National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE), 2009
LFS-Q4, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2009
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MEX_2009_LFS-Q4_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2009_LFS-Q4-H-H.dat
- MEX2009_LFS-Q4-P-H.dat
Type of physical establishment or office (MX2009K_P4E)
Data file: MEX2009_LFS-Q4-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
529
End:
529
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<div class="title">Employment and Occupation Questionnaire (Basic)</div></p>
<p><span class="h1">IV. Employer characteristics</span></p>
<p>4e. Does the business or employment activity have:</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 A physical establishment and office (doesn't matter if they are joined or separate)? (skip to 4h)<br />[] 2 Only an office? (skip to 4g)<br />[] 3 Only a locale/shop? (skip to 4g)<br />[] 4 Business does not have a local, office, or physical establishment<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
<p><span class="h1">IV. Employer characteristics</span></p>
<p>4e. Does the business or employment activity have:</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 A physical establishment and office (doesn't matter if they are joined or separate)? (skip to 4h)<br />[] 2 Only an office? (skip to 4g)<br />[] 3 Only a locale/shop? (skip to 4g)<br />[] 4 Business does not have a local, office, or physical establishment<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | An establishment and an office |
| 2 | Only office or dispatch |
| 3 | Only establishment or business premise |
| 4 | Does not have a workplace, office, or establishment |
| 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">7.6 Battery IV. Characteristics of the economic unit</span>
<br />The purpose of this battery of questions is to identify some important characteristics of the economic units, taking as a starting point the establishment in which the people who are employed perform their main job. Some of these characteristics are: name, proprietary sector, type of activity to which it is dedicated, the way in which it operates (whether or not it is registered under the Law of Corporations, in the case of private companies and businesses, or the way in which the public administration of this country operates), availability of premises and accounting records, as well as the geographic level in which it performs, in the case of private companies and businesses.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 4</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed persons, in order to find out if the economic unit for which they work has a name.
<br />[Omitted figure]</p>
<p><span class="ital">Name of the economic unit</span>. The trade name, business name or name with which a company, institution or business advertises itself.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 4e</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed persons who work for independent economic units, to find out whether or not they have an establishment to perform their activities, and if so, to find out what type it is.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Conceptual clarifications:
<br />As opposed to question 3f, in this question the concept of establishment has a more restricted meaning; it refers to a type of building, that is, to a fixed and permanent construction, covered by walls and roof, for example, warehouse, premises, office, hotel, industrial plant; or a construction with the characteristics described, but without a roof, as in the case of concrete slab (stones) located inside the markets where fresh foods are sold, mainly.</p>
<p>Exclude facilities, such as fixed, semi-fixed or improvised stands, private homes, spaces delimited by fences of any material (chain-link fences, wood).</p>
<p>If an economic unit performs its activities in an establishment, consider it to have one only if it meets the following conditions:</p>
<div class="i1">- If it is the owner of the establishment or premises.<br />- If it leases the establishment or premises.<br />- If it has an establishment or premises in the form of a lease; in this case, as long as it is only used by the economic unit to which it is loaned; if it is shared with another or others, do not consider it to have an establishment.</div><p>Examples:</p>
<div class="i1">- Jorge's (interviewee) business, lacking a premise, is currently operating in the same establishment where Cesar's (owner) business operates. Do not consider Jorge to have a premise, as he is sharing the premises at the same time with another economic unit.<br />- Cristina has her salon in a premise she borrowed from a relative. Consider her to have an establishment.</div><p>Instructions:</p>
<p>1. Has an establishment and office</p>
<div class="i1">- People who work for economic units that are companies that have two types of establishments: one for the production of goods and services, and another to conduct administrative activities. In this case, it does not matter if both types of establishments are located at the same address.</div><p>Office. Delimited space in which exclusively desk (administrative) work is performed.</p>
<p>2. Only has an office or firm</p>
<div class="i1">- Those who work for economic units that only have this type of establishment, in which generally professional services are provided, such as dental, medical; accounting, legal, advertising firms.</div><p>Firm. Delimited space in which professional services are provided.</p>
<p>3. Only has a premises</p>
<div class="i1">- Those who work for economic units that have one or more premises in which the main activity is performed, but not an office to conduct administrative activities, in the case of a blacksmith's, salon, laundromat, diner, grocery store.</div><p>Premises. Enclosed site or place that is part of a building, in which commercial, industrial or personal services are provided.</p>
<p>Economic units that have concrete slabs, commonly known as "stones" that are often found inside markets or wholesale produce markets, on which the tenants exhibit their products.</p>
<p>4. Has no premises, office or establishment</p>
<div class="i1">- Economic units that lack an establishment, premises or office to perform their activities, therefore they do so in a vehicle, or in a fixed or semi-fixed or improvised stand, in their own home or on foot.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, go to question 4h; if you circle option 2 or 3, go to question 4g; and if you circle option 4 or 9, continue with question 4f.</div>
<br />The purpose of this battery of questions is to identify some important characteristics of the economic units, taking as a starting point the establishment in which the people who are employed perform their main job. Some of these characteristics are: name, proprietary sector, type of activity to which it is dedicated, the way in which it operates (whether or not it is registered under the Law of Corporations, in the case of private companies and businesses, or the way in which the public administration of this country operates), availability of premises and accounting records, as well as the geographic level in which it performs, in the case of private companies and businesses.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 4</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed persons, in order to find out if the economic unit for which they work has a name.
<br />[Omitted figure]</p>
<p><span class="ital">Name of the economic unit</span>. The trade name, business name or name with which a company, institution or business advertises itself.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 4e</span>
<br />This question is asked to employed persons who work for independent economic units, to find out whether or not they have an establishment to perform their activities, and if so, to find out what type it is.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Conceptual clarifications:
<br />As opposed to question 3f, in this question the concept of establishment has a more restricted meaning; it refers to a type of building, that is, to a fixed and permanent construction, covered by walls and roof, for example, warehouse, premises, office, hotel, industrial plant; or a construction with the characteristics described, but without a roof, as in the case of concrete slab (stones) located inside the markets where fresh foods are sold, mainly.</p>
<p>Exclude facilities, such as fixed, semi-fixed or improvised stands, private homes, spaces delimited by fences of any material (chain-link fences, wood).</p>
<p>If an economic unit performs its activities in an establishment, consider it to have one only if it meets the following conditions:</p>
<div class="i1">- If it is the owner of the establishment or premises.<br />- If it leases the establishment or premises.<br />- If it has an establishment or premises in the form of a lease; in this case, as long as it is only used by the economic unit to which it is loaned; if it is shared with another or others, do not consider it to have an establishment.</div><p>Examples:</p>
<div class="i1">- Jorge's (interviewee) business, lacking a premise, is currently operating in the same establishment where Cesar's (owner) business operates. Do not consider Jorge to have a premise, as he is sharing the premises at the same time with another economic unit.<br />- Cristina has her salon in a premise she borrowed from a relative. Consider her to have an establishment.</div><p>Instructions:</p>
<p>1. Has an establishment and office</p>
<div class="i1">- People who work for economic units that are companies that have two types of establishments: one for the production of goods and services, and another to conduct administrative activities. In this case, it does not matter if both types of establishments are located at the same address.</div><p>Office. Delimited space in which exclusively desk (administrative) work is performed.</p>
<p>2. Only has an office or firm</p>
<div class="i1">- Those who work for economic units that only have this type of establishment, in which generally professional services are provided, such as dental, medical; accounting, legal, advertising firms.</div><p>Firm. Delimited space in which professional services are provided.</p>
<p>3. Only has a premises</p>
<div class="i1">- Those who work for economic units that have one or more premises in which the main activity is performed, but not an office to conduct administrative activities, in the case of a blacksmith's, salon, laundromat, diner, grocery store.</div><p>Premises. Enclosed site or place that is part of a building, in which commercial, industrial or personal services are provided.</p>
<p>Economic units that have concrete slabs, commonly known as "stones" that are often found inside markets or wholesale produce markets, on which the tenants exhibit their products.</p>
<p>4. Has no premises, office or establishment</p>
<div class="i1">- Economic units that lack an establishment, premises or office to perform their activities, therefore they do so in a vehicle, or in a fixed or semi-fixed or improvised stand, in their own home or on foot.<br />- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, go to question 4h; if you circle option 2 or 3, go to question 4g; and if you circle option 4 or 9, continue with question 4f.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of physical establishment or office.
Universe
Mexico 2009 Q4 LFS: Present persons age 12+ who were employed for an economic unit in Mexico in a family or personal business in the non-agricultural private sector, excluding those hired by a household or another worker
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |