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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991
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MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Number of hours worked during the last 7 days (MY1991A_WORKHRS)

Data file: MYS1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 232
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions C1-27 were asked of persons who live in their households on Census Days.]</p>

<p><span class="h3">For person aged 10 years and above (Date of birth before/on 14 of August, 1981) </span>
<br /> [Questions 18-27 are asked of those who lived in their households on Census Days and 10 years old or above.]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MY91A430">C24. How many hours did you work during the last 7 days? _ _ ____<br /><div class="i1">[Questions C24 was asked of persons who worked at least 1 hour during the 7 days. (Yes was chosen in Question C18 or C19.)]<br /><br />(Including additional work, secondary jobs, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
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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="MY91A424 MY91A425 MY91A426 MY91A427 MY91A428 MY91A429 MY91A430 MY91A431 MY91A432 MY91A433 MY91A434 MY91A435 MY91A436 MY91A437 MY91A438 MY91A439 MY91A440"><span class="h3">Questions C18-C27</span><br /><br /><span class="em">General Guidelines</span><br /><br />Who should be asked?<br />(i) These questions (C18-C27) should be asked for persons aged 10 years and above, that is, those who were born before or on 14 August 1981.<br />Refer to Question C5 to find out the date of birth. For persons whose birth dates are 14 August 1981 or earlier, Questions C18-C27 must be asked.<br />If no information is provided for C5, refer to Question C6. For persons who are 10 years or more, Question C18 - C27 must be asked.<br /><br />(ii) For Questions C25 and C26, if possible, obtain the information from the household members directly so that more detailed information may be given.<br /><br />Reference Period<br />The reference period for Question C18-C27 refer to the 7 days prior to the day of the interview.<br /><br />To determine the reference period, refer to the calendar provided in Document 7 (Thank You Card). <br /><br />Example:<br />If the interview was conducted on 15 August 1991, the information required should be based on the period 8-14 August 1991.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MY91A430"><span class="h3">Question C24</span><br />[The enumeration form is not presented here.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Purpose</span><br />This question is to determine the number of hours worked during the last 7 days.<br /><br /><span class="em">Definition</span><br />Number of hours worked refer to the time spent on the main job, additional work, secondary jobs, overtime work, etc.<br />For teachers, include also the time spent before/after school hours on activities such as preparing notes and checking work books.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.151]</span><br /><br />How to ask the question<br /><div class="i1">Ask the question as follows:<br /><span class="ital">"How many hours did ____ (member's name) work during the last 7 days?"</span></div><br />How to record the answer<br />Write the number of hours in the boxes provided and go to Question C25.<br />Ensure that recorded number of hours worked refers to the number of hours worked during the period of the last 7 days.<br />As an example, if a person has regular work hours, that is, works 6 hours a day for 5 1/2 days a week, you should enter "33" (i.e., 6 hours * 5 1/2 days) in the boxes provided.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of hours the person worked during the last 7 days.
Universe
Malaysia 1991: Persons age 10+ who worked last week [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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