Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Class of worker (LS2006A_CLASSWK)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
261
End:
261
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section E. Economic status </span>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>26. If employed last week, who was (the respondent's) employer? </p>
<div class="i1">[Question 26 to be answered by those who responded codes 10-40 in Question 24.]<br /><br />[] 1 Government <br />[] 2 Parastatal<br />[] 3 Private, including self employed<br />[] 4 Republic of South Africa <br />[] 5 Other, specify ____<br />[] 8 Not applicable</div>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>26. If employed last week, who was (the respondent's) employer? </p>
<div class="i1">[Question 26 to be answered by those who responded codes 10-40 in Question 24.]<br /><br />[] 1 Government <br />[] 2 Parastatal<br />[] 3 Private, including self employed<br />[] 4 Republic of South Africa <br />[] 5 Other, specify ____<br />[] 8 Not applicable</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Government |
| 2 | Parastatal |
| 3 | Private |
| 4 | South Africa |
| 5 | Other |
| 8 | Job seeking |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">Part D of the Questionnaire </span>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>96. Column 26: If employed, (last week), who was your employer?</p>
<div class="i1">This question applies to those coded 10, 20, 31, 32, 40 and 60 in column 24.<br /><span class="pg">[pg.24]</span><br />Please code according to the list. Enter 88 for persons not in employment last week or are under the age of 10 years. Persons not in employment last week are in codes 50-90 exclude code 60.<br /> Code 2 (Parastatal) for persons employed at:</div><div class="i2">1. Lesotho National Bank and its subsidiaries<br />2. Lesotho National Development Corporation<br />3. Telecom Lesotho<br />4. Lesotho Electricity Corporation<br />5. Lesotho Housing and Land Development<br />6. State Trading Corporation<br />7. Lesotho Freight Services<br />8. Lesotho Flour Mills<br />9. Maluti Mountain Brewery<br />11. Water and Sewage Authority<br />12. Lesotho Highlands Development Authority<br />13. Lesotho Pharmaceutical Corporation</div><div class="i1">Code 3 (Private) includes all persons who are self-employed.<br />Note: For persons who are employed in the Embassies and international organizations such as UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, FAO, ILO, IPPF, in Lesotho, or other countries, code 5 and specify</div>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>96. Column 26: If employed, (last week), who was your employer?</p>
<div class="i1">This question applies to those coded 10, 20, 31, 32, 40 and 60 in column 24.<br /><span class="pg">[pg.24]</span><br />Please code according to the list. Enter 88 for persons not in employment last week or are under the age of 10 years. Persons not in employment last week are in codes 50-90 exclude code 60.<br /> Code 2 (Parastatal) for persons employed at:</div><div class="i2">1. Lesotho National Bank and its subsidiaries<br />2. Lesotho National Development Corporation<br />3. Telecom Lesotho<br />4. Lesotho Electricity Corporation<br />5. Lesotho Housing and Land Development<br />6. State Trading Corporation<br />7. Lesotho Freight Services<br />8. Lesotho Flour Mills<br />9. Maluti Mountain Brewery<br />11. Water and Sewage Authority<br />12. Lesotho Highlands Development Authority<br />13. Lesotho Pharmaceutical Corporation</div><div class="i1">Code 3 (Private) includes all persons who are self-employed.<br />Note: For persons who are employed in the Embassies and international organizations such as UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, FAO, ILO, IPPF, in Lesotho, or other countries, code 5 and specify</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the class of work of the person.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Pesons age 10+ in the labor force [discrepancie: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |