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2006 General Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Iran, 2006
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IRN_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Centre of Iran, IPUMS
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Work status (IR2006A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: IRN2006_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 229
End: 230
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IR06A085 IR06A086 IR06A424">For 10 years old and older<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IR06A085 IR06A086 IR06A424">23. Working status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Has worked at least 1 hour in the past 7 days <br />[] 2 Has a job, but hasn't worked for some reason in the past 7 days <br />[] 3 Has been seeking for a job in the past 30 days and is available to work <br />[] 4 Waiting for the new job to begin or to return to the old job and is available to work<br />[] 5 Student <br />[] 6 Has income, without a job <br />[] 7 House keeper <br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Worked at least 1 hour in the past 7 days
02 Has a job, but has not worked in the past 7 days
03 Has been seeking for a job in the past 30 days and is available to work
04 Waiting for a new job to begin or to return to an old job, and is available to work
05 Student
06 Has an income but no job
07 Housekeeper
08 Other
98 Unknown
99 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 records the respondent's current work status.
Universe
Iran 2006: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]

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