The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset
Ethiopia, 1994
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ETH_1994_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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- ETH1994_PHC-H-H
- ETH1994_PHC-P-H
Reason for not working (last 12 months) (ET1994A_WHYNOWORK)
Data file: ETH1994_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
206
End:
207
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Section III: Detailed particulars of household members</span></p>
<p>29. Reason for not working</p>
<div class="i1">If did not work (Col. 28 code 2), what was the reason for not working?<br />______________</div><p>
<br />[For urban area]
<br />29. For those who have been engaged in productive work during the last seven day (column 28 code 1-7), unemployed with previous experiences (column 29 code 2) and for those who had worked but did not work during the last seven days (column 29 code 03).</p>
<p>If did not work reason for not working. Ask those reported " No" in column 28 reasons for not being engaged in productive activity during most of last 12 months and enter the appropriate code in the space provided.</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Unemployed without work experience<br />[] 02 unemployed with work experience<br />[] 03 Had work but did not work<br />[] 04 students<br />[] 05 Unpaid family workers (individual homeworkers, house wife)<br />[] 06 Disables<br />[] 07 Too young<br />[] 08 Pensioners, etc.<br />[] 09 Prostitute<br />[] 10 others</div><p>For those who have been engaged in productive activity for most of the time (code 01 in column 28), unemployed with previous work experience (code 02 in column 29) and for those who had work but didn't work during the last 12 months (code 03 in column 29).
<p>29. Reason for not working</p>
<div class="i1">If did not work (Col. 28 code 2), what was the reason for not working?<br />______________</div><p>
<br />[For urban area]
<br />29. For those who have been engaged in productive work during the last seven day (column 28 code 1-7), unemployed with previous experiences (column 29 code 2) and for those who had worked but did not work during the last seven days (column 29 code 03).</p>
<p>If did not work reason for not working. Ask those reported " No" in column 28 reasons for not being engaged in productive activity during most of last 12 months and enter the appropriate code in the space provided.</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Unemployed without work experience<br />[] 02 unemployed with work experience<br />[] 03 Had work but did not work<br />[] 04 students<br />[] 05 Unpaid family workers (individual homeworkers, house wife)<br />[] 06 Disables<br />[] 07 Too young<br />[] 08 Pensioners, etc.<br />[] 09 Prostitute<br />[] 10 others</div><p>For those who have been engaged in productive activity for most of the time (code 01 in column 28), unemployed with previous work experience (code 02 in column 29) and for those who had work but didn't work during the last 12 months (code 03 in column 29).
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Unemployed without experience |
| 02 | Unemployed with work experience |
| 03 | Had work but not working |
| 04 | Students |
| 05 | Unpaid family worker |
| 06 | Disabled |
| 07 | Too young |
| 08 | Pensioners |
| 09 | Sexual worker |
| 10 | Others |
| 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 (last 12 months).
Universe
Ethiopia 1994: Persons 10+ who did not work during the reference period [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]
concept
Concept