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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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Worked in the last 12 months (rural areas only) (ET1994A_WORKRUR)

Data file: ETH1994_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 204
End: 204
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section III: Detailed particulars of household members</span></p>

<p><span class="h3">Asked of members aged ten years above</span>
<br />[Questions 28-33 were asked of resident members age 10+.]</p>

<p><span class="em">Economic activity</span></p>

<p>[For rural areas]
<br />28. Was [person] engaged in productive activity during the last 12 months?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><p>[For urban areas]
<br />28. Was [person] engaged in productive work during the last seven days?</p>
<div class="i1">If yes, write the number of days worked. If no, write "0".<br /><br />[] 1 Yes ________<br />[] 2 No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No, did not work
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable applies to persons in rural areas and indicates whether the person was engaged in economic activity during the last 12 months.
Universe
Ethiopia 1994: Present and absent rural residents age 10+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.5%]

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