_MES
Month of the last time they looked for a job (or did preparations for own business)
MX2009H_P2B_SEM
Week of the last time they looked for a job (or did preparations for own business)
MX2009H_P2C
Willing to work last week
MX2009H_P2D1
Looked for a job by going directly to a workplace (factory, shop, or workshop)
MX2009H_P2D10
Looked for a job by consulting classified ads
MX2009H_P2D11
Looked for a job through some other activity
MX2009H_P2D2
Looked for a job by filling out paperwork at an employment agency or private job bank
MX2009H_P2D3
Looked for a job by filling out paperwork at a public placement service
MX2009H_P2D4
Looked for a job by applying to a temporary employment program from the government
MX2009H_P2D5
Looked for a job by doing paperwork or carrying out any activity to start own business
MX2009H_P2D6
Looked for a job by posting or answering an ad on the internet
MX2009H_P2D7
Looked for a job by posting or answering an ad in a public place or in newspaper
MX2009H_P2D8
Looked for a job by going to a union
MX2009H_P2D9
Looked for a job by asking acquaintances or relatives
MX2009H_P2D99
Looked for a job but does not know how
MX2009H_P2E
Activity status
MX2009H_P2F
Current need or desire to work
MX2009H_P2G1
Any other reason for not looking for work
MX2009H_P2G2
Other reason for not looking for work
MX2009H_P2H1
Ever worked for payment or salary
MX2009H_P2H2
Ever worked on their own account
MX2009H_P2H3
Ever worked helping in the business or economic activity
MX2009H_P2H4
Has never worked
MX2009H_P2H9
Doesn't know if ever worked
MX2009H_P3A
Has boss or supervisor at current job
MX2009H_P3B
Engaged in a business or activity on own account
MX2009H_P3C1
Business offer products or services to a single company, business, or intermediary
MX2009H_P3C2
Business offer products or services to several businesses, companies, or intermediaries
MX2009H_P3C3
Business offer products or services directly to the public
MX2009H_P3C4
Business offer products or services for agricultural self-consumption
MX2009H_P3C9
Business offer products or services but does not know level of autonomy
MX2009H_P3_COE1_GRP
Main functions or tasks performed at primary job (main occupation groups)
MX2009H_P3_COE1
Main functions or tasks performed at primary job (occupation)
MX2009H_P3D
Business has employees or people to help with business or activity
MX2009H_P3E
Number of business (or activity) types
MX2009H_P3F1
Business has stalls or establishments (or, if applicable, vehicles)
MX2009H_P3F2
Number of stalls or establishments (or, if applicable, vehicles)
MX2009H_P3G1_1
Paid workers at own business
MX2009H_P3G1_2
Number of paid workers at own business
MX2009H_P3G2_1
Business partners at own business
MX2009H_P3G2_2
Number of business partners at own business
MX2009H_P3G3_1
Unpaid workers at own business
MX2009H_P3G3_2
Number of unpaid workers at own business
MX2009H_P3G4_1
Workers of unknown type at own business
MX2009H_P3G4_2
Number of workers of unknown type at own business
MX2009H_P3G9
Does not know number of workers at own business
MX2009H_P3G_TOT
Number of workers employed by own business (total)
MX2009H_P3H
Type of payment received at current primary job
MX2009H_P3I_UNION
Belongs to a union at current primary job
MX2009H_P3J
Written contract at current primary job
MX2009H_P3K1_CONTRACT_TYPE
Type of contract at current primary job
MX2009H_P3K2_CONTRACT_DUR
Length of contract at current primary job
MX2009H_P3L1
Receives end-of-year bonus at current job
MX2009H_P3L2
Receives paid vacations at current job
MX2009H_P3L3
Receives profit sharing at current job
MX2009H_P3L4
Receives other work benefits at current job
MX2009H_P3L5
Does not receive any work benefits at current job
MX2009H_P3L9
Does not know if they receive any work benefits at current job
MX2009H_P3M1
Availability of home loans (INFONAVIT, Fovissste) at current job
MX2009H_P3M2
Availability of daycare services at current job
MX2009H_P3M3
Availability of parental leave at current job
MX2009H_P3M4
Availability of retirement fund (SAR, AFORE) at current job
MX2009H_P3M5
Availability of life insurance at current job
MX2009H_P3M6
Availability of private insurance for medical expenses at current job
MX2009H_P3M7
Availability of personal loans or savings account at current job
MX2009H_P3M8
Availability of other benefits at current job
MX2009H_P3M9
Does not know if they have any benefits available at current job
MX2009H_P3N
How they found out about current job
MX2009H_P3O
Needed to move cities in order to get or keep current job
MX2009H_P3P1
Place of residence before work move
MX2009H_P3P2
State or country of residence before work move
MX2009H_P3Q
Number of people at current job (approximate, including the owner)
MX2009H_P3R
Period started to work at current primary job
MX2009H_P3R_ANIO
Year started to work at current primary job
MX2009H_P3R_MES
Month started to work at current primary job
MX2009H_P3S
Worked at current job (continuously) since reported start date
MX2009H_P3T_ANIO
Year returned to job or restarted business
MX2009H_P3T_MES
Month returned to job or restarted business
MX2009H_P4
Name of company, business, or institution they work for
MX2009H_P4_1_SYSFIELD
Capture system helper variable p4_1
MX2009H_P4_2_SYSFIELD
Capture system helper variable p4_2
MX2009H_P4_3_SYSFIELD
Capture system helper variable p4_3
MX2009H_P4A_GRP
Industry sector of company, business, or institution of primary job
MX2009H_P4A
Industry of company, business, or institution of primary job
MX2009H_P4A_1
Capture system helper variable p4a_1
MX2009H_P4B
Business type (interviewer only)
MX2009H_P4C
Business type
MX2009H_P4D1
Works for government or non-governmental organization
MX2009H_P4D2
Type of government or non-governmental institution
MX2009H_P4D3_SYSFIELD
Capture system helper variable p4d3
MX2009H_P4E
Type of physical establishment or office
MX2009H_P4F
Place where business activities take place
MX2009H_P4G
Accounting records used
MX2009H_P4H
Place of work
MX2009H_P4I
Location of offices or establishment of employer
MX2009H_P4I_1
Capture system helper variable p4i_1
MX2009H_P5A_LITTLE_WORK
Little work to do last week
MX2009H_P5B
Worried about little work to do last week
MX2009H_P5C_HDO
Hours spent at work on Sunday
MX2009H_P5C_HJU
Hours spent at work on Thursday
MX2009H_P5C_HLU
Hours spent at work on Monday
MX2009H_P5C_HMA
Hours spent at work on Tuesday
MX2009H_P5C_HMI
Hours spent at work on Wednesday
MX2009H_P5C_HSA
Hours spent at work on Saturday
MX2009H_P5C_HVI
Hours spent at work on Friday
MX2009H_P5C_MDO
Minutes spent at work on Sunday
MX2009H_P5C_MJU
Minutes spent at work on Thursday
MX2009H_P5C_MLU
Minutes spent at work on Monday
MX2009H_P5C_MMA
Minutes spent at work on Tuesday
MX2009H_P5C_MMI
Minutes spent at work on Wednesday
MX2009H_P5C_MSA
Minutes spent at work on Saturday
MX2009H_P5C_MVI
Minutes spent at work on Friday
MX2009H_P5C_TDIA
Total days spent at work last week
MX2009H_P5C_THRS
Total hours spent at job last week
MX2009H_P5D
Hours last week are the number of hours usually worked
MX2009H_P5E1
Has a regular work schedule
MX2009H_P5E_HDO
Usual hours worked on Sunday
MX2009H_P5E_HJU
Usual hours worked on Thursday
Total: 436
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