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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 1991
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UGA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Small scale cottage activity (UG1991A_HHECON)

Data file: UGA1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 197
End: 198
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UG91A051 UG91A052"><span class="h3">Household economic activity</span><br />(if more than one , tick main)<br /><br /><span class="em"><br />Is the household involved in-<br /></span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Carpentry/woodwork<br />[] 2 Metal products<br />[] 3 Leather products<br />[] 4 Mechanical repairs<br />[] 5 Brick/tile pottery<br />[] 6 Food/cash crop processing<br />[] 7 Embroidery/other crafts<br />[] 8 None<br />[] 9 Other (specify)</div><br /><br /><span class="em"><br />What is the main source of the household's livelihood-<br /></span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Subsistence farming<br />[] 2 Commercial farming<br />[] 3 Petty trading<br />[] 4 Formal trading<br />[] 5 Cottage industry<br />[] 6 Property income<br />[] 7 Employment income<br />[] 8 Family support<br />[] 9 Other (specify)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Carpentry/woodwork
02 Metal products
03 Leather products
04 Mechanical repairs
05 Brick/tile/pottery
06 Food/cash crop processing
07 Embroidery/other crafts
08 None
09 Other
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 small scale cottage industrial activity the household is involved in. The individual household members might have separate occupations.
Universe
Uganda 1991: Not institutions [universe unverifiable]

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