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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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Occupational category/employment status (PE1993A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: PER1993_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 176
End: 176
Width: 1
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 v="PE93A400 PE93A404 PE93A409 PE93A410 PE93A411 PE93A418 PE93A428"><span class="em">Questions 14 to 17 refer to last week, or to the last time employed.</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PE93A404">16. In your place of work, were you a:<br /><div class="i1">Circle the appropriate number:<br /><br />[] 1 Laborer<br />[] 2 White-collar or professional employee<br />[] 3 Unpaid family worker<br />[] 4 Domestic worker<br />[] 5 Self-employed worker<br />[] 6 Employer or owner</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Laborer
2 White-collar or professional employee
3 Unpaid family worker
4 Domestic worker
5 Self-employed worker
6 Employer or owner
8 Unknown
9 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 occupational category or employment status.
Universe
Peru 1993: Persons age 6+ with work or experienced and seeking work [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

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