2000 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2000
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Reference ID
MUS_2000_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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- Data files
- MUS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Length of service with employer (years) (MU2000A_WKTENURE)
Data file: MUS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
311
End:
312
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>33. Length of service with employer _ _</p>
<div class="i1">How long has the person worked for his/her present or most recent employer? <br /><br />Give number of completed years. If less than one year, write: 'less than one year'. Please note that length of service with employer is required and not at your job. Thus for persons in public service give total length of service and not time spent in their present grade. <br /><br />For self-employed persons, give the time during which they have been self-employed.</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>33. Length of service with employer _ _</p>
<div class="i1">How long has the person worked for his/her present or most recent employer? <br /><br />Give number of completed years. If less than one year, write: 'less than one year'. Please note that length of service with employer is required and not at your job. Thus for persons in public service give total length of service and not time spent in their present grade. <br /><br />For self-employed persons, give the time during which they have been self-employed.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than 1 year |
| 01 | 1 year |
| 02 | 2 years |
| 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+ |
| 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 33 - Length of service with employer</span>
<br />For persons who held a job last week, state the number of completed years they have worked for their present employer.
<br />For persons who had no job last week, state the number of completed years they worked for their most recent employer.
<br />For self-employed persons, give the period during which they were self-employed.
<br />For persons who worked without pay for a member of the same household or another relative, give the period during which they have operated as unpaid family workers.
<br />If the person worked for less than a year, write 'Less than one year'.
<br />Note that it is the length of service with the employer that is required, and not the time during which the person worked at his/her job. Thus, for persons in public service, give the total length of service and not the time spent in their present grade or post.
<br />Approved leaves should be included when counting the length Of service.
<br />If the person had a work interruption implying a breach of contract with his/her employer, or a resignation from his/her job, then count the length of service from the date of re-employment.
<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 33 - Length of service with employer</span>
<br />For persons who held a job last week, state the number of completed years they have worked for their present employer.
<br />For persons who had no job last week, state the number of completed years they worked for their most recent employer.
<br />For self-employed persons, give the period during which they were self-employed.
<br />For persons who worked without pay for a member of the same household or another relative, give the period during which they have operated as unpaid family workers.
<br />If the person worked for less than a year, write 'Less than one year'.
<br />Note that it is the length of service with the employer that is required, and not the time during which the person worked at his/her job. Thus, for persons in public service, give the total length of service and not the time spent in their present grade or post.
<br />Approved leaves should be included when counting the length Of service.
<br />If the person had a work interruption implying a breach of contract with his/her employer, or a resignation from his/her job, then count the length of service from the date of re-employment.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of years the person worked with his or her employer during the previous week.
Universe
Mauritius 2000: Persons age 12+ who ever worked [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.4%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |