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1999 Population and Housing census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1999
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KEN_1999_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, IPUMS
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Class of worker (KE1999A_CLASSWKR)

Data file: KEN1999_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 203
End: 204
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="KE99A415 KE99A416 KE99A417 KE99A418"><span class="h2">B. Information regarding persons aged 5 years and above:</span><br /><br />Education:<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="KE99A418">P-30. Labor force particulars<br /><br />What was [the respondent] mainly doing during the last 7 days preceding the Census night?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 Worked for pay<br />[] 02 On leave/sick leave<br />[] 03 Worked on own/ family business<br />[] 04 Worked on own family agricultural holding<br />[] 05 Seeking work<br />[] 06 No work available<br />[] 07 Full time student<br />[] 08 Retired<br />[] 09 Incapacitated<br />[] 10 Homemaker<br />[] 11 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
01 Work for pay or profit
02 On leave/sick leave
03 Family holdings
04 Family agriculture
05 Seeking work
06 No work available
07 Full time student
08 Retired
09 Incapacitated
10 Homemaker
11 Other
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 economic activity of the individual.
Universe
Kenya 1999: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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