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National Censuses: IX Population and IV Housing, Peru 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 1993
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PER_1993_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Employment situation (PE1993A_EMPSIT)

Data file: PER1993_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 225
End: 226
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PE93A400 PE93A404 PE93A409 PE93A410 PE93A411 PE93A418 PE93A428 PE93A433 PE93A437"><span class="em">For those 6 years of age and older</span><br />[Applies to question 12 - 17]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PE93A437">13. Last week, you were:<br /><div class="i1">("Last week" is the week prior to the census day.)<br />Circle the appropriate number:<br /><br />[] 1 Working for an income<br />[] 2 Did not work but had a job<br />[] 3 Helping a relative without any payment<br />[] 4 Looking for a job, having worked before<br />[] 5 Looking for work for the first time<br />[] 6 Taking care of your home and not working<br />[] 7 Studying and not working<br />[] 8 Living from a pension or retirement and not working<br />[] 9 Living from investment income and not working<br />[] 0 Other, specify ____ (child, elderly, recruit, disabled, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Working for income
02 Did not work but had a job
03 Helping a relative without any payment
04 Looking for a job, having worked before
05 Looking for work for the first time
06 Taking care of your home and not working
07 Studying and not working
08 Living from a pension or retirement and not working
09 Living from investment income and not working
10 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 person's employment situation.
Universe
Peru 1993: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]

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