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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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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Main reason does not work every month of the year (MX2009H_P5H)

Data file: MEX2009_LFS-Q1-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 743
End: 743
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<div class="title">Employment and Occupation Questionnaire (Extended)</div></p>

<p><span class="h1">V. Work schedule and regularity</span></p>

<p>5h. What is the main reason that [the respondent] does not work every month of the year?</p>
<div class="i1">[First, write the response of the respondent and immediately classify it] ________<br /><br />(Listen, record, and circle the answer mentioned by the respondent)</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Only works when called or when services are requested<br />[] 2 There is only work during certain times or seasons of the year<br />[] 3 Only works during school vacation periods<br />[] 4 Does not need to work the entire year<br />[] 5 Personal or family reasons<br />[] 6 Other reason<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Works only when called or requested for services
2 There is work only during certain times or seasons of the year
3 Works only during school vacation periods
4 Does not need to work all year
5 Personal or family reasons
6 Another reason
9 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">7.7 Battery V. Work schedule and work regularity</span>
<br />The purpose of this battery of questions is to characterize the employed population, based on their work schedule, their perception of the time worked and the regularity with which they work in their main job.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 5</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed persons to learn the work schedule they have at their main job.</p>

<p>[Omitted figure]</p>

<p><span class="em">Work schedule. </span>The time during which the subordinate worker is available to their employer to perform the work for which their services were hired or the time the independent worker decides to dedicate to their business or company.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 5h</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed persons who do not work every month of the year at their main job, to find out the main reason why they do not.</p>

<p>[Omitted figure]</p>

<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- When reading the question, emphasize the word "main", as the interviewee could have more than one reason why they did not work the whole year.<br /><br />1. Works only when called or their services are requested</div><div class="i2">- Those who work only when their services are requested.</div><div class="i1">2. There is work only during certain seasons or times of the year</div><div class="i2">- People who regularly work only in certain seasons or times of the year.<br />- Those who fill temporary positions.<br />- Those who work on commemorative dates.</div><div class="i1">3. Works only on school vacation periods</div><div class="i2">- People who work only during school vacation periods.</div><div class="i1">4. Does not need to work all year</div><div class="i2">- People who declare that the time they work is enough to satisfy their economic and personal needs.</div><div class="i1">5. Personal or family reasons</div><div class="i2">- Those who do not work all year for personal or family reasons, for example, a student or homemaker who could work more time, but can't do so because other activities prevent them.</div><div class="i1">6. Other reason</div><div class="i2">- People whose reasons are different from those mentioned in the preceding options.<br />- Sequence to follow. Regardless of the option you circle, continue with question 6.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main reason of why the respondent does not work every month of the year.
Universe
Mexico 2009 Q1 LFS: Present persons age 12+ who were employed for an economic unit in Mexico, who do not work all months of the year, and who have more than one year in their job

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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