1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- NIC1995_PHC-H-H.dat
- NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Hours of work last week (NI1995A_HRSWORK)
Data file: NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
259
End:
261
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="NI95A426 NI95A427 NI95A428 NI95A429 NI95A430 NI95A431 NI95A432 NI95A433 NI95A434">For persons age 10 or older<br /> [Questions 12-18 were asked of persons age 10 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A434"><span class="em">Hours worked</span><br />18. How many hours does/did the person work last week? _ _<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A434"><span class="em">Hours worked</span><br />18. How many hours does/did the person work last week? _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | 0 |
| 001 | 1 |
| 002 | 2 |
| 003 | 3 |
| 004 | 4 |
| 005 | 5 |
| 006 | 6 |
| 007 | 7 |
| 008 | 8 |
| 009 | 9 |
| 010 | 10 |
| 011 | 11 |
| 012 | 12 |
| 013 | 13 |
| 014 | 14 |
| 015 | 15 |
| 016 | 16 |
| 017 | 17 |
| 018 | 18 |
| 019 | 19 |
| 020 | 20 |
| 021 | 21 |
| 022 | 22 |
| 023 | 23 |
| 024 | 24 |
| 025 | 25 |
| 026 | 26 |
| 027 | 27 |
| 028 | 28 |
| 029 | 29 |
| 030 | 30 |
| 031 | 31 |
| 032 | 32 |
| 033 | 33 |
| 034 | 34 |
| 035 | 35 |
| 036 | 36 |
| 037 | 37 |
| 038 | 38 |
| 039 | 39 |
| 040 | 40 |
| 041 | 41 |
| 042 | 42 |
| 043 | 43 |
| 044 | 44 |
| 045 | 45 |
| 046 | 46 |
| 047 | 47 |
| 048 | 48 |
| 049 | 49 |
| 050 | 50 |
| 051 | 51 |
| 052 | 52 |
| 053 | 53 |
| 054 | 54 |
| 055 | 55 |
| 056 | 56 |
| 057 | 57 |
| 058 | 58 |
| 059 | 59 |
| 060 | 60 |
| 061 | 61 |
| 062 | 62 |
| 063 | 63 |
| 064 | 64 |
| 065 | 65 |
| 066 | 66 |
| 067 | 67 |
| 068 | 68 |
| 069 | 69 |
| 070 | 70 |
| 071 | 71 |
| 072 | 72 |
| 073 | 73 |
| 074 | 74 |
| 075 | 75 |
| 076 | 76 |
| 077 | 77 |
| 078 | 78 |
| 079 | 79 |
| 080 | 80 |
| 081 | 81 |
| 082 | 82 |
| 083 | 83 |
| 084 | 84 |
| 085 | 85 |
| 086 | 86 |
| 087 | 87 |
| 088 | 88 |
| 089 | 89 |
| 090 | 90 |
| 091 | 91 |
| 092 | 92 |
| 093 | 93 |
| 094 | 94 |
| 095 | 95 |
| 096 | 96 |
| 097 | 97 |
| 098 | 98 |
| 099 | 99 |
| 100 | 100 |
| 101 | 101 |
| 102 | 102 |
| 103 | 103 |
| 104 | 104 |
| 105 | 105 |
| 106 | 106 |
| 107 | 107 |
| 108 | 108 |
| 109 | 109 |
| 110 | 110 |
| 111 | 111 |
| 112 | 112 |
| 113 | 113 |
| 114 | 114 |
| 115 | 115 |
| 116 | 116 |
| 117 | 117 |
| 118 | 118 |
| 119 | 119 |
| 120 | 120+ |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="NI95A426 NI95A427 NI95A428 NI95A429 NI95A430 NI95A431 NI95A432 NI95A433 NI95A434"><span class="h3">Questions only for persons who are age 10 or older</span><br />The goals of these questions are to know the current marital status of the persons and the principal economic characteristics of the population that participated in the production of goods and services, as well as those who are dedicated to non-economic activities, such as: household chores, studying, etc.<br /><br />If the person is younger than 10, continue with the next person.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A434"><span class="em">Question 18: Hours worked</span><br />With this question we want to know how many total hours the person worked in the week before the census. If the enumerated person worked at more than one job, you should add up the hours worked in each job and note the total hours worked.<br /><br />If the informant does not know the hours that the person works per week, you should ask how many days the person worked the week before, do the corresponding multiplication and note the answer.<br /><br />If the enumerated person had work, but did not work during the reference week, you will note the normal number of hours that the person works per week.<br /><br />If during the week before the census the person worked extra hours, you should add them up to obtain the total number of hours worked.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A434"><span class="em">Question 18: Hours worked</span><br />With this question we want to know how many total hours the person worked in the week before the census. If the enumerated person worked at more than one job, you should add up the hours worked in each job and note the total hours worked.<br /><br />If the informant does not know the hours that the person works per week, you should ask how many days the person worked the week before, do the corresponding multiplication and note the answer.<br /><br />If the enumerated person had work, but did not work during the reference week, you will note the normal number of hours that the person works per week.<br /><br />If during the week before the census the person worked extra hours, you should add them up to obtain the total number of hours worked.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates person's hours of work last week.
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Persons age 10+ who were employed or unemployed with experience [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 3.5%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |