Community Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2007
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- ZAF2007-H-H
- ZAF2007-P-H
Work sector (ZA2007A_0457)
Data file: ZAF2007-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
256
End:
256
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Section E: Employment and economic activities - ask of all persons 15 years and older listed on the flap
[Questions P-30 to P-39 were asked of persons age 15 and older.]
P-37 Business type
Is the organisation/ company / business /enterprise/branch where (the person) works in the formal or informal sector?
[Question P-37 was asked of persons who were either working during the last seven days or had work that the persons could definitely return to, person questions P-30a to P-30g and P-31.]
Formal sector employment is where the employer (institution, business) is registered (i.e. has a tax number) and informal is when it is not registered.
Mark appropriate box with an X.
[] 1 In the formal sector
[] 2 In the informal sector (including domestic work)
[] 3 Do not know
[Questions P-30 to P-39 were asked of persons age 15 and older.]
P-37 Business type
Is the organisation/ company / business /enterprise/branch where (the person) works in the formal or informal sector?
[Question P-37 was asked of persons who were either working during the last seven days or had work that the persons could definitely return to, person questions P-30a to P-30g and P-31.]
Formal sector employment is where the employer (institution, business) is registered (i.e. has a tax number) and informal is when it is not registered.
Mark appropriate box with an X.
[] 1 In the formal sector
[] 2 In the informal sector (including domestic work)
[] 3 Do not know
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | In the formal sector |
| 2 | In the informal sector (including domestic work) |
| 3 | Respondent did not know |
| 9 | Unknown |
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
5.6. Section E: Employment and Economic Activities
This section is to be asked for every person fifteen (15) years and older listed on the flap.
Questions p-36 to p-38 are to be answered by those who responded "yes" in any of p-30a to P-30G or P-31.
(P-37): Business type: Is the organisation / company / business / enterprise / branch where (the person) works in the formal or informal sector?
Here we want the respondent to state his/her opinion as to whether he/she works in the formal or informal sector.
Formal sector employment is where the employer (institution, business or private individual) is registered (i.e. the business has a tax number) to perform the activity.
Informal sector employment is where the employer is not registered to perform the activity.
This section is to be asked for every person fifteen (15) years and older listed on the flap.
Questions p-36 to p-38 are to be answered by those who responded "yes" in any of p-30a to P-30G or P-31.
(P-37): Business type: Is the organisation / company / business / enterprise / branch where (the person) works in the formal or informal sector?
Here we want the respondent to state his/her opinion as to whether he/she works in the formal or informal sector.
Formal sector employment is where the employer (institution, business or private individual) is registered (i.e. the business has a tax number) to perform the activity.
Informal sector employment is where the employer is not registered to perform the activity.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates whether the person works in the formal or informal sector.
Universe
Persons age 15 to 74 who have worked in the last 7 days or who have regular work to which they will return and who do not live in institutions
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |