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1987 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987
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MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Occupation, 1 digit (MW1987A_OCC1)

Data file: MWI1987_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW87A416 MW87A417 MW87A418 MW87A419 MW87A420 MW87A421">Persons aged 10 years or more<br />[Questions L through O were asked of persons age 10 or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a=" MW87A417" v="MW87A417 MW87A418 MW87A419 MW87A420 MW87A421">m. Economic activity - activity status (during last seven days) ____<br /><div class="i1">Active:</div><br /><div class="i2"><span class="lang">Mlimi</span> (subsistence farmer)<br />Employee<br />Family business worker<br />Self employed<br />Employer</div><br /><div class="i1">Unemployed:</div><br /><div class="i2">1 Worked before:</div><br /><div class="i3">1A: Seeking work<br />1B: Not seeking work</div><br /><div class="i2">2 Never worked:</div><br /><div class="i3">2A: Seeking work<br />2B: Not seeking work</div><br /><div class="i1">Inactive:</div><br /><div class="i2">Home worker<br />Student<br />Dependent<br />Independent<br />Other</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="MW87A418 MW87A419 MW87A420 MW87A421">If active or unemployed but worked before, state:<br />[Questions N and O are asked of persons who have ever worked, as per question M]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MW87A418 MW87A419">n. Occupation ____<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Professionals, technicians and related workers
2 Administrative and managerial workers
3 Clerical and related workers
4 Sales workers
5 Service workers
6 Agricultural, animal husbandry and forestry workers, fishermen and hunters
7 Production and related workers, transport equipment operators and laborers
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 records the individual's occupation (1-digit code).
Universe
Malawi 1987: Persons age 10+ who are employed or experienced unemployed [type I: 0.3%; type II: trace]

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