2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Trinidad and Tobago, 2011
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Reference ID
TTO_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- Data files
- TTO2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- TTO2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Class of worker (TT2011A_CLASSWK)
Data file: TTO2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
284
End:
285
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 6: Economic Activity - For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over</span></p>
<p>22. Employment status</p>
<div class="i1">What type of worker status applies to (N) [the respondent]?<br /><br />[] 00 Statutory boards and similar bodies (SB)<br />[] 01 State owned enterprise (SOE)<br />[] 02 Central or local government (C/LG)<br />[] 03 Government, contract work (GCW)<br />[] 04 Private establishment (PE)<br />[] 05 Private establishment, contract work (PECW)<br />[] 06 Paid employee, private home (PEPH)<br />[] 07 Self-employed with paid employees (SPH)<br />[] 08 Self-employed with no paid employees (SNPH)<br />[] 09 Apprentice/Learner (A/L)<br />[] 10 Unpaid family worker/employee (UFW/E)<br />[] 11 Other unpaid worker/employee (OUW/E)<br />[] 77 Other (O)<br />[] 98 Don't know (DK)<br />[] 99 Not stated (NS)</div><div class="i2">Interviewer: For persons who shaded 20 in Q.19, classify by where (N) [the respondent] last applied for a job. And those persons shading 21 OR 30 classify by last job held.</div>
<p>22. Employment status</p>
<div class="i1">What type of worker status applies to (N) [the respondent]?<br /><br />[] 00 Statutory boards and similar bodies (SB)<br />[] 01 State owned enterprise (SOE)<br />[] 02 Central or local government (C/LG)<br />[] 03 Government, contract work (GCW)<br />[] 04 Private establishment (PE)<br />[] 05 Private establishment, contract work (PECW)<br />[] 06 Paid employee, private home (PEPH)<br />[] 07 Self-employed with paid employees (SPH)<br />[] 08 Self-employed with no paid employees (SNPH)<br />[] 09 Apprentice/Learner (A/L)<br />[] 10 Unpaid family worker/employee (UFW/E)<br />[] 11 Other unpaid worker/employee (OUW/E)<br />[] 77 Other (O)<br />[] 98 Don't know (DK)<br />[] 99 Not stated (NS)</div><div class="i2">Interviewer: For persons who shaded 20 in Q.19, classify by where (N) [the respondent] last applied for a job. And those persons shading 21 OR 30 classify by last job held.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Statutory boards and similar bodies |
| 01 | State owned enterprise |
| 02 | Central or local government |
| 03 | Government, contract work |
| 04 | Private establishment |
| 05 | Private establishment, contract work |
| 06 | Paid employee, at a private home |
| 07 | Self-employed with paid employees |
| 08 | Self-employed without paid employees |
| 09 | Apprentice or learner |
| 10 | Unpaid family worker or other unpaid worker or employee |
| 77 | Other |
| 97 | Respondent did not know |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">Section 6 - Economic activity</span></p>
<p><span class="em">6.8. Type of worker (status of employment)</span></p>
<p>The status of employment refers to the status of the economically active (both employed and unemployed) with respect to his/her place of employment.</p>
<p>The following categories are identified:-</p>
<div class="i1">(i) Statutory boards and similar bodies - This refers to any commission, board, committee, council or similar body established by an Act of Parliament.<br /><br />Examples are: National Insurance Board, National Lotteries Control Board, Princess Elizabeth Home for Handicapped Children, the Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and the Public Transport Service Corporation.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.21]</span><br /><br />(ii) State owned enterprises - This refers to enterprises where the Government of Trinidad and Tobago owns controlling interest i.e. 51% or more of shares.<br /><br />Examples are: National Petroleum Marketing Company Limited, National Flour Mills Limited.<br /><br />(iii) Central or local government - Central government workers will be found in the Ministries and Departments of Government. Local Government workers will be found in City Corporations, Borough Corporations and Regional Corporations.<br /><br />(iv) Private Establishment - These workers will be found in privately owned companies such as West Indian Tobacco Company Limited and Nestle Trinidad and Tobago Limited.<br /><br />(v) Paid employee, private home - These workers will be found in privately owned homes such as maids, gardeners etc.<br /><br />(vi) Self employed with paid employees - A person who operates his or her own (economic) enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade, and hires one or more employees.<br /><br />(vii) Self employed with no paid employees - A person who operates his or her own (economic) enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade, and hires no employees.<br /><br />(viii) Apprentice / Learner - A person who is being taught a trade or a profession with or without receipt of any remuneration.<br /><br />(ix) Unpaid family worker/employee - A person who works in a business or farm, belonging to a relative who receives no payment in cash, but who benefits from the operation of the business or farm.<br /><br />(x) Other unpaid worker/employee - A person who works in a business or farm belonging to other persons and who receives no payment in cash, but who benefits from the operation of the business or farm.</div>
<p><span class="em">6.8. Type of worker (status of employment)</span></p>
<p>The status of employment refers to the status of the economically active (both employed and unemployed) with respect to his/her place of employment.</p>
<p>The following categories are identified:-</p>
<div class="i1">(i) Statutory boards and similar bodies - This refers to any commission, board, committee, council or similar body established by an Act of Parliament.<br /><br />Examples are: National Insurance Board, National Lotteries Control Board, Princess Elizabeth Home for Handicapped Children, the Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and the Public Transport Service Corporation.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.21]</span><br /><br />(ii) State owned enterprises - This refers to enterprises where the Government of Trinidad and Tobago owns controlling interest i.e. 51% or more of shares.<br /><br />Examples are: National Petroleum Marketing Company Limited, National Flour Mills Limited.<br /><br />(iii) Central or local government - Central government workers will be found in the Ministries and Departments of Government. Local Government workers will be found in City Corporations, Borough Corporations and Regional Corporations.<br /><br />(iv) Private Establishment - These workers will be found in privately owned companies such as West Indian Tobacco Company Limited and Nestle Trinidad and Tobago Limited.<br /><br />(v) Paid employee, private home - These workers will be found in privately owned homes such as maids, gardeners etc.<br /><br />(vi) Self employed with paid employees - A person who operates his or her own (economic) enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade, and hires one or more employees.<br /><br />(vii) Self employed with no paid employees - A person who operates his or her own (economic) enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade, and hires no employees.<br /><br />(viii) Apprentice / Learner - A person who is being taught a trade or a profession with or without receipt of any remuneration.<br /><br />(ix) Unpaid family worker/employee - A person who works in a business or farm, belonging to a relative who receives no payment in cash, but who benefits from the operation of the business or farm.<br /><br />(x) Other unpaid worker/employee - A person who works in a business or farm belonging to other persons and who receives no payment in cash, but who benefits from the operation of the business or farm.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's current employment status.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 2011: Persons age 15+ in private households living in Trinidad and Tobago who were working, ever looked for work, or were an old age pensioner [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |