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2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2012
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TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Employment status of head of the household (TZ2012A_HDEMP)

Data file: TZA2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 294
End: 295
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">D. Economic activity: All persons aged 5 years and above</span>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 23-27 were asked of persons aged 5+]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Economic activity</span></p>

<p>23. In the last 12 months, did [the respondent] mainly...</p>
<div class="i1">Write and shade the appropriate code. Codes are in a separate handbook.<br /><br />[] Worked for payment <br />[] Worked without payment <br />[] Worked for own benefit <br />[] Not worked but actively seeking for work <br />[] Available for work but not actively seeking for work <br />[] Household chores (e.g. cooking) <br />[] Full time student <br />[] Unable to work / sick / too old / disable</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Worked paid
02 Worked unpaid
03 Worked for own benefit
04 Looking for work
05 Not looking for work
06 Home maintenance
07 Student
08 Unable to work
98 Unknown
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 employment status of the household head.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: All households

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