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1990 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 1990
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ZMB_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Main economic activity in last year (ZM1990A_EMPSTATYR)

Data file: ZMB1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 259
End: 259
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Question P-19 to P-25 were asked of persons 12 years and over]</p>

<p><span class="h3"> Economic Activity </span></p>

<p>P-20 What has [the respondent] mainly been doing since 1989?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1-Working for pay or profit<br />[] 2-On leave<br />[] 3-Unpaid work on household holding or business<br />[] 4-Unemployment and seeking work but available for work<br />[] 5-Not seeking work but available for work<br />[] 6-Full time housewife /homemaker<br />[] 7-Full time student <br />[] 8-Not available for work for other reasons <br />(For answers 4-8 go to P-24)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Working for pay
2 On leave
3 Unpaid work
4 Unemployed
5 Not seeking work
6 Full time housewife
7 Full time student
8 Not active in work
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 the person's main economic activity in last year.
Universe
Zambia 1990: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: none]

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