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The 2000 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 2000
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THA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Availability and looking for work (TH2000A_SEEKING)

Data file: THA2000_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 213
End: 213
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="TH00A411 TH00A412 TH00A413 TH00A414 TH00A415 TH00A416 TH00A417 TH00A418 TH00A419 TH00A420"><span class="h3">For persons 13 years and over</span><br />[Questions S13-L21 were asked of all individuals 13 years and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="TH00A419">L18. Looking for work and availability for work<br /><div class="i1">If [respondent] "did not work" in L17, is [respondent] looking for work?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Looking for work<br />Not looking for work<br />[] 2 Available<br />[] 3 Not available</div><br /><div class="i1">If record code "3", continue to L19</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Looking for work
2 Not looking but available for work
3 Not looking and not available for work
8 Unknown
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 whether the person was available and looking for work.
Universe
Thailand 2000: Persons age 13+ who did not work last week [discrepancies: none]

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