XII General Population and Housing Census, 2000 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2000
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MEX_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Economic activity status (MX2000A_ECONACT)
Data file: MEX2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
325
End:
326
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MX00A437 MX00A438 MX00A439 MX00A440 MX00A441 MX00A442 MX00A443 MX00A444 MX00A445 MX00A446 MX00A447 MX00A448 MX00A449 MX00A450 MX00A451 MX00A452 MX00A453 MX00A454 MX00A455 MX00A456 MX00A457 MX00A458 MX00A459 MX00A460 MX00A472 MX00A473 MX00A474">For persons twelve years old or more<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX00A438">22. Economic activity status<br /><br />Read all of the options until you receive an affirmative response.<br />Circle only one answer.<br /><br />Last week, this person:<br /><br /><div class="i1">1 Worked (Continue with question 24)<br />2 Had a job but didn't work (Continue with question 24)<br />3 Looked for work<br />4 Is a student<br />5 Does housework<br />6 Retired<br />7 Permanently incapacitated to work (Continue with question 31)<br />8 Didn't work</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX00A438">22. Economic activity status<br /><br />Read all of the options until you receive an affirmative response.<br />Circle only one answer.<br /><br />Last week, this person:<br /><br /><div class="i1">1 Worked (Continue with question 24)<br />2 Had a job but didn't work (Continue with question 24)<br />3 Looked for work<br />4 Is a student<br />5 Does housework<br />6 Retired<br />7 Permanently incapacitated to work (Continue with question 31)<br />8 Didn't work</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Worked |
| 13 | Worked, stated looking for work |
| 14 | Worked, stated that s/he is a student |
| 15 | Worked, stated household duties |
| 16 | Worked, stated retired or pensioner |
| 18 | Worked, stated does not work |
| 19 | Worked, no information available |
| 20 | Had a job but did not work |
| 30 | Looked for work |
| 40 | Student |
| 50 | Household duties |
| 60 | Is retired or a pensioner |
| 70 | Is permanently disabled for purposes of work |
| 80 | Does not work |
| 98 | Not specified |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="MX00A438"><span class="em">22. Condition of Activity and 23. Verification of Activity</span><br /><br />These questions identify those people who worked the previous week, as well as those who did not work.<br /><br />For the purposes of the census, a person worked the week before the census if, for at least one hour, they carried out activities for the production or elaboration of some product or for performing some service. It is also considered work if they carried out agricultural or livestock activities for family consumption.<br /><br />[Depiction of these two completed questions on the enumeration form]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 77]</span><br /><br />Ask the question regarding condition of activity of all people 12 years old or older, to find out if they worked, had a job but did not work, sought work, are a student, dedicated themselves to household chores in their own home, are retired or drawing a pension, are permanently unable to work, or simply did not work.<br /><br />Take into account that option 1. Did you work? and 2. Do you have a job, but did not work? are for people who had a job during the previous week.<br /><br />[2 Drawings representing option 1]<br /><br />When you ask did you work? And they respond that the person works on household chores in their own household, circle the code for option 5. Did you dedicate yourself to household chores?<br /><br />If the person did not work because they were on vacation, was on medical leave, the machinery was broken, there were no basic materials, or they were waiting for the rainy season to begin to plant, consider the person as having a job, but did not work.<br /><br />[2 Drawings representing this last condition]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 78]</span><br /><br />Ask the question verification of activity only of people who did not have a job the previous week (options 3 thru 6 and 8 for the question condition of activity).<br /><br />This question is asked in order to find out if the person carried out any of the activities mentioned, regardless of whether they spend very little time doing them, earn little or nothing, carry them out on the street, in private homes, or in their own house.<br /><br />In reading this question, change what is in parentheses to what the person reported in condition of activity.<br /><br />Example<br /><br />Besides being a student, did Lorenzo help with a family business during the past week?<br /><br />[Depiction of this completed question on the enumeration form, and a related drawing]<br /><br />In mentioning the options you can use examples from your region.<br /><br />Once you have recorded in condition of activity that the person worked (option 1) or had a job but did not work (option 2) last week, or that they carried out some activity included in verification of activity, options 1 thru 5, continue with questions 24 thru 30 in order to find out the type of work that they performed.<br /><br />For people who reported in the question on condition of activity that during the past week they had a job but did not work (option 2) ask for the characteristics of the work that they normally do.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's economic activity status the week before the census.
Universe
Mexico 2000: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |