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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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Main source of livelihood (UG1991A_LIVELI)

Data file: UGA1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 199
End: 200
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 Subsistence farming
02 Commercial farming
03 Petty trading
04 Formal trading
05 Cottage industry
06 Property income
07 Employment income
08 Family support
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 main source of household's livelihood.
Universe
Uganda 1991: Not institutions [universe unverifiable]

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