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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 2000
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TTO_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Last looked for work (TT2000A_LOOKLSTWK)

Data file: TTO2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 315
End: 315
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 6. Economic activity - For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over</span></p>

<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. Questions 23 to 24 apply to those answering [30] in Question 22.</p>

<p>24. Last looked for work?</p>

<p>When did (N) [the respondent] last look for work?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1. Under 1 month<br />[] 2. 1-3 months<br />[] 3. 4-6 months<br />[] 4. 7-11 months<br />[] 5. 1 year and over<br />[] 6. Never looked for work (N.L.W.)<br />[] 9. Not stated</div><div class="i2">Interviewer: For persons who ticked for 6 or 9, skip to Q.30.</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Under 1 month
2 1 to 3 months
3 4 to 6 months
4 7 to 11 months
5 One year and over
6 Never worked
8 Unknown
9 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 6 - Economic activity</span></p>

<p>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 during the week preceding enumeration and at any time during the past 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 (22) and makes use of it in his interviews.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 24 - Last looked for work</span></p>

<p>This question applies to persons who neither worked nor looked for work past week. Please tick appropriate box, which will indicate when the individual last looked for work. The categories vary from under 1 month to 1 year and over. Allowances are also made for those individuals who never worked. For persons ticking 6 or 9 skip to question 30.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the last time that the person looked for work.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2000: Persons age 15+ who were available to work but did not look for work last week [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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