Housing, Economic, Demographic Characteristics survey (H.E.D), 1973 - IPUMS Subset
Pakistan, 1973
Get Microdata
Reference ID
PAK_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Population Census Organization, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Sep 03, 2025
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
Page views
19121
- Data files
- PAK1973_PHC-H-H
- PAK1973_PHC-P-H
Time looking for work (months) (PK1973A_LOOKWK)
Data file: PAK1973_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
215
End:
217
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="PK73A420 PK73A421">For those who did not work for pay or profit last week<br />[Questions 20-21.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PK73A421">(For those who answered yes to number 1 [able to work and looking for work] in column 20 only)<br />21. How long has he/she been looking for work?<br />Months _ _<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PK73A421">(For those who answered yes to number 1 [able to work and looking for work] in column 20 only)<br />21. How long has he/she been looking for work?<br />Months _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Less than one month |
| 001 | 1 |
| 002 | 2 |
| 003 | 3 |
| 004 | 4 |
| 005 | 5 |
| 006 | 6 |
| 007 | 7 |
| 008 | 8 |
| 009 | 9 |
| 010 | 10 |
| 011 | 11 |
| 012 | 12 |
| 013 | 13 |
| 014 | 14 |
| 015 | 15 |
| 016 | 16 |
| 017 | 17 |
| 018 | 18 |
| 019 | 19 |
| 020 | 20 |
| 021 | 21 |
| 022 | 22 |
| 023 | 23 |
| 024 | 24 |
| 025 | 25 |
| 026 | 26 |
| 027 | 27 |
| 028 | 28 |
| 029 | 29 |
| 030 | 30 |
| 031 | 31 |
| 032 | 32 |
| 033 | 33 |
| 034 | 34 |
| 035 | 35 |
| 036 | 36 |
| 037 | 37 |
| 038 | 38 |
| 039 | 39 |
| 040 | 40 |
| 041 | 41 |
| 042 | 42 |
| 043 | 43 |
| 044 | 44 |
| 045 | 45 |
| 046 | 46 |
| 047 | 47 |
| 048 | 48 |
| 049 | 49 |
| 050 | 50 |
| 051 | 51 |
| 052 | 52 |
| 053 | 53 |
| 054 | 54 |
| 055 | 55 |
| 056 | 56 |
| 057 | 57 |
| 058 | 58 |
| 060 | 60 |
| 061 | 61 |
| 062 | 62 |
| 063 | 63 |
| 064 | 64 |
| 065 | 65 |
| 066 | 66 |
| 067 | 67 |
| 068 | 68 |
| 069 | 69 |
| 070 | 70 |
| 071 | 71 |
| 072 | 72 |
| 073 | 73 |
| 074 | 74 |
| 075 | 75 |
| 076 | 76 |
| 077 | 77 |
| 078 | 78 |
| 080 | 80 |
| 081 | 81 |
| 082 | 82 |
| 083 | 83 |
| 084 | 84 |
| 085 | 85 |
| 086 | 86 |
| 087 | 87 |
| 089 | 89 |
| 090 | 90 |
| 091 | 91 |
| 092 | 92 |
| 093 | 93 |
| 094 | 94 |
| 095 | 95 |
| 096 | 96 |
| 097 | 97 |
| 098 | 98 |
| 099 | More than 99 months |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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 time (in months) when the person looked for work.
Universe
Pakistan 1973: Persons age 10+ who did not work last week [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 41.3%]
concept
Concept