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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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Main job previous week (NG2009A_WRK)

Data file: NGA2009_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 158
End: 158
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
11. Main job previous week</p>
<div class="i1">(If options 1-5 go to Col. 14, and if options 6 or 7 go to Col. 22)<br /><br />[] 1 Worked for pay<br />[] 2 Got job but did not work<br />[] 3 Worked for profit<br />[] 4 On attachment but didn't work<br />[] 5 Apprenticeship<br />[] 6 Kept home<br />[] 7 Went to school<br />[] 8 Did nothing</div>
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Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Worked for pay
2 Had job but did not work
3 Worked for profit
4 On attachment but did not work
5 Apprenticeship
6 Kept home
7 Went to school
8 Did nothing
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 person's main job during the previous week.
Universe
Nigeria 2009: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: type I: trace; type II 24.7%]

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