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Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 20, 2012
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Reason for not working (MW2008A_0441)

Data file: MWI2008-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 236
End: 236
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions P20-P24 were asked of residents aged 6 years or older]




P21. Why did [the respondent] not work during the last 7 days?

[] 0 Homeworker
[] 1 Non-worker (never worked)
[] 2 On leave, but has job (go to P25)
[] 3 Retired (go to P23)
[] 4 Student (go to P23)
[] 5 Other (go to P23)
Categories
Value Category
0 Homeworker
1 Non-worker (never worked)
2 On leave, but has a job
3 Retired
4 Student
5 Other
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
Questions for usual residents age 6 years or older (economic activity)
[Questions P20-P27 were asked of persons age 6 years or over]




P21. Economically inactive
Ask this question if the person did not work for at least an hour during the last 7 days and find out why he/she did not work.

If the response is 2, skip to P25 and ask about his Occupation.

If response is "Retired", "Student" or "Other" (i.e. prostitutes, gamblers, beggars, or people receiving private support), skip to P23 and ask whether that person is available for work.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the reason for not working during the last seven days.
Universe
Non-visitors age 6+ who did not work last week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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