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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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Reason for looking for another job (MX2009H_P8A)

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

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 806
End: 806
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p><span class="h1">VIII. Additional job searching</span></p>

<p>8a. What are [the respondent's] intentions?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by the informant)<br />(If any of the options from 1 to 3 is chosen, skip to 9)<br /><br />[] 1 To have more than one job<br />[] 2 To have one full-time job<br />[] 3 To find a job or employment activity where he/she can work more hours to earn more<br />[] 4 None of the above<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 To have more than one job
2 To have a full-time job
3 To get an activity working longer hours to earn more money
4 Other 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">7.10 Battery VIII. Search for other job</span>
<br />The purpose of this battery of questions is to verify whether the people who said they were employed are looking for another job, as well as the reasons and the places they searched.</p>

<p>Through these questions, it is possible to identify employed persons who, through the action of seeking another job, put pressure on the labor market, which is important in the calculation of some employment indicators.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 8a</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed persons who said they looked for another job, to find out the main reason for this search.</p>

<p>[Omitted figure]</p>

<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">1. To have more than one job</div><div class="i2">- Workers whose response indicates they looked for another job simply to have another or others, in addition to the one they already have.</div><div class="i1">2. To have a full time job</div><div class="i2">- People who look for another job with a full time work schedule (40 or more hours a week).</div><div class="i1">3. To obtain an activity in which they can work more hours in order to earn more</div><div class="i2">- Workers who look for another job in which they work more hours to increase their income.</div><div class="i1">4. None of the above</div><div class="i2">- People who say they have a different reason than those included in the preceding options.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, 2, or 3, go to question 9; but if the response was option 4 or 9, continue with question 8b.<br />- Regardless of the option you circle, continue with question 9.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the reason for looking for another job.
Universe
Mexico 2009 Q1 LFS: Present persons age 12+ who were employed and looked for other job or looked to start a business

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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