Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2015
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MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Hours spent last week taking care of persons with disabilities that need special care (without pay) (MX2015A_HRSDISA)
Data file: MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
296
End:
298
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
41. Unpaid activities
<br />Last week, without being paid, how many hours did [the respondent] spend:
<br />[Read all the options and record the hours for each one. Record "000" if it was not done]
<br />[Number of hours]</p>
<div class="i1">[] Assisting people with disabilities who need special care (help to eat or move, give medication, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting sick people who need special care (help to eat or move, give medication, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting healthy children younger than 6 years old (son(s)/daughter(s), grandchildren, nephew(s)/niece(s); to feed, take them to school, get dressed, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting healthy children between 6 and 14 years old? (son(s)/daughter(s), grandchildren, nephew(s)/niece(s); to feed, take them to school, get dressed, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting someone who is 60 years of older and requires constant care (fathers, mothers, grandmothers/fathers; to feed them, take them to the doctor, get them dressed, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Prepare or serve food for the family _ _ _<br />[] Clean the house, wash or iron clothes for the family _ _ _<br />[] Go shopping for food or cleaning supplies _ _ _</div><p> </p>
<p>[Continue if the person is a woman and is 12 or more years old]
<br />Last week, without being paid, how many hours did [the respondent] spend:
<br />[Read all the options and record the hours for each one. Record "000" if it was not done]
<br />[Number of hours]</p>
<div class="i1">[] Assisting people with disabilities who need special care (help to eat or move, give medication, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting sick people who need special care (help to eat or move, give medication, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting healthy children younger than 6 years old (son(s)/daughter(s), grandchildren, nephew(s)/niece(s); to feed, take them to school, get dressed, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting healthy children between 6 and 14 years old? (son(s)/daughter(s), grandchildren, nephew(s)/niece(s); to feed, take them to school, get dressed, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Assisting someone who is 60 years of older and requires constant care (fathers, mothers, grandmothers/fathers; to feed them, take them to the doctor, get them dressed, etc.) _ _ _<br />[] Prepare or serve food for the family _ _ _<br />[] Clean the house, wash or iron clothes for the family _ _ _<br />[] Go shopping for food or cleaning supplies _ _ _</div><p> </p>
<p>[Continue if the person is a woman and is 12 or more years old]
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | 0 |
| 001 | 1 |
| 002 | 2 |
| 003 | 3 |
| 004 | 4 |
| 005 | 5 |
| 006 | 6 |
| 007 | 7 |
| 008 | 8 |
| 009 | 9 |
| 010 | 10 |
| 011 | 11 |
| 012 | 12 |
| 013 | 13 |
| 014 | 14 |
| 015 | 15 |
| 016 | 16 |
| 017 | 17 |
| 018 | 18 |
| 019 | 19 |
| 020 | 20 |
| 021 | 21 |
| 022 | 22 |
| 023 | 23 |
| 024 | 24 |
| 025 | 25 |
| 026 | 26 |
| 027 | 27 |
| 028 | 28 |
| 029 | 29 |
| 030 | 30 |
| 031 | 31 |
| 032 | 32 |
| 033 | 33 |
| 034 | 34 |
| 035 | 35 |
| 036 | 36 |
| 037 | 37 |
| 038 | 38 |
| 039 | 39 |
| 040 | 40 |
| 041 | 41 |
| 042 | 42 |
| 043 | 43 |
| 044 | 44 |
| 045 | 45 |
| 046 | 46 |
| 047 | 47 |
| 048 | 48 |
| 049 | 49 |
| 050 | 50 |
| 051 | 51 |
| 052 | 52 |
| 053 | 53 |
| 054 | 54 |
| 055 | 55 |
| 056 | 56 |
| 057 | 57 |
| 058 | 58 |
| 059 | 59 |
| 060 | 60 |
| 061 | 61 |
| 062 | 62 |
| 063 | 63 |
| 064 | 64 |
| 065 | 65 |
| 066 | 66 |
| 067 | 67 |
| 068 | 68 |
| 069 | 69 |
| 070 | 70 |
| 071 | 71 |
| 072 | 72 |
| 073 | 73 |
| 074 | 74 |
| 075 | 75 |
| 076 | 76 |
| 077 | 77 |
| 078 | 78 |
| 079 | 79 |
| 080 | 80 |
| 081 | 81 |
| 082 | 82 |
| 083 | 83 |
| 084 | 84 |
| 085 | 85 |
| 086 | 86 |
| 087 | 87 |
| 088 | 88 |
| 089 | 89 |
| 090 | 90 |
| 091 | 91 |
| 092 | 92 |
| 093 | 93 |
| 094 | 94 |
| 095 | 95 |
| 096 | 96 |
| 097 | 97 |
| 098 | 98 |
| 099 | 99 |
| 100 | 100 |
| 102 | 102 |
| 103 | 103 |
| 104 | 104 |
| 105 | 105 |
| 106 | 106 |
| 107 | 107 |
| 108 | 108 |
| 110 | 110 |
| 111 | 111 |
| 112 | 112 |
| 113 | 113 |
| 114 | 114 |
| 115 | 115 |
| 116 | 116 |
| 117 | 117 |
| 118 | 118 |
| 119 | 119 |
| 120 | 120 |
| 121 | 121 |
| 122 | 122 |
| 123 | 123 |
| 124 | 124 |
| 125 | 125 |
| 126 | 126 |
| 127 | 127 |
| 128 | 128 |
| 129 | 129 |
| 130 | 130+ |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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="em">41. Unpaid activities</span>
<br />This question identifies the number of hours in unpaid activities performed by persons during the preceding week to interview, for their own benefit or their family. Read the question mentioning its options, and record the hours for each option.</p>
<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>The first five activities refer to health care of sick people or with disabilities of all ages, as well as care of children under 6 years old, children of 6-14 years old, and people aged 60 years or older.</p>
<p>Here are some duties performed when the person provides "special and continuous care":</p>
<div class="i1">[] Special care: the person gives medicines to the other person, he/she is aware of temperature level of the other person, he/she helps the other person with eating, she helps the other person with mobility, he/she takes or helps him/her with rehabilitation, among other activities.<br />[] Continuous care: he/she monitors the other person or persons, takes them to school or other recreational activities, helps them with their homework, talk with them, dresses them, accompanies them, among others activities.</div><p>Note that the options 6-8 are regular activities in the house; if the informant mentions that the household members do them at the same time, ask for approximate hours spent on each activity.
<br />Sometimes the informant mentions that he/she performs several activities at the same time, in these cases, ask for an approximate hours spent in each activity.</p>
<p>To record time, consider the following information:</p>
<div class="i1">[] Register complete hours, and round the number of hours if necessary.<br />[] If the person did not perform an activity or time spent was less than an hour weekly, record "000" in number of hours.</div>
<br />This question identifies the number of hours in unpaid activities performed by persons during the preceding week to interview, for their own benefit or their family. Read the question mentioning its options, and record the hours for each option.</p>
<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>The first five activities refer to health care of sick people or with disabilities of all ages, as well as care of children under 6 years old, children of 6-14 years old, and people aged 60 years or older.</p>
<p>Here are some duties performed when the person provides "special and continuous care":</p>
<div class="i1">[] Special care: the person gives medicines to the other person, he/she is aware of temperature level of the other person, he/she helps the other person with eating, she helps the other person with mobility, he/she takes or helps him/her with rehabilitation, among other activities.<br />[] Continuous care: he/she monitors the other person or persons, takes them to school or other recreational activities, helps them with their homework, talk with them, dresses them, accompanies them, among others activities.</div><p>Note that the options 6-8 are regular activities in the house; if the informant mentions that the household members do them at the same time, ask for approximate hours spent on each activity.
<br />Sometimes the informant mentions that he/she performs several activities at the same time, in these cases, ask for an approximate hours spent in each activity.</p>
<p>To record time, consider the following information:</p>
<div class="i1">[] Register complete hours, and round the number of hours if necessary.<br />[] If the person did not perform an activity or time spent was less than an hour weekly, record "000" in number of hours.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of hours spent last week taking care of persons with disabilities that need special care (without pay).
Universe
Mexico 2015: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |