2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2000
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GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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- GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Unemployment status (GH2000A_EMPSTAT)
Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
221
End:
221
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="GH00A420 GH00A421 GH00A422 GH00A423 GH00A424 GH00A425 GH00A426 GH00A427">P13 Type of activity: For P13 to P17; <span class="em">answer only for ages 7 years or older</span>. The answer should refer to the 7 days before census night:<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v=" GH00A420 GH00A421">P13a Did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain? (If yes, go to P13c)<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />P13b If no, how was (name) occupied? (if P13b= 1 or 2, go to P14) (if P13b = 3 or more, go to P18)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Had job but did not work (Go to P14)<br />[] 2 Unemployed (Go to P14)<br />[] 3 Homemaker (Go to P18)<br />[] 4 Student (Go to P18)<br />[] 5 Old age (Go to P18)<br />[] 6 Pensioner (Go to P18)<br />[] 7 Persons with disability (Go to P18)<br />[] 8 Other (Go to P18)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v=" GH00A420 GH00A421">P13a Did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain? (If yes, go to P13c)<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />P13b If no, how was (name) occupied? (if P13b= 1 or 2, go to P14) (if P13b = 3 or more, go to P18)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Had job but did not work (Go to P14)<br />[] 2 Unemployed (Go to P14)<br />[] 3 Homemaker (Go to P18)<br />[] 4 Student (Go to P18)<br />[] 5 Old age (Go to P18)<br />[] 6 Pensioner (Go to P18)<br />[] 7 Persons with disability (Go to P18)<br />[] 8 Other (Go to P18)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Had job but did not work |
| 2 | Unemployed |
| 3 | Homemaker |
| 4 | Student |
| 5 | Old age |
| 6 | Pensioner |
| 7 | Disabled |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">P13 Type of activity: questions are to be asked of only persons aged 7 years or older; and refer to the seven days before census night</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A421"><span class="em">P13b If no, how was (name) occupied?</span><br /><br />This question is restricted to persons who did not do any work for pay or profit or family gain during the seven days before Census Night, i.e. those for whom the "No" box was marked in P13a. For these persons, write in and mark the appropriate code.<br /><br />a. Had job but did not work - Mark box 1 for any person who during the reference period did not do any work for pay or profit or family gain although he/she had a job to which he/she could return. Persons who come under this category may or may not be paid during their absence from their jobs and include the following who were temporarily absent from their jobs for any of the following reasons:<br /><br /><div class="i1">i. <span class="em">On leave with/without pay </span>but with definite instructions to return to work after a certain period. Note that persons on study leave who are receiving full-time education in an educational institution, e.g. teachers on study leave with or without pay, etc. must be regarded as students.<br /><br />ii. <span class="em">Off-season</span>, e.g. farmers or fishermen who did not do any work because it was their off-season. Note that in certain parts of the country, particularly in the northern and upper regions, work on the farms takes place during certain months of the year while in other months the farmers remain virtually idle. The same applies to fishermen.<br /><br />iii. <span class="em">Temporarily ill without pay</span>, but would return to a fixed job after recovery, e.g. workers on sick leave or on admission at hospitals.<br /><br />iv. <span class="em">Labour dispute</span>, strike or lockout.<br /><br />v. <span class="em">Temporary lay-off</span> with definite instructions to return to work at a specific date. Such workers include permanent farm labourers, workers in various enterprises and establishments whose work has been interrupted temporarily for lack of raw materials and or other reasons.<br /><br />vi <span class="em">Bad weather,</span> i.e. persons not working because of bad weather. For example, farmers who could not go to their farms because the paths leading to their farms were flooded; fishermen who could not fish because of stormy weather, masons who did not work because of bad weather, etc.<br /><br />Note: If the person had a job but did not work, then after marking 1, skip to P14.</div><br /><br />b. "Unemployed"- Mark box 2 for any person who did not work and had no fixed job during the seven days preceding Census Night but was actively looking for work (e.g. by visiting employment agencies, writing applications, seeing relatives for help in securing jobs, etc.). This category also includes any person who was not looking for work because he/she believed that no work was available for him/her.<br /><br />Note that a person should not be classified as unemployed simply because he/she was without work during the seven days preceding Census Night. <span class="ital">The person should, during the period, have been actively looking for work or must have given up looking for work because he/she became despaired of getting any work.</span> Otherwise he/she or she must be classified as other. (See (h) below, voluntarily unemployed)<br /><br />c. Homemaker- Mark box 3 for a person of either sex who was wholly engaged in household duties and was not paid for this work. If such a person traded one full working day in the seven days preceding Census Night or worked regularly some hours daily or engaged in some other economic enterprise (e.g. worked on a farm or in a bar) or did any part-time work (e.g. typing, dressmaking) for which the person was paid or did any work on the family farm or business for one hour or more without pay, the person must <span class="em">not</span> be classified as homemaker but must be grouped with the working population. You must not assume that a married person who did not do any work during the reference period is necessarily a homemaker.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 43]</span><br /><br />d. Student - Mark box 4 for a person aged 7 years or older who is pursuing full-time education in an educational institution and for whom the "Now" box (i.e. box 2) has been marked in question P12a.<br /><br />e. Old age- Mark box 5 for any person who did not work during the seven days preceding Census Night because of old age.<br /><br />f. Pensioner- Mark box 6 for any person who did not work during the seven days preceding Census Night because he/she has attained the age of 60 years in an establishment and is on pension. Such persons are normally paid government pension or Social Security every month.<br /><br />g. Persons with Disability - Mark box 7 for any person who did not work during the seven days preceding Census Night because the person has a disability. A person with a disability is one whose impairment inhibits his/her ability to work or participate or perform an activity in a manner or within the range considered normal. (An impairment refers to any physical, functional or psychological defect, which results from illness, injury or congenital malformation people who are born with disability).<br /><br />h. Other:- An answer, which does not fall into any of the above categories, must be marked in the Other box. The main types of persons who come under this group are:-<br /><div class="i1">i. Living on independent income -- those who live on remittance;<br />ii. Hospital patient and not going to return to a fixed job;<br />iii. Voluntarily unemployed i.e. not employed although able to work and not interested in seeking work (e.g. beggars);<br />iv. Too young to work.</div><br /><br />Note: Question P13b is to be answered for only those who answer No in P13a.<br /><br />If the answer in P13b = 1 or 2 (i.e. had job but did not work = 1 or unemployed = 2) then continue asking the rest of the questions from P14.<br /><br />If the answer in P13b = 3 or more (i.e. 3, 4, . . . . 8) and the person is a male or a female less than 12 years old then you need not ask the person the rest of the questions.<br /><br />You, however, need to ask the next member the population questions, starting from P01. If the person is a female and 12 years or older then skip to P18.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A421"><span class="em">P13b If no, how was (name) occupied?</span><br /><br />This question is restricted to persons who did not do any work for pay or profit or family gain during the seven days before Census Night, i.e. those for whom the "No" box was marked in P13a. For these persons, write in and mark the appropriate code.<br /><br />a. Had job but did not work - Mark box 1 for any person who during the reference period did not do any work for pay or profit or family gain although he/she had a job to which he/she could return. Persons who come under this category may or may not be paid during their absence from their jobs and include the following who were temporarily absent from their jobs for any of the following reasons:<br /><br /><div class="i1">i. <span class="em">On leave with/without pay </span>but with definite instructions to return to work after a certain period. Note that persons on study leave who are receiving full-time education in an educational institution, e.g. teachers on study leave with or without pay, etc. must be regarded as students.<br /><br />ii. <span class="em">Off-season</span>, e.g. farmers or fishermen who did not do any work because it was their off-season. Note that in certain parts of the country, particularly in the northern and upper regions, work on the farms takes place during certain months of the year while in other months the farmers remain virtually idle. The same applies to fishermen.<br /><br />iii. <span class="em">Temporarily ill without pay</span>, but would return to a fixed job after recovery, e.g. workers on sick leave or on admission at hospitals.<br /><br />iv. <span class="em">Labour dispute</span>, strike or lockout.<br /><br />v. <span class="em">Temporary lay-off</span> with definite instructions to return to work at a specific date. Such workers include permanent farm labourers, workers in various enterprises and establishments whose work has been interrupted temporarily for lack of raw materials and or other reasons.<br /><br />vi <span class="em">Bad weather,</span> i.e. persons not working because of bad weather. For example, farmers who could not go to their farms because the paths leading to their farms were flooded; fishermen who could not fish because of stormy weather, masons who did not work because of bad weather, etc.<br /><br />Note: If the person had a job but did not work, then after marking 1, skip to P14.</div><br /><br />b. "Unemployed"- Mark box 2 for any person who did not work and had no fixed job during the seven days preceding Census Night but was actively looking for work (e.g. by visiting employment agencies, writing applications, seeing relatives for help in securing jobs, etc.). This category also includes any person who was not looking for work because he/she believed that no work was available for him/her.<br /><br />Note that a person should not be classified as unemployed simply because he/she was without work during the seven days preceding Census Night. <span class="ital">The person should, during the period, have been actively looking for work or must have given up looking for work because he/she became despaired of getting any work.</span> Otherwise he/she or she must be classified as other. (See (h) below, voluntarily unemployed)<br /><br />c. Homemaker- Mark box 3 for a person of either sex who was wholly engaged in household duties and was not paid for this work. If such a person traded one full working day in the seven days preceding Census Night or worked regularly some hours daily or engaged in some other economic enterprise (e.g. worked on a farm or in a bar) or did any part-time work (e.g. typing, dressmaking) for which the person was paid or did any work on the family farm or business for one hour or more without pay, the person must <span class="em">not</span> be classified as homemaker but must be grouped with the working population. You must not assume that a married person who did not do any work during the reference period is necessarily a homemaker.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 43]</span><br /><br />d. Student - Mark box 4 for a person aged 7 years or older who is pursuing full-time education in an educational institution and for whom the "Now" box (i.e. box 2) has been marked in question P12a.<br /><br />e. Old age- Mark box 5 for any person who did not work during the seven days preceding Census Night because of old age.<br /><br />f. Pensioner- Mark box 6 for any person who did not work during the seven days preceding Census Night because he/she has attained the age of 60 years in an establishment and is on pension. Such persons are normally paid government pension or Social Security every month.<br /><br />g. Persons with Disability - Mark box 7 for any person who did not work during the seven days preceding Census Night because the person has a disability. A person with a disability is one whose impairment inhibits his/her ability to work or participate or perform an activity in a manner or within the range considered normal. (An impairment refers to any physical, functional or psychological defect, which results from illness, injury or congenital malformation people who are born with disability).<br /><br />h. Other:- An answer, which does not fall into any of the above categories, must be marked in the Other box. The main types of persons who come under this group are:-<br /><div class="i1">i. Living on independent income -- those who live on remittance;<br />ii. Hospital patient and not going to return to a fixed job;<br />iii. Voluntarily unemployed i.e. not employed although able to work and not interested in seeking work (e.g. beggars);<br />iv. Too young to work.</div><br /><br />Note: Question P13b is to be answered for only those who answer No in P13a.<br /><br />If the answer in P13b = 1 or 2 (i.e. had job but did not work = 1 or unemployed = 2) then continue asking the rest of the questions from P14.<br /><br />If the answer in P13b = 3 or more (i.e. 3, 4, . . . . 8) and the person is a male or a female less than 12 years old then you need not ask the person the rest of the questions.<br /><br />You, however, need to ask the next member the population questions, starting from P01. If the person is a female and 12 years or older then skip to P18.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the economic status for the unemployed.
Universe
Ghana 2000: Persons age 7+ who did not work last week [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |