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Nationala Censuses 2007: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 2007
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PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS
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Worked at least one hour last week for pay (PE2007A_WORKED)

Data file: PER2007_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 237
End: 237
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PE07A436 PE07A437 PE07A438 PE07A439 PE07A440 PE07A441 PE07A442 PE07A443 PE07A444 PE07A445 PE07A446"><span class="em">For persons aged six or older</span><br />[Applies to questions 13-19]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="PE07A436" v="PE07A436 PE07A437 PE07A438 PE07A439">13. Did you work at least one hour last week for payment in cash or kind?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes (go to question 16)<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
<svar v="PE07A436 PE07A437 PE07A438 PE07A439 PE07A440 PE07A441 PE07A442 PE07A443 PE07A444 PE07A445 PE07A446"><span class="h3">For persons aged six and older</span><br />[Applies to questions 13-19]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A436"><span class="em">Question 13: Did you work at least one hour last week for payment in cash or kind?</span><br />If the respondent answers that he/she worked last week, circle number 1, "Yes", and go to question 16. Otherwise, circle question 2, "No", and go to question 14.<br /><span class="ital">Reminders</span><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Read the question slowly and clearly to make sure the respondent is clear about the reference period, which is last week.</li>

<li>Include paid employees in this question.</li>

<li>Unpaid domestic work (housewife) is not included.</li>

<li>Traditional barter arrangements and traditional unpaid collective work for the benefit of the community [<span class="lang">modalidad de Ayni o Minka</span>] are not included.</li>
</ul><br />[Next to the text there is a graphic reproducing the dates in question in calendar form.]<br /><span class="em">Last week</span>. This refers to the calendar week previous to the census day, from Sunday to Saturday. The national censuses take place on Sunday, October 21, so "last week" is from the 14-20 October.<br /><span class="pg">[p. 52]</span><br /><span class="em">Last week, did you work at least one week for payment in cash or kind?</span> This is when the person worked at some job for at least one hour last week, and for which he/she received payment in cash or kind, even if it was for a very small amount.<br /><span class="ital">Examples</span>: Doctor, newspaper vendor, farmer.<br />[Each job title is accompanied by a drawing of the job represented.]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if the person worked at least one hour last week for pay.
Universe
Peru 2007: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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