Census of Population of Ireland, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2002

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IRL_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Class of worker (IE2002A_CLASSWK)

Data file: IRL2002_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 234

End: 234

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="IE02A415 IE02A416 IE02A417 IE02A418 IE02A419 IE02A420 IE02A421 IE02A422 IE02A423 IE02A424 IE02A425 IE02A429">[Questions 20-26 apply to people aged 15 and over] </svar>

<svar v="IE02A419 IE02A421 IE02A422 IE02A423 IE02A420 IE02A424 IE02A425">25 If you are: <ul class="b1">
<li>Working for payment or profit (Q24 box 1)</li>

<li>Unemployed (Q24 box 3)</li>

<li>retired (Q24 box 6)</li>
</ul> Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise skip to Q32. </svar>

<svar a="all" v="IE02A419">26 Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed in your main job? <div class="i1">Your main job is the job in which you usually work(ed) the most hours [] 1 Employee [] 2 Self-employed, with paid employees [] 3 Self-employed, without paid employees [] 4 Assisting relative (not receiving a fixed wage or salary)</div> </svar>

Value	Category
1	Employee
2	Self-employed, with paid employees
3	Self-employed, without paid employees
4	Assisting relative
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the class of worker of the person.

Universe

Ireland 2002: Persons age 15+ who are present, and working, experienced unemployed or retired [discrepancies: none]

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