Population Census 2001, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 2001
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Reference ID
JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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- JAM2001_PHC-H-H
- JAM2001_PHC-P-H
Last year worked (JM2001A_YRLASTWK)
Data file: JAM2001_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
313
End:
316
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="JM01A467 JM01A468"><span class="em">4.14 When was the last time that you/that [the respondent] worked?</span><br /><div class="i1">[For those who were <span class="em">unemployed</span> at the time of the interview, and age 14 and older]<br /><br />Year _ _ _ _<br />Month _ _<br />[] Never worked (go to question 4.19)<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1960 or earlier |
| 1961 | 1961 |
| 1962 | 1962 |
| 1963 | 1963 |
| 1964 | 1964 |
| 1965 | 1965 |
| 1966 | 1966 |
| 1967 | 1967 |
| 1968 | 1968 |
| 1969 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1970 |
| 1971 | 1971 |
| 1972 | 1972 |
| 1973 | 1973 |
| 1974 | 1974 |
| 1975 | 1975 |
| 1976 | 1976 |
| 1977 | 1977 |
| 1978 | 1978 |
| 1979 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1980 |
| 1981 | 1981 |
| 1982 | 1982 |
| 1983 | 1983 |
| 1984 | 1984 |
| 1985 | 1985 |
| 1986 | 1986 |
| 1987 | 1987 |
| 1988 | 1988 |
| 1989 | 1989 |
| 1990 | 1990 |
| 1991 | 1991 |
| 1992 | 1992 |
| 1993 | 1993 |
| 1994 | 1994 |
| 1995 | 1995 |
| 1996 | 1996 |
| 1997 | 1997 |
| 1998 | 1998 |
| 1999 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2000 |
| 2001 | 2001 |
| 9997 | Never worked |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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 last year the respondent worked, if the person is not currently working.
Universe
Jamaica 2001: Persons age 14+ who are not currently working and not seeking first job [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept