Commonwealth Caribbean Population Census - St. Lucia - IPUMS Subset

St. Lucia, 1980

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LCA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia, IPUMS

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Occupational status (LC1980A_SECTOR)

Data file: LCA1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 191

End: 191

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="LC80A425 LC80A426 LC80A427 LC80A428 LC80A429 LC80A430 LC80A431">Persons age 15 years and over [Questions 23-29]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="LC80A425 LC80A426 LC80A427 LC80A428 LC80A429">[Questions 23-27: refer to the past year]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="LC80A425">23. Main activity during the past 12 months<br /><div class="i1">[] Worked<br />[] Seeking first job<br />[] Others seeking work<br />[] Wanted work and available<br />[] Home duties<br />[] Student<br />[] Retired<br />[] Disabled<br />[] Other<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="LC80A426">24. Worker or occupational status during the past 12 months<br /><div class="i1">Worked for others</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Government<br />[] Private enterprises<br />[] Private household<br />[] Unpaid work</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Has own business/farm</div><br /><div class="i2">[] With paid help<br />[] Without paid help<br />[] Did not work<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
1	Government
2	Private enterprises
3	Private household
4	Unpaid worker
5	With paid help
6	Without paid help
7	Did not work
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a person's occupational status.

Universe

Saint Lucia 1980: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 2.6%]

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