2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2000
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Reference ID
MUS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- Data files
- MUS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
District of work (MU2000A_WKDIST)
Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
299
End:
300
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over. </span>
<br />(Questions 28 to 33 refer to the person's job or business during the past week. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.)</p>
<p>30. Place of work _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Write the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the municipal ward or village council area and/or locality. <br /><br />If worked at home, write 'at home'. <br /><br />If person had no usual place of work, then give the address of the depot, garage, bus or taxi stand, firm, etc., where the person reported for work. <br /><br />For street vendors, give the address of the place where they work the most.</div>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over. </span>
<br />(Questions 28 to 33 refer to the person's job or business during the past week. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.)</p>
<p>30. Place of work _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Write the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the municipal ward or village council area and/or locality. <br /><br />If worked at home, write 'at home'. <br /><br />If person had no usual place of work, then give the address of the depot, garage, bus or taxi stand, firm, etc., where the person reported for work. <br /><br />For street vendors, give the address of the place where they work the most.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Port Louis |
| 12 | Pamplemousses |
| 13 | Riv du Rempart |
| 14 | Flacq |
| 15 | Grand Port |
| 16 | Savanne |
| 17 | Plaines Wilhems |
| 18 | Moka |
| 19 | Black River |
| 21 | Rodrigues |
| 31 | Outer islands |
| 91 | Africa |
| 94 | Asia |
| 95 | Europe |
| 97 | Other regions |
| 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="h3">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>
<p>[Columns 28 to 33 are for persons who have ever worked. Information is required on the person's work during the past week. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 30 - Place of work</span>
<br />Give the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the Municipal Ward or Village Council Area where possible. Please note that the place of work may not be the head office of the establishment for which the person worked. For example, if a person employed by the Ministry of Social Security was posted in Bambous, write the full address in Bambous.
<br />For a person who worked in their own home, write 'At home'.
<br />For a person who worked in the home of his/her employer, give the address of the employer.
<br />If the person had no usual place of work, give the address of the depot, garage, taxi stand, firm, etc. where the person reported for work.
<br />For street vendors, door to door salesperson, etc., give the Village Council Area, Municipal Council Ward or locality where they worked the most.
<p>[Columns 28 to 33 are for persons who have ever worked. Information is required on the person's work during the past week. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 30 - Place of work</span>
<br />Give the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the Municipal Ward or Village Council Area where possible. Please note that the place of work may not be the head office of the establishment for which the person worked. For example, if a person employed by the Ministry of Social Security was posted in Bambous, write the full address in Bambous.
<br />For a person who worked in their own home, write 'At home'.
<br />For a person who worked in the home of his/her employer, give the address of the employer.
<br />If the person had no usual place of work, give the address of the depot, garage, taxi stand, firm, etc. where the person reported for work.
<br />For street vendors, door to door salesperson, etc., give the Village Council Area, Municipal Council Ward or locality where they worked the most.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the district in which the person worked during the previous week.
Universe
Mauritius 2000: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |