Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 1996 - 2996
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Reference ID
LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Employment status of job seekers 1 year ago (LS1996A_EMPSTAT12)
Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
214
End:
215
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section D. For all persons aged 10 years and above</span></p>
<p>19. If job seeking (code 50 in Question 18), what was (the respondent's) employment status 12 months ago (April 1995)?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Not applicable<br />[] 10 Employer<br />[] 20 Own account worker/ farmer<br />[] 31 Regular wage/ salary earner<br />[] 32 Causal worker<br />[] 40 Unpaid family worker<br />[] 50 Job seeking<br />[] 55 Job seeking for first time<br />[] 60 Homemaker/ housewife<br />[] 70 Retired<br />[] 80 Student<br />[] 90 Disabled<br />[] 95 Other<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
<p>19. If job seeking (code 50 in Question 18), what was (the respondent's) employment status 12 months ago (April 1995)?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Not applicable<br />[] 10 Employer<br />[] 20 Own account worker/ farmer<br />[] 31 Regular wage/ salary earner<br />[] 32 Causal worker<br />[] 40 Unpaid family worker<br />[] 50 Job seeking<br />[] 55 Job seeking for first time<br />[] 60 Homemaker/ housewife<br />[] 70 Retired<br />[] 80 Student<br />[] 90 Disabled<br />[] 95 Other<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 15 | Employer or own account |
| 31 | Wage or salary earner |
| 32 | Casual worker |
| 40 | Unpaid family worker |
| 50 | Job seeking |
| 55 | Job seeking for first job |
| 60 | Homemaker |
| 80 | Student |
| 95 | Others |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">4. Part D of the questionnaire</span></p>
<p>127. Column 19: If job seeking what was your employment status in April 1995 (one year ago). This question is only applicable to persons who answered code 50. For all other persons enter NA.
<br />The codes in column 19 are the same as in column 18.
<p>127. Column 19: If job seeking what was your employment status in April 1995 (one year ago). This question is only applicable to persons who answered code 50. For all other persons enter NA.
<br />The codes in column 19 are the same as in column 18.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the employment status 1 year ago of the persons who are job seekers. This variable does not apply for the persons who are first-time job seekers.
Universe
Lesotho 1996: Persons age 10+ who are employed or experienced unemployed [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |