Population Census 1982, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982

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JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, IPUMS

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Occupational status during past week (JM1982A_CLASSWK)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 232

End: 232

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="JM82A425 JM82A426 JM82A427 JM82A428 JM82A429 JM82A430 JM82A431 JM82A432 JM82A433"><span class="em">Section 6: Economic activity</span><br />[All persons age 14 and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="JM82A425 JM82A426 JM82A427 JM82A428 JM82A429 JM82A430 JM82A431">[Questions 25-29 refer to the past week]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A427">27. Worker or occupational status during past week:<br /><div class="i1">Worked for others:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Government<br />[] Private enterprise<br />[] Private household<br />[] Unpaid worker</div><br /><div class="i1">Has own business/farm:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] With paid help<br />[] Without paid help<br />[] Did not work<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
1	Government employee
2	Private enterprise employee
3	Private household employee
4	Unpaid worker
5	Has own business/farm with paid help
6	Has own business/farm without paid help
7	Did not work
8	Unknown
9	NIU (Not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the occupational status of the individual during the previous week.

Universe

Jamaica 1982: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 8.1%]

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