1984 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset
Ethiopia, 1984
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Reference ID
ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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- ETH1984_PHC-H-H
- ETH1984_PHC-P-H
Reason for not working (ET1984A_WHYNOWK)
Data file: ETH1984_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
205
End:
206
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
33. If did not work, reason for not working. </p>
<div class="i1">If reported as not working in column 32 (code 2), what is the reason for not working?<br />[Question 33 was asked for household members age 10+ who reported not being engaged in productive work during the last 12 months.]<br />____</div>
<div class="i1">If reported as not working in column 32 (code 2), what is the reason for not working?<br />[Question 33 was asked for household members age 10+ who reported not being engaged in productive work during the last 12 months.]<br />____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Unemployed without work experience |
| 02 | Unemployed with work experience |
| 03 | Employed but did not work in the last seven days |
| 04 | Not worked because of off work season |
| 05 | Student |
| 06 | Unpaid house workers |
| 07 | Disabled |
| 08 | Beggars |
| 09 | Prostitutes |
| 10 | Child |
| 11 | Pensioners, living with family support and contribution |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for not working.
Universe
Ethiopia 1984: Resident household members age 10+ who were not working [discrepancies: type I 1%; type II 0.7%]
concept
Concept