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2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 2009
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KEN_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Main employer (KE2009A_EMPSECT)

Data file: KEN2009_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 255
End: 256
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="KE09A435 KE09A436 KE09A437"><span class="h3">E: Labour force particulars</span><br /><span class="em">Economic activity</span><br /> [Question 42 was asked of all individuals age 5+.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="KE09A436 KE09A437">For those who worked or held a job (including those on leave/sick leave). <br /> [P-43 and P-44 were asked of all individuals age 5+ who worked or held a job in the 7 days preceding the census night.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="KE09A436">P-43. Who was [person's] main employer? _ _<br /><div class="i1">The code list is provided. Code "99" for not applicable.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Private sector
02 Local authorities
03 Central government
04 TSC
05 State-owned enterprise
06 International NGO
07 Local NGO
08 Faith-based organisation
09 Self modern
10 Informal Sector ('Jua Kali')
11 Self employed - informal
12 Small scale agriculture
13 Self small scale agriculture
14 Pastoralist employed
15 Self pastoralist
16 Private household
17 Other
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 indicates the sector of the person's main employer.
Universe
Kenya 2009: Persons age 5+ who had a job [discrepancies: none]

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