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Censo de Población y Viviendas, 1962 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1962
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PRY_1962_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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Employment status (PY1962A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: PRY1962_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 173
End: 174
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Occupational (economic) characteristics</span></p>

<p>For persons 12 years of age and older</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY60A428">15. Type of activity: <br /><div class="i1">Mark only one of the boxes as appropriate. Employed: one who on the "Census Day" has a job. Unemployed: one who, having worked before, is without a job and looking for one. Looking for work for the first time: one who has never worked before and is looking for a job. Domestic duties and student: those who spend their time exclusively on care of the household or studies. Retired and pensioners: those who receive a monthly sum from the state, for retirement or pension. Rentier: one who, without working, lives off assets. Other: those not included in any of the above groups. <br /><br />[] 1 Employed<br />[] 2 Unemployed<br />[] 3 Looking for work for the first time<br />[] 4 Domestic duties <br />[] 5 Student<br />[] 6 Retired or pensioner<br />[] 7 Rentier<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Employed
02 Unemployed
03 Looked for work for the first time
04 Household duties
05 Student
06 Retired
07 Rentier
08 Other
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 employment status.
Universe
Paraguay 1962: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.6%]

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