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
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2009_LFS-Q1-H-H.dat
- MEX2009_LFS-Q1-P-H.dat
Reason fired or last job ended (MX2009H_P9B)
Data file: MEX2009_LFS-Q1-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
811
End:
811
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<div class="title">Employment and Occupation Questionnaire (Extended)</div></p>
<p><span class="h1">IX. Employment history</span></p>
<p>9b. During that occasion did his/her workplace:</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by the informant. If any of the options from 1 to 3, or 9, is chosen, skip to 9f.)<br /><br />[] 1 Go bankrupt or close?<br />[] 2 Lay off personnel due to budget cuts?<br />[] 3 Relocate to another city or country?<br />[] 4 Not renew his/her contract?<br />[] 5 Not call him/her for work anymore?<br />[] 6 Fire him/her?<br />[] 7 None of the above (skip to 9d)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
<p><span class="h1">IX. Employment history</span></p>
<p>9b. During that occasion did his/her workplace:</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by the informant. If any of the options from 1 to 3, or 9, is chosen, skip to 9f.)<br /><br />[] 1 Go bankrupt or close?<br />[] 2 Lay off personnel due to budget cuts?<br />[] 3 Relocate to another city or country?<br />[] 4 Not renew his/her contract?<br />[] 5 Not call him/her for work anymore?<br />[] 6 Fire him/her?<br />[] 7 None of the above (skip to 9d)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Job source closed or went bankrupt |
| 2 | Cut in personnel |
| 3 | Company changed city or country |
| 4 | Contract was not renewed |
| 5 | Job never called them back |
| 6 | Fired |
| 7 | 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">7.11 Battery IX. Work history</span>
<br />This battery of questions focuses on inquiring about the characteristics of the last job that was lost or left in the interviewed population, such as: context in which this situation occurred and the time frame (if it occurred during the current year or in prior years), the cause, type of occupation that was performed, the type of activities to which the economic unit for which the person worked was dedicated, the type of employment benefits, income received and current availability of economic income derived from that lost employment relationship, in order to assess the quality of that job in relation to the most recent one.</p>
<p>This battery of questions distinguishes three types of sequences; two of them are aimed at subordinate workers, with a view toward identifying those who lost their job due to difficulties centered more on employment conditions of the market and by their own decision, respectively; and the third sequence identifies the main reasons why independent workers left or lost their business or activity.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 9b</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed and unemployed persons with work experience who in the preceding question were classified in options 1, 8 or 9, to find out more details of the reasons they lost their last job.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- If the informant's response refers to more than one option, circle the one that appears first on the list.<br /><br />1. The source of employment closed or went bankrupt</div><div class="i2">- The economic unit for which the person worked closed its doors, because it was in their interest or because it was not profitable.</div><div class="i1">2. Downsizing</div><div class="i2">- The company, business or institution for which they worked laid off various employees, looking to reduce their size for economic or technical reasons, their budget was too low to continue paying an excessive number of workers, its production volume had been reduced, the personnel laid off did not have the profile that met their needs.</div><div class="i1">3. The company moved to a different city or country</div><div class="i2">- The economic unit for which they worked changed their facilities to another city, federal entity or country.</div><div class="i1">4. Their contract was not renewed</div><div class="i2">- The contract terminated or the work or work season ended.<br />Includes employees for whom the new administration, public or private, did not renew their employment contract.</div><div class="i1">5. They were not called back</div><div class="i2">- They waited for the company for which they had worked to call them back but they did not.</div><div class="i1">6. They were fired</div><div class="i2">- They were dismissed, with or without justification, from their job.</div><div class="i1">7. None of the above</div><div class="i2">- Includes reasons different from those mentioned in the preceding options.: personal problems, inadequate schedule, insufficient salary, lack of welfare benefits, were offered another job, wanted to study, is going to get married.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, 2, 3 or 9, go to question 9f; if you circle option 4, 5 or 6, continue with question 9c; if you circle option 7, classify in question 9d the option the informant tells you.</div>
<br />This battery of questions focuses on inquiring about the characteristics of the last job that was lost or left in the interviewed population, such as: context in which this situation occurred and the time frame (if it occurred during the current year or in prior years), the cause, type of occupation that was performed, the type of activities to which the economic unit for which the person worked was dedicated, the type of employment benefits, income received and current availability of economic income derived from that lost employment relationship, in order to assess the quality of that job in relation to the most recent one.</p>
<p>This battery of questions distinguishes three types of sequences; two of them are aimed at subordinate workers, with a view toward identifying those who lost their job due to difficulties centered more on employment conditions of the market and by their own decision, respectively; and the third sequence identifies the main reasons why independent workers left or lost their business or activity.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 9b</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed and unemployed persons with work experience who in the preceding question were classified in options 1, 8 or 9, to find out more details of the reasons they lost their last job.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- If the informant's response refers to more than one option, circle the one that appears first on the list.<br /><br />1. The source of employment closed or went bankrupt</div><div class="i2">- The economic unit for which the person worked closed its doors, because it was in their interest or because it was not profitable.</div><div class="i1">2. Downsizing</div><div class="i2">- The company, business or institution for which they worked laid off various employees, looking to reduce their size for economic or technical reasons, their budget was too low to continue paying an excessive number of workers, its production volume had been reduced, the personnel laid off did not have the profile that met their needs.</div><div class="i1">3. The company moved to a different city or country</div><div class="i2">- The economic unit for which they worked changed their facilities to another city, federal entity or country.</div><div class="i1">4. Their contract was not renewed</div><div class="i2">- The contract terminated or the work or work season ended.<br />Includes employees for whom the new administration, public or private, did not renew their employment contract.</div><div class="i1">5. They were not called back</div><div class="i2">- They waited for the company for which they had worked to call them back but they did not.</div><div class="i1">6. They were fired</div><div class="i2">- They were dismissed, with or without justification, from their job.</div><div class="i1">7. None of the above</div><div class="i2">- Includes reasons different from those mentioned in the preceding options.: personal problems, inadequate schedule, insufficient salary, lack of welfare benefits, were offered another job, wanted to study, is going to get married.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, 2, 3 or 9, go to question 9f; if you circle option 4, 5 or 6, continue with question 9c; if you circle option 7, classify in question 9d the option the informant tells you.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the reason why the respondent was fired, or their job ended.
Universe
Mexico 2009 Q1 LFS: Present persons age 12+ who were previously employed, except temporarily absent workers, who lost their last job because they were fired, their job ended, or for other reason
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |