Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Mongolia, 2000
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MNG_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office of Mongolia, IPUMS
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- MNG2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MNG2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Reason for not working (MN2000A_UNEMP)
Data file: MNG2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
234
End:
234
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MN00A422 MN00A423 MN00A424 MN00A425">[Questions 16-18 were asked of persons age 15+ who worked during last week.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MN00A426">19. Why haven't you been working?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 19 was asked of persons age 15+ who had not worked during last week, per Question 15.]<br /><br />[] 1 Studying<br />[] 2 On pension/retired<br />[] 3 Disabled<br />[] 4 Home duties<br />[] 5 No work available<br />[] 6 Looking for a job<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MN00A426">19. Why haven't you been working?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 19 was asked of persons age 15+ who had not worked during last week, per Question 15.]<br /><br />[] 1 Studying<br />[] 2 On pension/retired<br />[] 3 Disabled<br />[] 4 Home duties<br />[] 5 No work available<br />[] 6 Looking for a job<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Studying |
| 2 | On pension/retiree |
| 3 | Disabled |
| 4 | Home duties |
| 5 | No work available |
| 6 | Looking for job |
| 7 | Other |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="MN00A426"><span class="em">Question 19</span><br /><br />Why have you not been working?<br /><br />This Question should be asked to a person who answered "No" to Question number 15.<br />The enumerator should talk with the enumerating person about his unemployment and reason, and circle only one code.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 29]</span><br /><br />a. Studying-1<br />People who are not working due to her or his participation to the any educational institutions such as secondary school, occupational school and institutions. This Question is different than Question number 13 in its purpose. The purpose of Question number 13 is to determine the attendance of primary and secondary school. But the purpose of Question number 19 is to clarify the reason why he or she is not working.<br /><br />b. "On pension, benefit-2"<br />People who are not working and retired due to physical conditions and old ages get support from government such as superannuation and pensions, will be included in this group.<br /><br />c. "Disabled-3"<br />People who are not working due to disability will be included in this group. Also people who are not at the work place in the last seven days before the census due to sickness and who have a labor contract with employees and return to work.<br /><br />d. "Household duties-4"<br />People who are not working due to nursing children, sick and old people, will be included in this group. Also people who are not at the work place in the last seven days before the census due to sickness and who have work.<br /><br />e. "No suitable job is available-5"<br />Persons who did not work and were looking for work in the last seven days before the census. This involved discouraged persons who are interested or available for work but didn't look for work in the last seven days because of being discouraged by failure to find a suitable job or of being unaware of how to search or perceiving that no suitable job is available.<br /><br />f. "Looking for a job-6"<br />Persons who did not work in the last seven days before the census and looking for a job at the time of the census.<br /><br />g."Others-7"<br />Reasons other than the above "A to E" will be included in this group.<br /></svar></p>
<p><span class="em">Guideline to fill Questions number 15-19 of the Questionnaire</span></p>
<p>The enumerator should fill out the questions related to the employment and main activity of enterprise, with many details (not general) and make it easy to understand for coding people. In the employment section, if the person is a teacher, it should be clarified by asking what does he or she teaches? There is an example to make it more understandable.</p>
<p>A. The main activity of person should be detailed. For instance, the person would say his or her employment as a manager and should indicate his or her main activity as an "industry and trade". In this case, the enumerator should ask if he is a sales manager or general manager and at which division does he or she work for? What kind of economic activity does your enterprise do?</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 30]</span><div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Advertisement manager<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Sale and production of salami and meat product<br />18. Employment status: Contract worker-1</div><p>It should be clarified by asking "Do you have salary? Do you own this enterprise? If he or she does not own this enterprise or contributed his or her own property to this enterprise, he or she will be defined as a contract worker.</p>
<p>2. If a person owns that enterprise, the main activity of the enterprise will remain the same as a "trade" and his or her employment would be a "sales person". It should be clarified with many details that trade is wholesale, retail trade or intellectual work trade. For instance, wholesale of vegetables, retail trade of shoes in the black market.</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Vegetables salesperson<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Wholesale trade of vegetables<br />18. Employment status: Contract worker-1</div><p>In this case, the person who works in the wholesale trade of vegetables as a salesperson is a contract worker because he or she gets paid working as a salesperson. It must be clarified that whose property is in this trade, if he or she did not contribute any property to this trade, he or she will be defined as a contract employer.</p>
<p>3. Occupational jobs should be clarified in a very detailed manner, too. If the person is an operator, it should be clarified what kind of machine or equipment operator does he or she do? For instance, the person who works at "Hotol cement" company as an operator, he or she should answer own employment as following:</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Equipment operator of cement production<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Cement company<br />18. Employment status: Cooperative member-4</div><p>In this case, it is understandable or certain, a person who works at a cement company as a paid employer and his or her employment status will be defined as a contract employer.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 31]</span></p>
<p>B. Example to fill in the questions about employment of person who work at more than one job</p>
<p>1. If a person worked at more than one job one week prior to the reference period, the main job should be registered in the questionnaire. The main job is the one that was worked at the longest during the reference period (1 week) of the census. If the worked hours at both jobs is the same, then the job with the higher income will be registered in the questionnaire. For instance, accountant Ms. Dulmaa works at a commercial bank as a general accountant but also works at small private shop as a accountant, the main job will be a general accountant and the main economic activity will be registered as an "activity of monetary circulation".</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: General accountant<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Activity of monetary circulation<br />18. Employment status: Contract worker-1</div><p>In this case, Ms. Dulmaa works at the commercial bank as a general accountant and she is a contract worker. Because she gets paid working as a general accountant, it should be clarified whose property is in the commercial bank, and if she did not contribute any property to this bank, her employment will be defined as a contract employer.</p>
<p>C. An example to fill the questions about self-employed person.</p>
<p>1. Questions 15-18, related to the employment of person aged 15 and over who works at household businesses (livestock, farming etc) except the head of households, should be filled out as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Herder<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Livestock sector<br />18. Employment status: Unpaid family worker-5</div><p>People who do not get paid from their work in a household business should have their employment status defined as "unpaid family worker". The employment status of those people cannot be defined as "self-employed" because they are participating in their own household business but are not engaged with any industrial activity that is independent.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 32]</span></p>
<p>2. If a person engages in the household business and hires any other household members permanently, the employment status of the head of household will be defined as a" employer" not self-employed.</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Owner<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Livestock sector<br />18. Employment status: Unpaid family worker-5</div><p>The employment status of the person who is engaged in retail trade, craftsman or service without any permission, will be filled out as "self-employed" because they are engaged with their own business that is independent. If a person says that he or she works at a car cleaning service, it should be clarified by asking, what kind of car does he/she clean, where does he or she work?</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Car cleaner<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Livestock sector<br />18. Employment status: Self-employed-3</div>
<p><span class="em">Guideline to fill Questions number 15-19 of the Questionnaire</span></p>
<p>The enumerator should fill out the questions related to the employment and main activity of enterprise, with many details (not general) and make it easy to understand for coding people. In the employment section, if the person is a teacher, it should be clarified by asking what does he or she teaches? There is an example to make it more understandable.</p>
<p>A. The main activity of person should be detailed. For instance, the person would say his or her employment as a manager and should indicate his or her main activity as an "industry and trade". In this case, the enumerator should ask if he is a sales manager or general manager and at which division does he or she work for? What kind of economic activity does your enterprise do?</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 30]</span><div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Advertisement manager<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Sale and production of salami and meat product<br />18. Employment status: Contract worker-1</div><p>It should be clarified by asking "Do you have salary? Do you own this enterprise? If he or she does not own this enterprise or contributed his or her own property to this enterprise, he or she will be defined as a contract worker.</p>
<p>2. If a person owns that enterprise, the main activity of the enterprise will remain the same as a "trade" and his or her employment would be a "sales person". It should be clarified with many details that trade is wholesale, retail trade or intellectual work trade. For instance, wholesale of vegetables, retail trade of shoes in the black market.</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Vegetables salesperson<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Wholesale trade of vegetables<br />18. Employment status: Contract worker-1</div><p>In this case, the person who works in the wholesale trade of vegetables as a salesperson is a contract worker because he or she gets paid working as a salesperson. It must be clarified that whose property is in this trade, if he or she did not contribute any property to this trade, he or she will be defined as a contract employer.</p>
<p>3. Occupational jobs should be clarified in a very detailed manner, too. If the person is an operator, it should be clarified what kind of machine or equipment operator does he or she do? For instance, the person who works at "Hotol cement" company as an operator, he or she should answer own employment as following:</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Equipment operator of cement production<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Cement company<br />18. Employment status: Cooperative member-4</div><p>In this case, it is understandable or certain, a person who works at a cement company as a paid employer and his or her employment status will be defined as a contract employer.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 31]</span></p>
<p>B. Example to fill in the questions about employment of person who work at more than one job</p>
<p>1. If a person worked at more than one job one week prior to the reference period, the main job should be registered in the questionnaire. The main job is the one that was worked at the longest during the reference period (1 week) of the census. If the worked hours at both jobs is the same, then the job with the higher income will be registered in the questionnaire. For instance, accountant Ms. Dulmaa works at a commercial bank as a general accountant but also works at small private shop as a accountant, the main job will be a general accountant and the main economic activity will be registered as an "activity of monetary circulation".</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: General accountant<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Activity of monetary circulation<br />18. Employment status: Contract worker-1</div><p>In this case, Ms. Dulmaa works at the commercial bank as a general accountant and she is a contract worker. Because she gets paid working as a general accountant, it should be clarified whose property is in the commercial bank, and if she did not contribute any property to this bank, her employment will be defined as a contract employer.</p>
<p>C. An example to fill the questions about self-employed person.</p>
<p>1. Questions 15-18, related to the employment of person aged 15 and over who works at household businesses (livestock, farming etc) except the head of households, should be filled out as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Herder<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Livestock sector<br />18. Employment status: Unpaid family worker-5</div><p>People who do not get paid from their work in a household business should have their employment status defined as "unpaid family worker". The employment status of those people cannot be defined as "self-employed" because they are participating in their own household business but are not engaged with any industrial activity that is independent.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 32]</span></p>
<p>2. If a person engages in the household business and hires any other household members permanently, the employment status of the head of household will be defined as a" employer" not self-employed.</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Owner<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Livestock sector<br />18. Employment status: Unpaid family worker-5</div><p>The employment status of the person who is engaged in retail trade, craftsman or service without any permission, will be filled out as "self-employed" because they are engaged with their own business that is independent. If a person says that he or she works at a car cleaning service, it should be clarified by asking, what kind of car does he/she clean, where does he or she work?</p>
<div class="i1">15. Did you work last week? Yes-1<br />16. Job: Car cleaner<br />17. Main activity of the enterprise and establishment: Livestock sector<br />18. Employment status: Self-employed-3</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the reason for not working during last week prior to census.
Universe
Mongolia 2000: Persons age 15+ who did not work last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |