Population Census 1982, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982

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Reference ID

JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, IPUMS

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Dec 20, 2012

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Income (per pay period) (JM1982A_INCOME)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 259

End: 262

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="JM82A444 JM82A445"><span class="em">Section 10: Income</span><br />[Persons age 14 and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A444 JM82A445">46. Total income:<br /><div class="i1">a) Pay period:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Week<br />[] Fortnight<br />[] Month<br />[] Quarter<br />[] Year</div><br /><div class="i1">b) Amount ($): _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the total income attained from employment, before deductions, of the individual for the pay period specified.

Universe

Jamaica 1982: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters who worked in past week [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 4.0%]

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

JM82A445 is a 4-digit numeric variable.

Codes9998 = Unknown
9999 = NIU (not in universe)

Top codes:9000 = 9000+

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