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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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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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Number of days worked in the last week (urban areas only) (ET1994A_WORKURB)

Data file: ETH1994_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section III: Detailed particulars of household members</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
No, did not work
1 Worked 1 day
2 2 days
3 3 days
4 4 days
5 5 days
6 6 days
7 7 days
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 respondents in urban areas and indicates number of days the person worked (of the last 7 days).
Universe
Ethiopia 1994: Present and absent urban residents age 10+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.2%]

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