General Census of Population and Housing 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 1987

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Reference ID

MLI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of the Census, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Work status (in main activity last month) (ML1987A_CLASSWK)

Data file: MLI1987_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 200

End: 200

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="ML87A416 ML87A417 ML87A418 ML87A419 ML87A420 ML87A422 ML87A425 ML87A426">For individuals 6 years of age and older.<br />[Questions 14-22]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ML87A426">22. Work status in main activity<br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Employer
2	Salaried, public sector
3	Salaried, private sector
4	Independent, self employed
5	Family aid, unpaid
6	Apprentice
7	Others
8	Unknown
9	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.

Description

Definition

This variable identifies the work status (in main activity) of each person.

Universe

Mali 1987: Economically active persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.4%]

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