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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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Pay period (JM1982A_PAYPER)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 258
End: 258
Width: 1
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>
Categories
Value Category
1 Week
2 Fortnight
3 Month
4 Quarter
5 Year
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the frequency of payment received for the individual's paid work.
Universe
Jamaica 1982: Persons age 14+ in private households and some group quarters who worked in past week [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 2.6%]

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