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General Household Survey, 2009-10 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2010
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NGA_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Length of unemployment (NG2009A_UELENGHT)

Data file: NGA2009_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 160
End: 160
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
13. Length of unemployment</p>
<div class="i1">(From the last paid work)<br /><br />[] 1 Less than 1 month<br />[] 2 Between 1 and 2 months<br />[] 3 Between 2 and 3 months<br />[] 4 Between 3 and 4 months<br />[] 5 More than 4 months<br />[] 6 Never had a paid work<br /><br />Go to Col. 27</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Less than one month
2 Between 1 and 2 months
3 Between 2 and 3 months
4 Between 3 and 4 months
5 More than 4 months
6 Never had a paid job
9 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the length of unemployment.
Universe
Nigeria 2009: Persons age 10+ that were doing nothing last week and are not retired or invalid [discrepancies: type I:0.2%; type II: 0.2%]

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