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Census of Population of Ireland, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1981
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IRL_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Employment status (IE1981A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: IRL1981_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 216
End: 216
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IE81A417">Q.15 Present status<br /><div class="i1">Indicate, by inserting check mark in the appropriate box, the person's present principal status. Self-employed persons should insert check mark in Box 1. Persons temporarily absent from work because of illness, holidays, etc., should insert check mark in Box 1.<br /><br />[] 1 At work<br />[] 2 Seeking regular work for first time<br />[] 3 Unemployed<br />[] 4 At school, student<br />[] 5 Home (i.e. domestic) duties<br />[] 6 Retired<br />[] 7 Unable to work owing to permanent sickness or disability<br />[] 8 Other (specify ______)</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IE81A417">Question 15: Present status<br /><div class="i1">(i) Self-employed persons should insert [the check mark in] in Box 1.<br />(ii) Persons temporarily absent from work because of illness, holidays, etc., should insert [the check mark in] in Box 1.<br />(iii) Apprentices who are in employment and who also attend technical schools or colleges of technology should insert the [check mark in] in Box 1.<br />(iv) Full-time students who are in part-time employment should insert the [check mark in] in Box 4.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Working for payment or profit
2 Looking for first regular job
3 Unemployed
4 Student or pupil
5 Looking after home/family
6 Retired from employment
7 Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability
8 Other
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 a person's present employment status.
Universe
Ireland 1981: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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