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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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Reason for wanting to change (NG2009A_WHYCHANGE)

Data file: NGA2009_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 162
End: 163
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
15. Reason for the change</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Low income in present job<br />[] 2 Job doesn't match skill<br />[] 3 Job environment not congenial<br />[] 4 Excessive hours of work<br />[] 5 Precarious job(s)<br />[] 6 Inadequate tools<br />[] 7 Equipment or training for assigned task not available<br />[] 8 Travel to work difficulties<br />[] 9 Inconvenient work schedules<br />[] 10 Recurring work stoppage</div>
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Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
01 Low income in present job
02 Job does not match skill
03 Job environment not congenial
04 Excessive hours of work
05 Precarious job(s)
06 Inadequate tools
07 Equipment or training for assigned task not available
08 Travel to work difficulties
09 Inconvenient work schedules
10 Recurring work stoppage
99 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 person's reason for wanting to change jobs.
Universe
Nigeria 2009: Persons age 10+ with a job last week who want to change jobs [discrepancies: type I:trace; type II: 0.2%]

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