2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005

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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS

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Type of work contract (indefinite or fixed term) (WRKCONTRCT)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 176

End: 177

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
10	Indefinite
20	Fixed-term
21	Test or trial period
22	Training or apprenticeship
23	Specific project or task
24	Seasonal or as needed (casual)
25	Covering the absence of another worker
26	Other or unspecified fixed-term contract
97	No written contract
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

WRKCONTRCT refers to the person's type of work contract, whether it is indefinite (permanent) or fixed-term (temporary).

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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