VII Censo de Población y VI de Vivienda, 2010 - IPUMS Subset
Ecuador, 2010
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Reference ID
ECU_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- ECU2010_PHC-H-H.dat
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Labor force status (EC2010A_EMPSTAT2)
Data file: ECU2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
350
End:
351
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">For persons five years old and older</span>
<br />[Questions 27 to 33 were asked of all people five years and older.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A467 EC10A492">27. What did [the respondent] do last week:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Worked at least one hour?<br />[] 2 Did not work, but has a job?<br />[] 3 Made some product or provided some service for at least one hour?<br />[] 4 Helped in some way in a business or work of a relative for at least one hour?<br />[] 5 Did at least one hour of agricultural labor or took care of animals?<br />[] 6 Is unemployed: If he/she looked for work having worked before and it is available to work?<br />[] 7 Did not work?<br /><br />For answers 1-6, skip to question 29.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A468 EC10A492">28. If [the respondent] has not worked:<br /><div class="i1">[Question 27 was asked of people 5 years and older who did not work in the last week.]<br /><br />[] 1 Looked for work for the first time and is available to work?<br />[] 2 He/she collects rents?<br />[] 3 He/she is retired or a pensioner?<br />[] 4 He/she is a student?<br />[] 5 Does household chores?<br />[] 6 Prevented from working by a disability?<br />[] 7 Other?<br /><br />Skip to question 34.</div><br /></svar>
<br />[Questions 27 to 33 were asked of all people five years and older.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A467 EC10A492">27. What did [the respondent] do last week:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Worked at least one hour?<br />[] 2 Did not work, but has a job?<br />[] 3 Made some product or provided some service for at least one hour?<br />[] 4 Helped in some way in a business or work of a relative for at least one hour?<br />[] 5 Did at least one hour of agricultural labor or took care of animals?<br />[] 6 Is unemployed: If he/she looked for work having worked before and it is available to work?<br />[] 7 Did not work?<br /><br />For answers 1-6, skip to question 29.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A468 EC10A492">28. If [the respondent] has not worked:<br /><div class="i1">[Question 27 was asked of people 5 years and older who did not work in the last week.]<br /><br />[] 1 Looked for work for the first time and is available to work?<br />[] 2 He/she collects rents?<br />[] 3 He/she is retired or a pensioner?<br />[] 4 He/she is a student?<br />[] 5 Does household chores?<br />[] 6 Prevented from working by a disability?<br />[] 7 Other?<br /><br />Skip to question 34.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Worked at least one hour |
| 02 | Did not work but has a job |
| 03 | Worked at least one hour manufacturing products or providing services |
| 04 | Worked at least one hour in family business |
| 05 | Worked at least one hour in agricultural activities |
| 06 | Unemployed |
| 07 | Looking for work for the first time |
| 08 | Rentier |
| 09 | Retired or pensioner |
| 10 | Student |
| 11 | Does household chores |
| 12 | Disabled |
| 13 | Other activity |
| 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
<svar v="EC10A081 EC10A082 EC10A083 EC10A403 EC10A404 EC10A405 EC10A406 EC10A407 EC10A408 EC10A409 EC10A410 EC10A411 EC10A412 EC10A413 EC10A414 EC10A415 EC10A416 EC10A417 EC10A418 EC10A419 EC10A420 EC10A421 EC10A422 EC10A423 EC10A424 EC10A425 EC10A426 EC10A427 EC10A428 EC10A429 EC10A430 EC10A431 EC10A432 EC10A433 EC10A434 EC10A435 EC10A436 EC10A437 EC10A438 EC10A439 EC10A440 EC10A441 EC10A442 EC10A443 EC10A444 EC10A445 EC10A446 EC10A447 EC10A448 EC10A449 EC10A450 EC10A451 EC10A452 EC10A453 EC10A454 EC10A455 EC10A456 EC10A457 EC10A458 EC10A459 EC10A460 EC10A461 EC10A462 EC10A463 EC10A464 EC10A465 EC10A466 EC10A467 EC10A468 EC10A469 EC10A470 EC10A471 EC10A472 EC10A473 EC10A474 EC10A475 EC10A476 EC10A477 EC10A478 EC10A479 EC10A480 EC10A481 EC10A482 EC10A483 EC10A484 EC10A485 EC10A486 EC10A487 EC10A488 EC10A489 EC10A490 EC10A491 EC10A492 EC10A493 EC10A494"><span class="h3">[Section 4]</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A467 EC10A468 EC10A469 EC10A470 EC10A471 EC10A472 EC10A473 EC10A474 EC10A475 EC10A476 EC10A477 EC10A492 EC10A493 EC10A494"><span class="em">Step 14</span>: Continue with section 4, information about the population / D: Economic characteristics (annex, pages 41-45)<br /><br />[A copy of section 4D of the census questionnaire is omitted here.]<br /><br />Tips:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Follow the sequential order of the questions.</li>
<li>Remember that the questions are for people 5 years old and older.</li>
<li>(A)The week of reference will be Sunday the 21st to Saturday the 27th of November.</li>
<li>Question 27 serves to identify people who did some activity for an income or not.</li>
<li>(B)Take into account the leaps of questions 27 and 28.</li>
<li>Question 29 is written literally, the activity of the business or company in which the interviewed person works or worked.</li>
<li>If the informant mentions having more than one job, you should register the one that he/she considers the principal one.</li>
<li>Question 30 is written very literally, what does the interviewed person do or what he/she did where he/she works/worked</li>
<li>Question 31 indicates the dependency relation that the person has in the place where he/she works.</li>
<li>Question 32 registers the total number of worked hours, at his/her principal work, in the past week or the last week that he/she worked.</li>
<li>In question 33, register if the activity that the person does is inside or outside the household.</li>
<li>If the person does more than one activity, as for example weave wool clothing in the household and leave to sell in the streets; for the registry of question 33 priority will be given to the production, therefore you will mark x in code 1 (within the home).</li>
</ul><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="EC10A467 EC10A468 EC10A469 EC10A470 EC10A471 EC10A493 EC10A472 EC10A473 EC10A474 EC10A492 EC10A494"><span class="h2">8. Economic characteristics</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="EC10A468 EC10A492">[Question 28 is asked of persons who did no work during the week before the census]<br /><br /><span class="em">Looked for work for the first time and is available to work:</span><br />When the person has never worked and in week previous to the census (from the 21st to the 27th of November) is looking for work for the first time and that he/she is available to work.<br /><br /><span class="em">He/she collects rents:</span><br />A person who does not work and receives income that come from the rents of a company or business and/ or rents of buildings, machinery, or dividends that are derived from his/her properties or capital.<br /><br /><span class="em">He/she is retired or a pensioner:</span><br />When the person who does not do any economic activity and receives income originating of a pension or retirement whether by having retired from a company or institution by fulfilling age requirements, years of service, old age, or by permanent incapacity and the established period of service; as well as those who receive a pension for widowhood, or being an orphan.<br /><br /><span class="em">He/she is a student:</span><br />A person who is dedicated exclusively to studying.<br /><br /><span class="em">Does household chores:</span><br />When the person does exclusively domestic chores in his/her own household. For example: The housewives who receive no payment for workings in the home.<br /><br /><span class="em">Prevented from working by a disability:</span><br />That person who by his/her physical, sensorial or mental deficiency is prevented from working.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A467 EC10A468 EC10A469 EC10A470 EC10A471 EC10A472 EC10A473 EC10A474 EC10A475 EC10A476 EC10A477 EC10A492 EC10A493 EC10A494"><span class="em">Step 14</span>: Continue with section 4, information about the population / D: Economic characteristics (annex, pages 41-45)<br /><br />[A copy of section 4D of the census questionnaire is omitted here.]<br /><br />Tips:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Follow the sequential order of the questions.</li>
<li>Remember that the questions are for people 5 years old and older.</li>
<li>(A)The week of reference will be Sunday the 21st to Saturday the 27th of November.</li>
<li>Question 27 serves to identify people who did some activity for an income or not.</li>
<li>(B)Take into account the leaps of questions 27 and 28.</li>
<li>Question 29 is written literally, the activity of the business or company in which the interviewed person works or worked.</li>
<li>If the informant mentions having more than one job, you should register the one that he/she considers the principal one.</li>
<li>Question 30 is written very literally, what does the interviewed person do or what he/she did where he/she works/worked</li>
<li>Question 31 indicates the dependency relation that the person has in the place where he/she works.</li>
<li>Question 32 registers the total number of worked hours, at his/her principal work, in the past week or the last week that he/she worked.</li>
<li>In question 33, register if the activity that the person does is inside or outside the household.</li>
<li>If the person does more than one activity, as for example weave wool clothing in the household and leave to sell in the streets; for the registry of question 33 priority will be given to the production, therefore you will mark x in code 1 (within the home).</li>
</ul><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="EC10A467 EC10A468 EC10A469 EC10A470 EC10A471 EC10A493 EC10A472 EC10A473 EC10A474 EC10A492 EC10A494"><span class="h2">8. Economic characteristics</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="EC10A468 EC10A492">[Question 28 is asked of persons who did no work during the week before the census]<br /><br /><span class="em">Looked for work for the first time and is available to work:</span><br />When the person has never worked and in week previous to the census (from the 21st to the 27th of November) is looking for work for the first time and that he/she is available to work.<br /><br /><span class="em">He/she collects rents:</span><br />A person who does not work and receives income that come from the rents of a company or business and/ or rents of buildings, machinery, or dividends that are derived from his/her properties or capital.<br /><br /><span class="em">He/she is retired or a pensioner:</span><br />When the person who does not do any economic activity and receives income originating of a pension or retirement whether by having retired from a company or institution by fulfilling age requirements, years of service, old age, or by permanent incapacity and the established period of service; as well as those who receive a pension for widowhood, or being an orphan.<br /><br /><span class="em">He/she is a student:</span><br />A person who is dedicated exclusively to studying.<br /><br /><span class="em">Does household chores:</span><br />When the person does exclusively domestic chores in his/her own household. For example: The housewives who receive no payment for workings in the home.<br /><br /><span class="em">Prevented from working by a disability:</span><br />That person who by his/her physical, sensorial or mental deficiency is prevented from working.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's labor force status.
Universe
Ecuador 2010: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |