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2005 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2005
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LAO_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS
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Main activity in occupation during the last 12 months (LA2005A_FARM)

Data file: LAO2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 208
End: 208
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">D. For persons age 10 years and above</span>
<br />[Questions 15-17 were asked of persons age 10 years and older.]</p>

<p>16. What was [the respondent]'s main activity in occupation during the last 12 months?</p>
<div class="i1">[For those who answered code 1-7 in Question 1.]<br /><br />[] 1 Farmer<br />[] 2 Fisherman<br />[] 3 Farmer mainly livestock<br />[] 4 Mixing farming<br />[] 9 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Farmer
2 Farmer mainly livestock
3 Mixed farming
4 Other
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 the person's main activity in his/her occupation during the last 12 months.
Universe
Laos 2005: Employed persons age 10+ [discrepancies: type I 0.7; type II trace]

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