General Population Census VI and Housing IV - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985
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Reference ID
URY_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
General Office of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- URY1985_PHC-H-H.dat
- URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Primary activity last week (UY1985A_EMPSTAT)
Data file: URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
195
End:
196
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="em">(III) Occupational characteristics</span> <br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of persons age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="UY85A420" v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423">15. Of the following types of activities, what did you do last week?<br /><div class="i1">Ask them in the indicated order and, when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box and go to the next person.</div><br />A.<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 You worked last week?<br />[] 12 You did not work because of leave, sickness or strike but you have employment?<br />[] 21 You did not work because of maternity leave or being suspended?<br />[] 22 You did not work because of being a harvest or seasonal worker?<br />[] 23 You looked for work having worked before?</div><br />B.<br /><div class="i1">[] 31 You looked for work for the first time? <br />[] 41 You are retired or pensioned and did not work?<br />[] 42 You are a rentier and did not work?<br />[] 43 You studied and did not work?<br />[] 44 You only took care of the home?<br />[] 45 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="UY85A420" v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423">15. Of the following types of activities, what did you do last week?<br /><div class="i1">Ask them in the indicated order and, when you receive an affirmative response, mark the corresponding box and go to the next person.</div><br />A.<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 You worked last week?<br />[] 12 You did not work because of leave, sickness or strike but you have employment?<br />[] 21 You did not work because of maternity leave or being suspended?<br />[] 22 You did not work because of being a harvest or seasonal worker?<br />[] 23 You looked for work having worked before?</div><br />B.<br /><div class="i1">[] 31 You looked for work for the first time? <br />[] 41 You are retired or pensioned and did not work?<br />[] 42 You are a rentier and did not work?<br />[] 43 You studied and did not work?<br />[] 44 You only took care of the home?<br />[] 45 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Worked |
| 02 | Did not work, temporary leave |
| 03 | Did not work, on leave/suspension |
| 04 | Did not work, seasonal worker |
| 05 | Looked for a job, had worked previously |
| 06 | Unknown, economically active population |
| 07 | Looked for a job, first time |
| 08 | Retired |
| 09 | Rentier |
| 10 | Student |
| 11 | Home duties |
| 12 | Other |
| 99 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="UY85A420 UY85A421 UY85A422 UY85A423"><span class="h3">III. Occupational characteristics -- for persons age 12 or older</span><br /><br />With the questions from this chapter, we look to fundamentally quantify the active population and determine what the activities that are done are.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A420"><div class="i1">For question No. 15 "Of the following types of activities, which did you do last week?", you should read the list of possible answers, one by one and in the order that is presented in the Census document, waiting for an affirmative answer.</div><br /><br />When you get it, mark the corresponding box with an "X", and do not read the following alternatives.<br /><br />It is considered that a person worked if something was done for more than one hour the previous week.<br /><br />The week before is the one that ended the Sunday before the "Day of the Census".<br /><br />As you will observe, the series of possible answers is divided into two parts: A and B.<br /><br />If a person being enumerated answers part A, you will ask the rest of the following questions from the chapter.<br /><br />On the contrary, if a person answers part B, do not ask the rest of the questions from chapter III; cross them out with a diagonal line and go to chapter IV if it is necessary.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A420"><div class="i1">For question No. 15 "Of the following types of activities, which did you do last week?", you should read the list of possible answers, one by one and in the order that is presented in the Census document, waiting for an affirmative answer.</div><br /><br />When you get it, mark the corresponding box with an "X", and do not read the following alternatives.<br /><br />It is considered that a person worked if something was done for more than one hour the previous week.<br /><br />The week before is the one that ended the Sunday before the "Day of the Census".<br /><br />As you will observe, the series of possible answers is divided into two parts: A and B.<br /><br />If a person being enumerated answers part A, you will ask the rest of the following questions from the chapter.<br /><br />On the contrary, if a person answers part B, do not ask the rest of the questions from chapter III; cross them out with a diagonal line and go to chapter IV if it is necessary.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's primary activity during the previous week.
Universe
Uruguay 1985: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |