Population and Dwelling Count 1995 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 1995
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Reference ID
MEX_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX1995_PHC-H-H.dat
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Hours in the job (MX1995A_WKHR)
Data file: MEX1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
274
End:
276
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MX95A429 MX95A430 MX95A431 MX95A432 MX95A433 MX95A434 MX95A435 MX95A436 MX95A437 MX95A438 MX95A439 MX95A440 MX95A441 MX95A442 MX95A443 MX95A444 MX95A445 MX95A446 MX95A074 MX95A075 MX95A076"><span class="h3">For people 12 years old or older</span><br />[Applies to questions 7.3 to 7.11]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX95A431"><span class="h3">Hours</span><br />7.6 How many hours did (Name) work at the job(s) (activity (activities)) last week?<br /><div class="i1">98. 98 hours or more<br />99. Does not know<br /><br />Hours ____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX95A431"><span class="h3">Hours</span><br />7.6 How many hours did (Name) work at the job(s) (activity (activities)) last week?<br /><div class="i1">98. 98 hours or more<br />99. Does not know<br /><br />Hours ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 059 | 59 |
| 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 |
| 079 | 79 |
| 080 | 80 |
| 081 | 81 |
| 082 | 82 |
| 083 | 83 |
| 084 | 84 |
| 085 | 85 |
| 086 | 86 |
| 087 | 87 |
| 088 | 88 |
| 089 | 89 |
| 090 | 90 |
| 091 | 91 |
| 092 | 92 |
| 093 | 93 |
| 094 | 94 |
| 095 | 95 |
| 096 | 96 |
| 097 | 97 |
| 098 | 98+ |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="MX95A428 MX95A429 MX95A430 MX95A431 MX95A432 MX95A433 MX95A434 MX95A435 MX95A436 MX95A437 MX95A438 MX95A439 MX95A440 MX95A441 MX95A442 MX95A443 MX95A444 MX95A445 MX95A446"><span class="h3">VII Economic characteristics</span><br /><br />In this section some of the economic characteristics of the population of work age (12 years old or older) are found out; which are related to socio-demographic and cultural information about the population, that permit us to know the socioeconomic situation of people and households.<br /><br />[graphic of the question from the census form]<br /><br />The information obtained in this section permits us to know, in a specific reference period (the week before the interview), how the work force <span class="pg">[p. 119]</span> in the country is formed, that is, who worked or looked for work; about the first jobs, what is done in the occupation, how many hours are worked, what are the incomes, the relation with the employer, etc.<br /><br />Also in the population of 12 years old or older it is meant to distinguish who receives income by different sources at the job and the importance of these perceptions.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX95A431"><span class="em">7.6 Hours</span><br /><br />This question has the objective of knowing the total number of hours that a person worked in the week before the date of the interview.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 132]</span><br /><br />Hours are understood to be the time that a person does the job or an economic activity, as it can be the sale of merchandise, making of products, rendering of a service, etc.<br /><br />[graphic of the question from the census form]<br /><br />Write down the hours that an informant tells you. If a person has two or more jobs, ask the question in the following manner: "How many hours did Pedro work at his jobs last week?"<br /><br />Consider the following within hours worked:<br /><br />Extra hours worked in the reference week.<br /><br />Time dedicated to buying materials used in the activity or job, that is, buying primary material for doing an activity done in the established work schedule, is counted within the work week. Also time used by self employed workers for the buying, production and sale of articles, clothes, food, etc is counted here.<br /><br />Do not consider the following aspects as hours working:<br /><br />The time a person uses to eat. For example, employees who work a discontinued schedule (from 9 to 2 and 4 to 8 hours) who use one or two hours eating.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 133]</span><br /><br />The time that a person uses going from place of residence to work and the return to the dwelling.<br /><br />For a person who in question 7.1 Condition of activity, indicated not working but had a job (code 2) the reference week, ask the number of hours that are habitually worked.<br /><br />In cases where they declare only the schedule of work or the hour of arriving and leaving work, calculate with the informant the hours worked daily and the days worked, to get the total number of hours worked the week before the interview.<br /><br />When an informant gives as an answer "works from time to time" or "does not have a schedule," which is the case of people who do not have a fixed place to work or they work in their own home, investigate the estimated daily time and the number of days worked in the week before the interview.<br /><br />Example:<br /><br />Interviewer: How many hours did María work at her activity last week?<br />Informant: She works a little while during the day, then she only watches animals in the afternoon.<br />Interviewer: Approximately how much time does she watch them?<br />Informant: About two hours.<br />Interviewer: How many days last week did she go to watch the animals?<br />Informant: Only three days<br />Interviewer: So she worked six hours last week?<br />Informant: Yes, that's right.<br /><br />When the total number of hours that people work is equal to or higher than 98, write down 98 in the corresponding fields.<br /><br />If after exhausting all possibilities to get an estimation, an informant does not know the hours worked, write down 99.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX95A431"><span class="em">7.6 Hours</span><br /><br />This question has the objective of knowing the total number of hours that a person worked in the week before the date of the interview.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 132]</span><br /><br />Hours are understood to be the time that a person does the job or an economic activity, as it can be the sale of merchandise, making of products, rendering of a service, etc.<br /><br />[graphic of the question from the census form]<br /><br />Write down the hours that an informant tells you. If a person has two or more jobs, ask the question in the following manner: "How many hours did Pedro work at his jobs last week?"<br /><br />Consider the following within hours worked:<br /><br />Extra hours worked in the reference week.<br /><br />Time dedicated to buying materials used in the activity or job, that is, buying primary material for doing an activity done in the established work schedule, is counted within the work week. Also time used by self employed workers for the buying, production and sale of articles, clothes, food, etc is counted here.<br /><br />Do not consider the following aspects as hours working:<br /><br />The time a person uses to eat. For example, employees who work a discontinued schedule (from 9 to 2 and 4 to 8 hours) who use one or two hours eating.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 133]</span><br /><br />The time that a person uses going from place of residence to work and the return to the dwelling.<br /><br />For a person who in question 7.1 Condition of activity, indicated not working but had a job (code 2) the reference week, ask the number of hours that are habitually worked.<br /><br />In cases where they declare only the schedule of work or the hour of arriving and leaving work, calculate with the informant the hours worked daily and the days worked, to get the total number of hours worked the week before the interview.<br /><br />When an informant gives as an answer "works from time to time" or "does not have a schedule," which is the case of people who do not have a fixed place to work or they work in their own home, investigate the estimated daily time and the number of days worked in the week before the interview.<br /><br />Example:<br /><br />Interviewer: How many hours did María work at her activity last week?<br />Informant: She works a little while during the day, then she only watches animals in the afternoon.<br />Interviewer: Approximately how much time does she watch them?<br />Informant: About two hours.<br />Interviewer: How many days last week did she go to watch the animals?<br />Informant: Only three days<br />Interviewer: So she worked six hours last week?<br />Informant: Yes, that's right.<br /><br />When the total number of hours that people work is equal to or higher than 98, write down 98 in the corresponding fields.<br /><br />If after exhausting all possibilities to get an estimation, an informant does not know the hours worked, write down 99.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates how many hours the respondent worked the week before the census.
Universe
Mexico 1995: Persons age 12+ that worked the week before the census, or did not worked but have a job [discrepancies: none ]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |