VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981

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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS

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Time without employment (DO1981A_DURUNEMP)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 278

End: 278

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">For individuals 10 years of age and older</span>[Applies to questions 51-64.]</p>

<p>57. How long have you been without work?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Fewer than 6 months<br />[] 2 From 7 to 11 months<br />[] 3 For 12 months or more</div><div class="i1">(For all of these responses: Skip to question 59)</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Under 6 months
2	7 to 11 months
3	12 or more months
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.

Interviewer instructions

<span class="em">For persons 10 years of age and older</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 57:</span> How long have you been without employment?</p>

<p>The alternatives are read in the order indicated.</p>

<p>The corresponding circle is filled in and the enumerator will skip to question 59.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the length of time the person has been without employment.

Universe

Dominican Republic 1981: Persons age 10+ who did not work, did not receive pay, and did not perform unpaid work last week, but ever performed any paid work in the past [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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