Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008

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Reference ID

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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