Informal Sector Business Survey 2019
Lao PDR, 2019
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Occupation of owner(s) prior to this business or activity (b8a)
Data file: laoinformal_2019_full_data_long_form
Overview
Valid:
361
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
149
End:
150
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 6
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
B.8a What was [owner]’s occupation prior to this business or activity?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know (spontaneous) | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Employed in the same type of business or activity | 40 |
11.1%
|
| 2 | Employed in a different type of business or activity | 110 |
30.5%
|
| 3 | Self-employed in a different type of business or activity | 44 |
12.2%
|
| 4 | Self-employed in the same type of business or activity | 55 |
15.2%
|
| 5 | Unemployed | 74 |
20.5%
|
| 6 | Other (e.g., housewife, student, etc.) | 38 |
10.5%
|
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.