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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Philippines, 1990
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PHL_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Reason for not looking for work (PH1990A_WHYNOT)

Data file: PHL1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 227
End: 228
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PH90A419 PH90A420 PH90A421 PH90A422 PH90A423 PH90A424 PH90A425 PH90A426 PH90A427 PH90A428 PH90A429 PH90A430 PH90A431"><span class="h2">10 Years Old and Older</span><br /><br />[Questions P23-P31 apply to persons 10 years old and over]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PH90A419"><span class="em">P23. Usual Activity/Occupation</span><br /><br />___ What was [respondent] 's usual activity/occupation during the past twelve months?<br /><br /><div class="i1">Describe occupation as fully as possible.<br />Examples: Palay Farmer, Filing Clerk, Fruit Vendor, Student, etc.<br />If housewife, student, or retiree, skip to P25.</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PH90A431"><span class="em">P31. Reason for not Looking for Work</span><br /><br />Why did [respondent] not look for work?<br /><br />___ Enter appropriate code listed below.<br /><div class="i1">If others, specify.<br /><br />1 Believe no work available<br />2 Awaiting results of previous job application<br />3 Temporary illness/disability<br />4 Bad weather<br />5 Waiting for rehire/job recall<br />6 Too young, too old or retired, permanent disability<br />7 Housekeeping<br />8 Schooling<br />9 Others, specify</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 No work available
02 Awaiting results
03 Temporary illness/disability
04 Bad weather
05 Waiting for rehire
06 Too young/too old
07 Housekeeeping
08 Schooling
09 Others
98 Unknown
99 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 reason why the unemployed person was not looking for work.
Universe
Philippines 1990: Persons age 10+ not employed but not looking for work during the past week [discrepancies: type I: 04 %; type II: none]

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