Extended National Survey of Homes (ENHA) - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 2006
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URY_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- URY2006_PHC-H-H.dat
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Reason for leaving last job (UY2006A_REASLJ)
Data file: URY2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
426
End:
427
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UY06A544 UY06A545 UY06A546 UY06A547 UY06A548 UY06A549 UY06A550 UY06A551 UY06A552 UY06A553 UY06A554 UY06A556 UY06A557 UY06A558 UY06A559 UY06A560 UY06A561 UY06A562 UY06A563 UY06A564 UY06A565 UY06A566 UY06A567 UY06A568 UY06A569 UY06A560 UY06A561 UY06A562 UY06A563 UY06A564 UY06A565 UY06A566 UY06A567 UY06A568 UY06A569 UY06A570 UY06A571 UY06A572 UY06A573 UY06A574 UY06A575 UY06A576 UY06A577 UY06A578 UY06A579 UY06A580 UY06A581 UY06A582 UY06A583 UY06A584 UY06A585 UY06A586 UY06A587 UY06A588 UY06A589 UY06A590 UY06A591 UY06A592 UY06A593 UY06A594 UY06A595 UY06A596 UY06A5597 UY06A598 UY06A599 UY06A600 UY06A601 UY06A602 UY06A603 UY06A604 UY06A605 UY06A606 UY06A607 UY06A608 UY06A609"><span class="h2">F. Work activity</span><br /><br />Only for persons age 14 or older<br /></svar></p>
<p><span class="h3">F.6 Previous jobs for unemployed</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY06A602">117. Why did you leave this job?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 117 was asked of unemployed persons who had worked before, as per question 111.]<br /><br />[] 1 Fired<br />[] 2 Establishment closed<br />[] 3 Contract ended<br />[] 4 Seasonal job [<span class="lang">zafra</span>] ended<br />[] 5 Inadequate wage/salary<br />[] 6 Study reasons<br />[] 7 Family reasons<br />[] 8 Retired<br />[] 9 Other reasons (resignation)</div><br /></svar>
<p><span class="h3">F.6 Previous jobs for unemployed</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY06A602">117. Why did you leave this job?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 117 was asked of unemployed persons who had worked before, as per question 111.]<br /><br />[] 1 Fired<br />[] 2 Establishment closed<br />[] 3 Contract ended<br />[] 4 Seasonal job [<span class="lang">zafra</span>] ended<br />[] 5 Inadequate wage/salary<br />[] 6 Study reasons<br />[] 7 Family reasons<br />[] 8 Retired<br />[] 9 Other reasons (resignation)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Fired |
| 02 | Establishment closed |
| 03 | Contract ended |
| 04 | Seasonal job ended |
| 05 | Inadequate wage/salary |
| 06 | To study |
| 07 | Family reasons |
| 08 | Retired |
| 09 | Other |
| 98 | Unkown |
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="h3">Previous jobs of the unemployed</span></p>
<p>This collection of questions tries to find out the most recent labor history of the unemployed or inactive people.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span></p>
<p>It is important to clarify that if the interviewee responds affirmatively in question 110 the response of this block should refer to that temporary job.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY06A602"><span class="em">117. For which of the following reasons did you leave this job? </span><br /><br />The objective is to know the main reason for which the interviewee left his last job, intending on one side to determine if the withdrawal was voluntary or not and one the other side to analyze the possible reintegration of the person in the job market.<br /><br />The reasons connected to the business or firm are:<br /><br /><span class="em">Layoff</span>: he was a salaried worker and they let him go, being that the sanctioned him for a disciplinary reasons, that the firm was having problems and was not in need of so many workers, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Establishment closed</span>: this can deal with the closing of the work place of the salaried worker of the closing of the business of a self-employed worker or employer. For example in the case of a worker of domestic service that indicates that his employer passed away, this option will be marked.<br /><br /><span class="em">Contract ended</span>: the worker had been contracted to perform a job that ended, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Seasonal job</span>: This deals with the case of the seasonal worker.<br /><br /><span class="em">Inadequate wage/salary</span>: the salaried worker quit or the independent worker stopped working because it didn't help him to continue performing that activity since the remuneration was very low.<br /><br /><span class="em">Study reasons</span>: in that moment, he preferred to dedicate more time to studies and the work did not permit him to do so.<br /><br /><span class="em">Family reasons</span>: in that moment, some reason linked to family made him take the decision to stop working.<br /><br /><span class="em">He or she retired</span>.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other reasons </span>(resignation): this refers to any other reason for quitting. Reasons for quitting must always be chosen; the loss of job occasioned by motives of the company or firm must be classified in the first five options. A person could say: "I left because they were going to throw me out" or "I left before they could fire me". In spite of the person indicating a reason that signals that he firm was going to make the decision, we will put this in this option "Other reasons".<br /><br />Just like in the previous cases, if the interviewee responds with more than one reason he will be invited to determine which one of them was the main one.<br /></svar>
<p>This collection of questions tries to find out the most recent labor history of the unemployed or inactive people.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span></p>
<p>It is important to clarify that if the interviewee responds affirmatively in question 110 the response of this block should refer to that temporary job.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY06A602"><span class="em">117. For which of the following reasons did you leave this job? </span><br /><br />The objective is to know the main reason for which the interviewee left his last job, intending on one side to determine if the withdrawal was voluntary or not and one the other side to analyze the possible reintegration of the person in the job market.<br /><br />The reasons connected to the business or firm are:<br /><br /><span class="em">Layoff</span>: he was a salaried worker and they let him go, being that the sanctioned him for a disciplinary reasons, that the firm was having problems and was not in need of so many workers, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Establishment closed</span>: this can deal with the closing of the work place of the salaried worker of the closing of the business of a self-employed worker or employer. For example in the case of a worker of domestic service that indicates that his employer passed away, this option will be marked.<br /><br /><span class="em">Contract ended</span>: the worker had been contracted to perform a job that ended, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Seasonal job</span>: This deals with the case of the seasonal worker.<br /><br /><span class="em">Inadequate wage/salary</span>: the salaried worker quit or the independent worker stopped working because it didn't help him to continue performing that activity since the remuneration was very low.<br /><br /><span class="em">Study reasons</span>: in that moment, he preferred to dedicate more time to studies and the work did not permit him to do so.<br /><br /><span class="em">Family reasons</span>: in that moment, some reason linked to family made him take the decision to stop working.<br /><br /><span class="em">He or she retired</span>.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other reasons </span>(resignation): this refers to any other reason for quitting. Reasons for quitting must always be chosen; the loss of job occasioned by motives of the company or firm must be classified in the first five options. A person could say: "I left because they were going to throw me out" or "I left before they could fire me". In spite of the person indicating a reason that signals that he firm was going to make the decision, we will put this in this option "Other reasons".<br /><br />Just like in the previous cases, if the interviewee responds with more than one reason he will be invited to determine which one of them was the main one.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for leaving last job.
Universe
Uruguay 2006: Persons age 14+ without a job who previously worked [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |