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Eighth General Population and Housing Census, 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Suriname, 2012
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SUR_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Activity status (SR2012A_ACTIVITY)

Data file: SUR2012_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 241
End: 241
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Personal module</span></p>

<p><span class="h2">Persons 15 and above (employment)</span>
<br />[Questions P30 - P42 were asked of persons aged 15 and above about their employment.]</p>

<p>P30. Was this person active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012?</p>
<div class="i1">Examples of work: activities in agriculture, livestock and fisheries, selling pickles, selling newspapers, jobs, odd jobs.<br /><br />N.B.: If the person carries out unpaid work in a family business, enter code 1.<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No <br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response<br /><br />[If answer 1, go to question P32. Elsewise, go to P31.]</div><p>P31. Was this person absent from work in the period 6 to 12 August 2012 due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, weather conditions?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question P31 was asked of persons age 15+ who were not active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30.]<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br />[] 7 Don't know<br />[] 9 No response<br /><br />[If answer 2, 7 or 9, go to P38.]</div><p>P32. This person was active as:</p>
<div class="i1">[Question P32 was asked of persons age 15+ who were active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30 or who were not active in that period but absent from work due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31.]<br /><br />[] 1 Employer <br />[] 2 Self-employed person<br />[] 3 Unpaid worker in family business<br />[] 4 Civil servant<br />[] 5 Employee with parastatal institution<br />[] 6 An employee of a private business / NGO<br />[] 7 Employed at private household<br />[] 8 Trainee<br />[] 9 Volunteer<br />[] 10 Member of a worker co-operative<br />[] 97 Don't know<br />[] 99 No response</div><p>P38. Was this person looking for work in the period 12 July 2012 to 12 August 2012?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question P38 was asked of persons age 15+ who were not active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30 and who were absent from work not due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31.]<br /><br />[] 1 Yes [go to question P40]<br />[] 2 No [go question P39]<br />[] 7 Don't know [go question P41]<br />[] 9 No response [go question P41]</div><p>P39. What is the reason this person wasn't looking for work?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question P39 was asked of persons age 15+ who were not active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012 per question P30, who were absent from work not due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31, and who were not looking for work in the period 12 July 2012 to 12 August 2012 per question P38.]<br /><br />Once you have completed P39, proceed to P41<br /><br />[] 1 Retired / elderly<br />[] 2 Student (regardless of level of education)<br />[] 3 Family career<br />[] 4 Incapacitated for work<br />[] 5 Thinks they won't find work<br />[] 6 Looking for work but unable to find<br />[] 7 Waiting for application outcome<br />[] 8 Other, please specify ____<br />[] 97 Don't know<br />[] 99 No response</div><p>P41. What did this person do most of the time during the past 12 months?</p>
<div class="i1">A job / an odd job is also regarded as work<br /><br />[] 1 Was working<br />[] 2 Had a job but didn't work<br />[] 3 Was looking for work for the first time<br />[] 4 Looked for work having worked previously<br />[] 5 Didn't look for work but wanted to work and was available for work<br />[] 6 Went to school (any level)<br />[] 7 Was a family career<br />[] 8 Retired, without work<br />[] 9 Was impaired / incapacitated for work<br />[] 10 Other, please specify ____<br />[] 97 Don't know<br />[] 99 No response<br /><br />[If answer 1 or 2, go to question P42. Elsewise, go to P43.]</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Employed
2 Unemployed
3 Discouraged worker
4 Pensioner, elderly
5 Student
6 Home maker
7 Unfit for work
8 Other
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 economic activity status.
Universe
Suriname 2012: Persons age 15 to 64 [discrepancies: none]

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