2015 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Sierra Leone, 2015
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Reference ID
SLE_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
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- Data files
- SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Economic activity in the past 12 months (SL2015A_ACTIVITY)
Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
285
End:
286
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Section II was answered for all persons who selected living in occupied housing units in question I15]</p>
<p><span class="em"> 10 years and above [Questions P25-P33]</span></p>
<p>Economic activity [Questions P28-P31]</p>
<p>P28. Employment status</p>
<div class="i1">What was [the respondent's] main (or usual) employment status during the past 12 months?<br /><br />If 9 to 14, go to P32<br /><br />[] 01 Paid employee<br />[] 02 Self-employed without employees<br />[] 03 Self-employed with employees (employer)<br />[] 04 Unpaid family worker<br />[] 05 Paid apprentice<br />[] 06 Unpaid apprentice<br />[] 07 Worked before but currently looking for work<br />[] 08 Looking for work for the first time<br />[] 09 Household work<br />[] 10 Not working and not looking for work<br />[] 11 Full time student<br />[] 12 Retired/pensioner<br />[] 13 Others<br />[] 14 Don't know</div>
<p><span class="em"> 10 years and above [Questions P25-P33]</span></p>
<p>Economic activity [Questions P28-P31]</p>
<p>P28. Employment status</p>
<div class="i1">What was [the respondent's] main (or usual) employment status during the past 12 months?<br /><br />If 9 to 14, go to P32<br /><br />[] 01 Paid employee<br />[] 02 Self-employed without employees<br />[] 03 Self-employed with employees (employer)<br />[] 04 Unpaid family worker<br />[] 05 Paid apprentice<br />[] 06 Unpaid apprentice<br />[] 07 Worked before but currently looking for work<br />[] 08 Looking for work for the first time<br />[] 09 Household work<br />[] 10 Not working and not looking for work<br />[] 11 Full time student<br />[] 12 Retired/pensioner<br />[] 13 Others<br />[] 14 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Paid employee |
| 02 | Self-employed without employees |
| 03 | Self-employed with employees (employer) |
| 04 | Unpaid family worker |
| 05 | Paid apprentice |
| 06 | Unpaid apprentice |
| 07 | Worked before but currently looking for work |
| 08 | Looking for work for the first time |
| 09 | Household work |
| 10 | Not working and not looking for work |
| 11 | Full time student |
| 12 | Retired or pensioner |
| 13 | Other |
| 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="h2">Section 2: Population characteristics</span></p>
<p>Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.</p>
<p><span class="em">Columns P28 to P31 -- Economic activity (for persons 10 years and over) </span>
<br />149. Questions on economic activity relate to respondents who are aged 10 years and above. Note that the reference period is 12 months prior to the census; you must therefore concern yourself with the person's economic activities within that period and not beyond.</p>
<p><span class="em">P28 -- Employment status</span>
<br />150. This question seeks to establish whether the respondent did any work regularly during the last 12 months to the census. The appropriate codes are provided in the code list. The definitions of current employment status are:
<p>Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.</p>
<p><span class="em">Columns P28 to P31 -- Economic activity (for persons 10 years and over) </span>
<br />149. Questions on economic activity relate to respondents who are aged 10 years and above. Note that the reference period is 12 months prior to the census; you must therefore concern yourself with the person's economic activities within that period and not beyond.</p>
<p><span class="em">P28 -- Employment status</span>
<br />150. This question seeks to establish whether the respondent did any work regularly during the last 12 months to the census. The appropriate codes are provided in the code list. The definitions of current employment status are:
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's economic activity in the past 12 months.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Persons age 10+ in occupied private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |