1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 1990
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Reference ID
MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- MUS1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Weeks available and looking for work in 1989 (MU1990A_WKLOOK89)
Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
300
End:
301
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In strict confidence
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>37 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____</p>
<div class="i1">In 1989, how many weeks was the person available and looking for work, counting all periods of unemployment?</div>
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>37 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____</p>
<div class="i1">In 1989, how many weeks was the person available and looking for work, counting all periods of unemployment?</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than one week |
| 01 | 1 week |
| 02 | 2 weeks |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 weeks (all year) |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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">Columns 35 to 37 refer to the main activity status of the person from January to December 1989.</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Column 37</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Duration of unemployment during 1989</span>
<br />Write the number at weeks in 1989 during which the person was unemployed, i.e. looking for work and available for work. Count all periods of unemployment which occurred during the year.
<p><span class="h2">Column 37</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Duration of unemployment during 1989</span>
<br />Write the number at weeks in 1989 during which the person was unemployed, i.e. looking for work and available for work. Count all periods of unemployment which occurred during the year.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of weeks the person was available and looking for work in 1989.
Universe
Mauritius 1990: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 0.7%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |