1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 1990
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Reference ID
MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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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 worked in 1989 (MU1990A_WKWEEK89)
Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
298
End:
299
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>36 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____</p>
<div class="i1">In 1989, how many weeks did the person work for pay, profit or family gain, counting casual, intermittent and continuous employment?</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>36 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____</p>
<div class="i1">In 1989, how many weeks did the person work for pay, profit or family gain, counting casual, intermittent and continuous employment?</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 36</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Weeks of work during 1989</span>
<br />Write the number of weeks the person worked during 1989. Count all work done for pay, profit and family gain, whether with one or several employers, and also all work done on a casual, intermittent or continuous basis. Periods of approved leave should also be counted.
<br />Count as a week any week during which the person worked even for 1 hour.
<p><span class="h2">Column 36</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Weeks of work during 1989</span>
<br />Write the number of weeks the person worked during 1989. Count all work done for pay, profit and family gain, whether with one or several employers, and also all work done on a casual, intermittent or continuous basis. Periods of approved leave should also be counted.
<br />Count as a week any week during which the person worked even for 1 hour.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of weeks the person worked in 1989.
Universe
Mauritius 1990: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 0.6%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |