National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE), 2009
LFS-Q3, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2009
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Type of non-economically active person (MX2009J_PNEA_EST)
Data file: MEX2009_LFS-Q3-P-H.dat
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Discrete
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740
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740
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1
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Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<div class="title">Employment and Occupation Questionnaire (Basic)</div></p>
<p><span class="h1">II. Unemployment</span></p>
<p>2. Has [the respondent] tried to?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 Search for work in another country or make arrangements for crossing the border?<br />[] 2 Search for work within the country?<br />[] 3 Establish a business or become self-employed, but has not been able to get started yet?<br />[] 4 So, [the respondent] has not tried to look for work? (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)<br />[] 0 For data input use only</div><p>2a. On what date did [the respondent] begin looking for work? (or begin preparing for starting his/her business?)</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ day or _ week of _ _ month of _ _ _ _year</div><p>2b. What was the last day that [the respondent] searched for work? (or began preparing for his/her business?)</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ day or _ week of _ _ month of _ _ _ _ year<br /><br />(Record day in relation to the day of interview)</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">[] 1 Within the last month (skip to 2d)<br />[] 2 Between 1 and 2 months ago<br />[] 3 Between 2 and 3 months ago<br />[] 4 More than 3 months ago (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)</div><div class="i1"><span class="em">Attention</span>: Verify the search time has been continuous. If search time was interrupted by two or more weeks, record the date the search resumed in 2a.</div><p>2b. What was the last day that [the respondent] searched for work? (or began preparing for his/her business?)</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ day or _ week of _ _ month of _ _ _ _ year<br /><br />(Record day in relation to the day of interview)</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">[] 1 Within the last month<br />[] 2 Between 1 and 2 months ago<br />[] 3 Between 2 and 3 months ago<br />[] 4 More than 3 months ago (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)</div><div class="i1"><span class="em">Attention</span>: Verify the search time has been continuous. If search time was interrupted by two or more weeks, record the date the search resumed in 2a.</div><p>2c. Was [the respondent] willing to work last week?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)</div><p>2d. Where did [the respondent] go to or search for work (or search to begin his/her own business/self-employment)?</p>
<div class="i1">(Listen, record, and circle the options mentioned by the respondent)<br /><br />[First, write the response of the respondent and immediately classify it] ________</div><div class="i2">(If any of the options from 01 to 99 is chosen, skip to question 2h)<br /><br />[] 01 Went directly to a place of work (factory, store, workshop)<br />[] 02 Contacted an employment agency or a private career center<br />[] 03 Contacted a public employment services center<br />[] 04 Contacted a governmental temporary employment program (federal, state, and/or municipal)<br />[] 05 Completed requirements or activities to start his/her own business<br />[] 06 Responded to or placed an internet ad<br />[] 07 Responded to or placed an ad in a public place or communication medium (newspaper, radio)<br />[] 08 Contacted a labor union or professional guild<br />[] 09 Asked relatives or acquaintances to recommend him/her or notify him/her of opportunities<br />[] 10 Searched in classified ads/newspapers<br />[] 11 Other activity<br />[] 99 Doesn't know<br />[] 00 For data input use only</div><p>2e. Is [the respondent]...?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the answer indicated by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 Temporarily out of their normal work? (skip to 2k)<br />[] 2 Pensioned or retired from their job?<br />[] 3 A student?<br />[] 4 A stay-at-home partner?<br />[] 5 Someone with a mental or physical disability which permanently prevents them from working? (skip to 2h)<br />[] 6 Other (specify) ____<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div><p>2f. Currently, does [the respondent] need to work?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the answer indicated by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 The respondent needs to work<br />[] 2 The respondent would like to work<br />[] 3 The respondent does not need to nor would like to work (skip to 2h)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div><p>2g. Is there any other reason (other than that mentioned in 2e) why [the respondent] is not currently searching for work?</p>
<div class="i1">[First, write the response of the respondent and immediately classify it] ________<br /><br />(Listen, record, and circle the options mentioned by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">[] 01 The respondent is waiting for a response to a job application, waiting for a call from a hiring manager, or is waiting for the next work season to begin<br />[] 02 There is currently not any work in his/her field or profession<br />[] 03 The respondent does not have the required schooling or experience to get hired<br />[] 04 The respondent believes there are currently are no jobs available or he/she will not get hired<br />[] 05 Lacks financial resources to start his/her own business<br />[] 06 Has to complete too many requirements to start a business<br />[] 07 Is recovering from being sick/injured<br />[] 08 Pregnant<br />[] 09 Does not have access to childcare<br />[] 10 His/her family does not want him/her to work<br />[] 11 Other job market reasons<br />[] 12 Other personal reasons</div><div class="i1">[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
<p><span class="h1">II. Unemployment</span></p>
<p>2. Has [the respondent] tried to?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 Search for work in another country or make arrangements for crossing the border?<br />[] 2 Search for work within the country?<br />[] 3 Establish a business or become self-employed, but has not been able to get started yet?<br />[] 4 So, [the respondent] has not tried to look for work? (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)<br />[] 0 For data input use only</div><p>2a. On what date did [the respondent] begin looking for work? (or begin preparing for starting his/her business?)</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ day or _ week of _ _ month of _ _ _ _year</div><p>2b. What was the last day that [the respondent] searched for work? (or began preparing for his/her business?)</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ day or _ week of _ _ month of _ _ _ _ year<br /><br />(Record day in relation to the day of interview)</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">[] 1 Within the last month (skip to 2d)<br />[] 2 Between 1 and 2 months ago<br />[] 3 Between 2 and 3 months ago<br />[] 4 More than 3 months ago (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)</div><div class="i1"><span class="em">Attention</span>: Verify the search time has been continuous. If search time was interrupted by two or more weeks, record the date the search resumed in 2a.</div><p>2b. What was the last day that [the respondent] searched for work? (or began preparing for his/her business?)</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ day or _ week of _ _ month of _ _ _ _ year<br /><br />(Record day in relation to the day of interview)</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">[] 1 Within the last month<br />[] 2 Between 1 and 2 months ago<br />[] 3 Between 2 and 3 months ago<br />[] 4 More than 3 months ago (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)</div><div class="i1"><span class="em">Attention</span>: Verify the search time has been continuous. If search time was interrupted by two or more weeks, record the date the search resumed in 2a.</div><p>2c. Was [the respondent] willing to work last week?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)</div><p>2d. Where did [the respondent] go to or search for work (or search to begin his/her own business/self-employment)?</p>
<div class="i1">(Listen, record, and circle the options mentioned by the respondent)<br /><br />[First, write the response of the respondent and immediately classify it] ________</div><div class="i2">(If any of the options from 01 to 99 is chosen, skip to question 2h)<br /><br />[] 01 Went directly to a place of work (factory, store, workshop)<br />[] 02 Contacted an employment agency or a private career center<br />[] 03 Contacted a public employment services center<br />[] 04 Contacted a governmental temporary employment program (federal, state, and/or municipal)<br />[] 05 Completed requirements or activities to start his/her own business<br />[] 06 Responded to or placed an internet ad<br />[] 07 Responded to or placed an ad in a public place or communication medium (newspaper, radio)<br />[] 08 Contacted a labor union or professional guild<br />[] 09 Asked relatives or acquaintances to recommend him/her or notify him/her of opportunities<br />[] 10 Searched in classified ads/newspapers<br />[] 11 Other activity<br />[] 99 Doesn't know<br />[] 00 For data input use only</div><p>2e. Is [the respondent]...?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the answer indicated by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 Temporarily out of their normal work? (skip to 2k)<br />[] 2 Pensioned or retired from their job?<br />[] 3 A student?<br />[] 4 A stay-at-home partner?<br />[] 5 Someone with a mental or physical disability which permanently prevents them from working? (skip to 2h)<br />[] 6 Other (specify) ____<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div><p>2f. Currently, does [the respondent] need to work?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the answer indicated by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 The respondent needs to work<br />[] 2 The respondent would like to work<br />[] 3 The respondent does not need to nor would like to work (skip to 2h)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div><p>2g. Is there any other reason (other than that mentioned in 2e) why [the respondent] is not currently searching for work?</p>
<div class="i1">[First, write the response of the respondent and immediately classify it] ________<br /><br />(Listen, record, and circle the options mentioned by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes</div><div class="i2">[] 01 The respondent is waiting for a response to a job application, waiting for a call from a hiring manager, or is waiting for the next work season to begin<br />[] 02 There is currently not any work in his/her field or profession<br />[] 03 The respondent does not have the required schooling or experience to get hired<br />[] 04 The respondent believes there are currently are no jobs available or he/she will not get hired<br />[] 05 Lacks financial resources to start his/her own business<br />[] 06 Has to complete too many requirements to start a business<br />[] 07 Is recovering from being sick/injured<br />[] 08 Pregnant<br />[] 09 Does not have access to childcare<br />[] 10 His/her family does not want him/her to work<br />[] 11 Other job market reasons<br />[] 12 Other personal reasons</div><div class="i1">[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Available for work, who have given up seeking employment |
| 2 | Available for work, who are not seeking employment because they believe they do not have opportunities |
| 3 | Not available for work, with interest to work but in a situation that prevents them from doing so |
| 4 | Not available for work, no interest in working because they have other obligations |
| 5 | Not available for work, have physical impediments to working |
| 6 | Not available for work, other reasons for not working |
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">7.4 Battery II. Not employees</span>
<br />The general purpose of this battery of questions is to characterize the not employed population, based on whether or not they are seeking a job and are willing to join one, and to identify if they have work experience.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2</span>
<br />This question is asked to not employed persons to find out if they tried to find a job or start an independent job and to further identify whether the search took place in the country or abroad.
<br />[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Conceptual clarifications</p>
<div class="i1">Not employed persons. People who did not work during the reference week nor did they have a job.<br />Search for work. Actions taken by not employed people to try to obtain a job or start some independent work.</div><p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- In the case of a starter (identified through option 11 of question 1c), you can corroborate the informant's response, adapting the question as follows: Did Armando look for that job he says he's going to start? or, where did Armando go to acquire the job he is going to start?</div><p>This type of inquiry will allow you to verify whether the person effectively did the work of looking for a job, regardless of the amount of time they spent doing it. Circle the option based on the informant's response.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<div class="i1">- If they answer that they didn't do any type of search, circle option 4.</div><p>1. Seeking work in another country or making preparations to cross the border
<br />People who searched for a job or have tried to establish a business in another country.</p>
<p>Those who have made preparations to go to work in the United States or another country, such as having contacted a people smuggler or has communicated with family members or friends to acquire a job or loan them money for that purpose.</p>
<p>People who have gone to any government agency to receive guidance or support to work in another country.</p>
<p>If necessary, explain to the informant that the purpose of this question in particular is to identify the population that is willing to change their current residence to another country to be able to work.</p>
<p>2. Seeking work in another country
<br />Those who looked for a job in the interior of the country.</p>
<p>3. Starting a business or performing an activity on their own without having started yet
<br />People who went to a government agency to complete the process necessary to establish a business.</p>
<p>People who conducted activities such as investigating the price of the raw materials or merchandise, sought or renovated a site, or requested loans, with an eye toward starting a business or independent activity.</p>
<p>4. Have not tried to look for a job
<br />Those who did not take any specific search action.</p>
<div class="i1">- Sequence to follow. If you circle any of options 1 to 3, continue with question 2a; if you circle option 4 or 9, go to question 2e.</div><span class="em">Questions 2a and 2b</span>
<br />The two questions are asked to people who stated they had sought work to verify their search status, as of the time they started and concluded it.</p>
<p>[Omitted figures]</p>
<p>Unemployed. People who, while not employed during the reference week, actively sought to join some economic activity in the period of the last month through the date of the interview.</p>
<p>Conceptual clarification:
<br />It should be explained that even when the unemployed population is not participating in the generation of goods and services, when classifying, it is considered within the economically active population due to the actions that were undertaken to seek work. Unemployment indicates the volume of the population that behaves as work seekers (pressuring the labor market) in the face of a deficit of opportunities.</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- Adaptation of the question for workers who are making preparations to start their own business. When the information refers to job seekers, use the text that appears between parentheses.<br />- How to record the information. In both questions, enter two digits for the day, one digit for the week, two digits for the month, and four digits for the year. If you enter a specific day, leave the space for the week blank. Enter nines in the fields for which the informant does not know specific dates.<br /><br />Examples:<br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />- Consistency of dates. Check the consistency of the date in both questions, as the date in question 2a should be before or the same as that entered in question 2b, as it is not logical, for example, that a person has started to look for work in December and completed their last search in November of the same year.<br />- Record of the date in question 2a. In this question, enter the date on which the interviewee began to look for work, regardless of the number and type of search strategies used.<br />- Record of the date in the question 2b. Here, record the date of the last time the person looked for work. This date may be the same as the day of the interview.<br />- Classification of the information. Identify how much time has passed between the date of the last time the person looked for work and the date of the interview. Classify according to the time lapsed. In order to guaranty a precise count of the time lapsed, we recommend you use a calendar.<br /><br />The emphasis made on correctly identifying the time lapsed between the last time the person looked for work and the interview is because it will allow you to discriminate two very important paths: that of people not economically active and that of the unemployed.</div><div class="i1">Examples:<br />1. Elmer began to look for work on January 25, 2010 and at the time of the interview (November 24), he continued looking (went to a factory). since he began to look for work he only stopped looking for about three weeks (October 4-23), but started again on October 25.<br /><br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />As you can see in this graph, according to the example above, the data obtained in question 2b should be classified in option 1 (up to one month), because exactly one month lapsed between the day the interviewee last looked for work and the day of the interview.<br /><br />2. Victoria started to look for work in the middle of December 2009 and stopped doing so for 3 months, then restarted in April 20; the search was again suspended on August 6, and since then, on October 9, the date of the interview, she had not yet tried to look for work.</div><div class="i1">According to the cited data, the information must be recorded as follows:<br /><br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />3. Ismael began the process to start his business on February 2, 2010 and then began to look for the necessary supplies and the site. These activities were suspended on April 5-10 when his mother became ill, then he continued the process remaining to open his business. On April 23, at the time of the interview, all that remained to be done was to install electricity to begin to work.<br /><br />According to the preceding data, the information recorded here would be: In question 2a you should enter February 2, 2010 and in 2b, April 23.<br /><br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />Note of caution<br /><br />[Omitted figure]</div><div class="i1">- The purpose of the note of caution is to tell you that when obtaining the information you must verify that search for work has not been suspended for two or more weeks; if it has, enter the time the most recent search restarted.<br />- Verification of ongoing search. In order to corroborate that the search has been ongoing, ask additional questions such as: "Since Luisa started looking for work until the date you told me she stopped, did she stop this search for two or more weeks? If the response is yes, verify the date of the interruption and the date she started again. In question 2a, record the restart date and in 2b, the conclusion date.<br />Example:<br />- The interviewee began to look for work on June 19, 2008 and conducted the last search on July 17, although it was interrupted from June 14 to July 5, restarting on July 6. The interview took place on August 16 of the same year.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, 2 or 3 for question 2b, continue to question 2c; if you circle option 4 or 9, go to question 2e.</div><span class="em">Question 2c</span>
<br />This question is asked of those who declared that their last search for work took place within a period of not more than three months before the interview. The purpose of the question is to find out the availability of this population to have started working during the reference week.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Conceptual clarifications:
<br />Population available to work. People who did not work during the reference week nor did they have a job, but they are interested in working.</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- In the eyes of the informant, mainly for those who responded they had looked for work without interruption through the date of the interview, the question may sound absurd. In situations like this, in order to guaranty the continuity of the interview, you can give a brief explanation like the following:<br /><br />"The question is asked to verify that (state the person's name) has effectively been willing to start a job, because there are people who despite actively looking for a one, could have changed their mind or experienced some unforeseen circumstance that has made their availability status to change."<br /><br />Examples:</div><div class="i2">- A student who was looking for work because they were thinking of leaving school, but in the reference week chose to only remain in school.<br />- A woman who was looking for work, but is no longer available because she has realized she is pregnant.<br />In conclusion: Despite having actively looked for work, a person may say they were not in a condition to start a job in the same reference period for different reasons.<br />- Available to work. Circle option 1 if the interviewee was available to start a job during the reference week. In this case, continue with question 2d.<br />- Not available to work. Circle option 2 if the interviewee says they really were not in a condition to start the job they were seeking in the reference period. In this situation, go to question 2e.<br />- Availability is unknown. Circle option 9 if the informant says they do not know if the interviewee really is available to work during the reference week, and then go to question 2e.</div><span class="em">Question 2d</span>
<br />These questions are asked to those who looked for work during the last three months and were available to work in the reference week, in order to find out the specific activities they performed to find work.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- In order to streamline the interview, first write the informant's textual response and classify it at the end.</div><p>01. Went directly to the workplace (factory, store, workshop)
<br />People who go personally to interview with the employer to submit applications in work centers: factories, stores, workshops, government agencies, etc.</p>
<p>02. Completed processes in a private job bank or employment agency
<br />People who submitted job applications in employment agencies, job banks or private labor offices.</p>
<p>Employment agency or job bank. Economic unit dedicated to recruiting, selecting and providing staff to other economic units.</p>
<p>Exclude those who go to job banks of academic institutions, as this is classified in option 11. They are not classified here because their function is not the same as a job placement agency.</p>
<p>Exclude those who go to government job banks, as these are classified in option 03.</p>
<p>03. Completed processes in a public job placement service
<br />Those who have gone to any of the government job placement programs at any level: federal, state or municipal.</p>
<p>National Employment Service. Permanent program of the federal government which through state governments promotes a real bond between the production sectors, bodies of government and the economically active population; to that effect it facilitates and contributes to the formation of productive and quality labor, drives self-employment programs and local job initiatives, mainly in marginalized and suburban areas.</p>
<p>Job fair. Event, generally organized by order of government, which brings together in the same physical or virtual space companies that require personnel and the population seeking to be placed in a job. Job applicants must register in advance and, during the event, submit their resume or interview with representatives of the participating companies.</p>
<p>National Employment Service Website. Electronic job bank service on the Internet on which companies publish their job vacancies and the applicants record their personal information and job profile. This way, both can consult this information and contact the candidates of interest.
<br />Temporary agricultural worker program. Alternative employment in Canada by means of a temporary contract. This program is generally coordinated by the Coespo.</p>
<p>04. Completed processes in any temporary government employment program (federal, state or municipal)
<br />Person who has sought work through this type of employment programs.</p>
<p>Temporary government employment program. Project intended to operate in periods with less demand for unqualified labor in marginal zones and to address situations which, without being natural disasters, have a negative impact on production activities in the rural population in extreme poverty, in order to create opportunities for economic income.</p>
<p>05. Completed processes or conducted any activity to start a business on their own
<br />People who tried to start their own business.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<div class="i1">- Conduct processes before the Secretariat of Treasury and Public Credit (SHCP), the Secretariat of Health (SSA), Transport, municipal offices, etc.<br />- Go in to apply for financing from any government or private institution to establish a business or company.<br />- Buy or investigate market prices of raw materials, tools, machinery, etc.</div><p>05. Completed processes or conducted any activity to start a business on their own
<br />Renovate a site to place a business.
<br />Request loans from a bank, other lending institutions, such as savings banks or private entities.</p>
<p>06. Placed or answered an ad on the Internet
<br />People who consulted the Internet to seek employment, whether they have sought job offers or placed an ad to offer their services.</p>
<p>Exclude those who sought work on Chambanet, as these are classified in option 03.</p>
<p>07. Placed or answered an ad in any public place or means of communication (newspaper, radio)
<br />Those who actively placed or answered an ad for employment, published through any means of communication: posters, facades, newspapers, radio, television, flyers, etc.</p>
<p>To check this option, it is very important that the job seeker has not been limited to considering job offers as a mere observer, but rather has taken specific search actions, such as going in person or establishing contact on the Internet or by telephone to request information on a specific job.</p>
<p>08. Went to a labor organization or union
<br />People who go in to a labor or union organization (such as the open-air markets union) to serve as an intermediary in finding a job.</p>
<p>- Labor organization. Association, generally of workers, established for the improvement and defense of their interests.</p>
<p>There are different types of labor organizations: unions (with a same specialty, trade or profession) and corporate (which provide services in a single economic entity).</p>
<p>09. Asked acquaintances or family members to recommend or advise them of some job
<br />People who have gone to acquaintances, friends, former employers or family members to get recommendations for a job or to be advised whether they know of any job offers.</p>
<p>10. Only consulted the classified ads
<br />People who were only limited to consulting employment ads in the newspapers, without having taken specific search actions, such as calling or going to the company or institution offering the job.</p>
<p>11. Other activity
<br />Those who conducted search activities other than those mentioned in the preceding options.</p>
<div class="i1">- Sequence to follow. Regardless of the option you circle, go to question 2h.</div>
<br />The general purpose of this battery of questions is to characterize the not employed population, based on whether or not they are seeking a job and are willing to join one, and to identify if they have work experience.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2</span>
<br />This question is asked to not employed persons to find out if they tried to find a job or start an independent job and to further identify whether the search took place in the country or abroad.
<br />[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Conceptual clarifications</p>
<div class="i1">Not employed persons. People who did not work during the reference week nor did they have a job.<br />Search for work. Actions taken by not employed people to try to obtain a job or start some independent work.</div><p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- In the case of a starter (identified through option 11 of question 1c), you can corroborate the informant's response, adapting the question as follows: Did Armando look for that job he says he's going to start? or, where did Armando go to acquire the job he is going to start?</div><p>This type of inquiry will allow you to verify whether the person effectively did the work of looking for a job, regardless of the amount of time they spent doing it. Circle the option based on the informant's response.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<div class="i1">- If they answer that they didn't do any type of search, circle option 4.</div><p>1. Seeking work in another country or making preparations to cross the border
<br />People who searched for a job or have tried to establish a business in another country.</p>
<p>Those who have made preparations to go to work in the United States or another country, such as having contacted a people smuggler or has communicated with family members or friends to acquire a job or loan them money for that purpose.</p>
<p>People who have gone to any government agency to receive guidance or support to work in another country.</p>
<p>If necessary, explain to the informant that the purpose of this question in particular is to identify the population that is willing to change their current residence to another country to be able to work.</p>
<p>2. Seeking work in another country
<br />Those who looked for a job in the interior of the country.</p>
<p>3. Starting a business or performing an activity on their own without having started yet
<br />People who went to a government agency to complete the process necessary to establish a business.</p>
<p>People who conducted activities such as investigating the price of the raw materials or merchandise, sought or renovated a site, or requested loans, with an eye toward starting a business or independent activity.</p>
<p>4. Have not tried to look for a job
<br />Those who did not take any specific search action.</p>
<div class="i1">- Sequence to follow. If you circle any of options 1 to 3, continue with question 2a; if you circle option 4 or 9, go to question 2e.</div><span class="em">Questions 2a and 2b</span>
<br />The two questions are asked to people who stated they had sought work to verify their search status, as of the time they started and concluded it.</p>
<p>[Omitted figures]</p>
<p>Unemployed. People who, while not employed during the reference week, actively sought to join some economic activity in the period of the last month through the date of the interview.</p>
<p>Conceptual clarification:
<br />It should be explained that even when the unemployed population is not participating in the generation of goods and services, when classifying, it is considered within the economically active population due to the actions that were undertaken to seek work. Unemployment indicates the volume of the population that behaves as work seekers (pressuring the labor market) in the face of a deficit of opportunities.</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- Adaptation of the question for workers who are making preparations to start their own business. When the information refers to job seekers, use the text that appears between parentheses.<br />- How to record the information. In both questions, enter two digits for the day, one digit for the week, two digits for the month, and four digits for the year. If you enter a specific day, leave the space for the week blank. Enter nines in the fields for which the informant does not know specific dates.<br /><br />Examples:<br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />- Consistency of dates. Check the consistency of the date in both questions, as the date in question 2a should be before or the same as that entered in question 2b, as it is not logical, for example, that a person has started to look for work in December and completed their last search in November of the same year.<br />- Record of the date in question 2a. In this question, enter the date on which the interviewee began to look for work, regardless of the number and type of search strategies used.<br />- Record of the date in the question 2b. Here, record the date of the last time the person looked for work. This date may be the same as the day of the interview.<br />- Classification of the information. Identify how much time has passed between the date of the last time the person looked for work and the date of the interview. Classify according to the time lapsed. In order to guaranty a precise count of the time lapsed, we recommend you use a calendar.<br /><br />The emphasis made on correctly identifying the time lapsed between the last time the person looked for work and the interview is because it will allow you to discriminate two very important paths: that of people not economically active and that of the unemployed.</div><div class="i1">Examples:<br />1. Elmer began to look for work on January 25, 2010 and at the time of the interview (November 24), he continued looking (went to a factory). since he began to look for work he only stopped looking for about three weeks (October 4-23), but started again on October 25.<br /><br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />As you can see in this graph, according to the example above, the data obtained in question 2b should be classified in option 1 (up to one month), because exactly one month lapsed between the day the interviewee last looked for work and the day of the interview.<br /><br />2. Victoria started to look for work in the middle of December 2009 and stopped doing so for 3 months, then restarted in April 20; the search was again suspended on August 6, and since then, on October 9, the date of the interview, she had not yet tried to look for work.</div><div class="i1">According to the cited data, the information must be recorded as follows:<br /><br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />3. Ismael began the process to start his business on February 2, 2010 and then began to look for the necessary supplies and the site. These activities were suspended on April 5-10 when his mother became ill, then he continued the process remaining to open his business. On April 23, at the time of the interview, all that remained to be done was to install electricity to begin to work.<br /><br />According to the preceding data, the information recorded here would be: In question 2a you should enter February 2, 2010 and in 2b, April 23.<br /><br />[Omitted figures]<br /><br />Note of caution<br /><br />[Omitted figure]</div><div class="i1">- The purpose of the note of caution is to tell you that when obtaining the information you must verify that search for work has not been suspended for two or more weeks; if it has, enter the time the most recent search restarted.<br />- Verification of ongoing search. In order to corroborate that the search has been ongoing, ask additional questions such as: "Since Luisa started looking for work until the date you told me she stopped, did she stop this search for two or more weeks? If the response is yes, verify the date of the interruption and the date she started again. In question 2a, record the restart date and in 2b, the conclusion date.<br />Example:<br />- The interviewee began to look for work on June 19, 2008 and conducted the last search on July 17, although it was interrupted from June 14 to July 5, restarting on July 6. The interview took place on August 16 of the same year.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, 2 or 3 for question 2b, continue to question 2c; if you circle option 4 or 9, go to question 2e.</div><span class="em">Question 2c</span>
<br />This question is asked of those who declared that their last search for work took place within a period of not more than three months before the interview. The purpose of the question is to find out the availability of this population to have started working during the reference week.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Conceptual clarifications:
<br />Population available to work. People who did not work during the reference week nor did they have a job, but they are interested in working.</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- In the eyes of the informant, mainly for those who responded they had looked for work without interruption through the date of the interview, the question may sound absurd. In situations like this, in order to guaranty the continuity of the interview, you can give a brief explanation like the following:<br /><br />"The question is asked to verify that (state the person's name) has effectively been willing to start a job, because there are people who despite actively looking for a one, could have changed their mind or experienced some unforeseen circumstance that has made their availability status to change."<br /><br />Examples:</div><div class="i2">- A student who was looking for work because they were thinking of leaving school, but in the reference week chose to only remain in school.<br />- A woman who was looking for work, but is no longer available because she has realized she is pregnant.<br />In conclusion: Despite having actively looked for work, a person may say they were not in a condition to start a job in the same reference period for different reasons.<br />- Available to work. Circle option 1 if the interviewee was available to start a job during the reference week. In this case, continue with question 2d.<br />- Not available to work. Circle option 2 if the interviewee says they really were not in a condition to start the job they were seeking in the reference period. In this situation, go to question 2e.<br />- Availability is unknown. Circle option 9 if the informant says they do not know if the interviewee really is available to work during the reference week, and then go to question 2e.</div><span class="em">Question 2d</span>
<br />These questions are asked to those who looked for work during the last three months and were available to work in the reference week, in order to find out the specific activities they performed to find work.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- In order to streamline the interview, first write the informant's textual response and classify it at the end.</div><p>01. Went directly to the workplace (factory, store, workshop)
<br />People who go personally to interview with the employer to submit applications in work centers: factories, stores, workshops, government agencies, etc.</p>
<p>02. Completed processes in a private job bank or employment agency
<br />People who submitted job applications in employment agencies, job banks or private labor offices.</p>
<p>Employment agency or job bank. Economic unit dedicated to recruiting, selecting and providing staff to other economic units.</p>
<p>Exclude those who go to job banks of academic institutions, as this is classified in option 11. They are not classified here because their function is not the same as a job placement agency.</p>
<p>Exclude those who go to government job banks, as these are classified in option 03.</p>
<p>03. Completed processes in a public job placement service
<br />Those who have gone to any of the government job placement programs at any level: federal, state or municipal.</p>
<p>National Employment Service. Permanent program of the federal government which through state governments promotes a real bond between the production sectors, bodies of government and the economically active population; to that effect it facilitates and contributes to the formation of productive and quality labor, drives self-employment programs and local job initiatives, mainly in marginalized and suburban areas.</p>
<p>Job fair. Event, generally organized by order of government, which brings together in the same physical or virtual space companies that require personnel and the population seeking to be placed in a job. Job applicants must register in advance and, during the event, submit their resume or interview with representatives of the participating companies.</p>
<p>National Employment Service Website. Electronic job bank service on the Internet on which companies publish their job vacancies and the applicants record their personal information and job profile. This way, both can consult this information and contact the candidates of interest.
<br />Temporary agricultural worker program. Alternative employment in Canada by means of a temporary contract. This program is generally coordinated by the Coespo.</p>
<p>04. Completed processes in any temporary government employment program (federal, state or municipal)
<br />Person who has sought work through this type of employment programs.</p>
<p>Temporary government employment program. Project intended to operate in periods with less demand for unqualified labor in marginal zones and to address situations which, without being natural disasters, have a negative impact on production activities in the rural population in extreme poverty, in order to create opportunities for economic income.</p>
<p>05. Completed processes or conducted any activity to start a business on their own
<br />People who tried to start their own business.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<div class="i1">- Conduct processes before the Secretariat of Treasury and Public Credit (SHCP), the Secretariat of Health (SSA), Transport, municipal offices, etc.<br />- Go in to apply for financing from any government or private institution to establish a business or company.<br />- Buy or investigate market prices of raw materials, tools, machinery, etc.</div><p>05. Completed processes or conducted any activity to start a business on their own
<br />Renovate a site to place a business.
<br />Request loans from a bank, other lending institutions, such as savings banks or private entities.</p>
<p>06. Placed or answered an ad on the Internet
<br />People who consulted the Internet to seek employment, whether they have sought job offers or placed an ad to offer their services.</p>
<p>Exclude those who sought work on Chambanet, as these are classified in option 03.</p>
<p>07. Placed or answered an ad in any public place or means of communication (newspaper, radio)
<br />Those who actively placed or answered an ad for employment, published through any means of communication: posters, facades, newspapers, radio, television, flyers, etc.</p>
<p>To check this option, it is very important that the job seeker has not been limited to considering job offers as a mere observer, but rather has taken specific search actions, such as going in person or establishing contact on the Internet or by telephone to request information on a specific job.</p>
<p>08. Went to a labor organization or union
<br />People who go in to a labor or union organization (such as the open-air markets union) to serve as an intermediary in finding a job.</p>
<p>- Labor organization. Association, generally of workers, established for the improvement and defense of their interests.</p>
<p>There are different types of labor organizations: unions (with a same specialty, trade or profession) and corporate (which provide services in a single economic entity).</p>
<p>09. Asked acquaintances or family members to recommend or advise them of some job
<br />People who have gone to acquaintances, friends, former employers or family members to get recommendations for a job or to be advised whether they know of any job offers.</p>
<p>10. Only consulted the classified ads
<br />People who were only limited to consulting employment ads in the newspapers, without having taken specific search actions, such as calling or going to the company or institution offering the job.</p>
<p>11. Other activity
<br />Those who conducted search activities other than those mentioned in the preceding options.</p>
<div class="i1">- Sequence to follow. Regardless of the option you circle, go to question 2h.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of the non-economically active person.
Universe
Mexico 2009 Q3 LFS: Present persons age 12+ who were non-economically active
concept
Concept
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| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |