1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- TTO1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Main activity during the past twelve months (TT1990A_EMPSTATYR)
Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
195
End:
196
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 4. Economic activity - For all persons 15 years old and over</span></p>
<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. It relates to the past week as well as the past 12 months. Questions 16 to 18 apply to those answering from 10 to 30 in Question 15.</p>
<p>Interviewer: Job seekers and persons wanting work must have responses to Questions 16-18</p>
<p>21. Main activity during the past twelve months
<br />What did [the respondent] do most during the past twelve months?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 10 Had a job, worked (HJ/W)<br />[] 11 Had a job, did not work (HJNW)<br />[] 20 Seeking first job (SFJ)<br />[] 21 Others seeking work (OSW)<br />[] 30 Wanted work and available past three months (WW)<br />[] 40 Student (S)<br />[] 41 Home duties (HD)<br />[] 42 Retired (R)<br />[] 43 Disabled (D)<br />[] 44 Old age pensioner (OAP)<br />[] 45 Did not want work (DNWW)<br />[] 98 Other<br />[] 99 Not stated (NS)</div>
<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. It relates to the past week as well as the past 12 months. Questions 16 to 18 apply to those answering from 10 to 30 in Question 15.</p>
<p>Interviewer: Job seekers and persons wanting work must have responses to Questions 16-18</p>
<p>21. Main activity during the past twelve months
<br />What did [the respondent] do most during the past twelve months?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 10 Had a job, worked (HJ/W)<br />[] 11 Had a job, did not work (HJNW)<br />[] 20 Seeking first job (SFJ)<br />[] 21 Others seeking work (OSW)<br />[] 30 Wanted work and available past three months (WW)<br />[] 40 Student (S)<br />[] 41 Home duties (HD)<br />[] 42 Retired (R)<br />[] 43 Disabled (D)<br />[] 44 Old age pensioner (OAP)<br />[] 45 Did not want work (DNWW)<br />[] 98 Other<br />[] 99 Not stated (NS)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Had job or worked |
| 11 | Had a job but did not work |
| 20 | Seeking first job |
| 21 | Other seeking work |
| 30 | Wanted work and available |
| 40 | Student |
| 41 | Home duties |
| 42 | Retired |
| 43 | Disable |
| 44 | Old age pensioner |
| 45 | Did not want to work |
| 46 | 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="h3">Section 4 - Economic activity-questions [15] to [21] </span><div class="i1">The main purpose of this section is to determine which individuals have been engaged in economic activity, that is the production of goods and services for sale during the week preceding enumeration and at any time during the past twelve [12] months and, those who were not so engaged. It is essential that the enumerator understands the concept of the term work as given in question [15] and makes use of it in his interviews. Generally, work done outside Trinidad and Tobago is not relevant to the census, but work done under contract on Canadian farms by residents is to be included, as also is work by resident crew on ships and aircraft operating outside of the country. <br />It should be noted that priority is given to work over all other activities. Also, economic activity holds precedence over non-economic.</div><p>Question 21 - Main activity during the past twelve months </p>
<div class="i1">This question aims at classifying persons aged fifteen years and over according to their main activity, that is, what they did most during the twelve-month period preceding enumeration. It is also intended to distinguish between persons who worked [i.e. were economically active] and those who did not work [those who were not economically active]. <br />Categories of persons who were not economically active in this context include persons who had never worked but who were seeking their first job, people engaged in home duties, full-time students and those retired or disabled. The term "did not want work" refers to those persons who were neither students, retired, pensioned, home duties, etc. but clearly did not wish to engage in economic activity. Discrete prompting should be used to elicit a reply. <br />It is to be noted that the term "most" need not be continuous.</div>
<div class="i1">This question aims at classifying persons aged fifteen years and over according to their main activity, that is, what they did most during the twelve-month period preceding enumeration. It is also intended to distinguish between persons who worked [i.e. were economically active] and those who did not work [those who were not economically active]. <br />Categories of persons who were not economically active in this context include persons who had never worked but who were seeking their first job, people engaged in home duties, full-time students and those retired or disabled. The term "did not want work" refers to those persons who were neither students, retired, pensioned, home duties, etc. but clearly did not wish to engage in economic activity. Discrete prompting should be used to elicit a reply. <br />It is to be noted that the term "most" need not be continuous.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the main activity of the person during the past twelve months.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |