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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- Data files
- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Employment status of job seekers (12 months ago) (LS2006A_EMPSTAT12)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
259
End:
260
Width:
2
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>25. If job seeking (code 50 in Question 24), what was (the respondent's) employment status 12 months ago (April 2005)? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 10 Employer <br />[] 20 Own account worker/ farmer <br />[] 31 Regular wage/ salary earner<br />[] 32 Causal worker <br />[] 40 Unpaid family worker <br />[] 50 Job seeking<br />[] 55 Job seeking for first time<br />[] 60 Homemaker/ housewife <br />[] 70 Retired <br />[] 80 Student <br />[] 90 Disabled <br />[] 95 Other, specify ____<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>25. If job seeking (code 50 in Question 24), what was (the respondent's) employment status 12 months ago (April 2005)? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 10 Employer <br />[] 20 Own account worker/ farmer <br />[] 31 Regular wage/ salary earner<br />[] 32 Causal worker <br />[] 40 Unpaid family worker <br />[] 50 Job seeking<br />[] 55 Job seeking for first time<br />[] 60 Homemaker/ housewife <br />[] 70 Retired <br />[] 80 Student <br />[] 90 Disabled <br />[] 95 Other, specify ____<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 20 | Own account worker, farmer or employer |
| 31 | Regular wages or salary earner |
| 32 | Casual worker |
| 40 | Unpaid family worker or homemaker |
| 50 | Job seeking |
| 55 | Job seeking for the first time |
| 65 | Housewife |
| 80 | Student |
| 95 | Other |
| 99 | Unknown |
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>95. Column 25: If job seeking, what was (name's) employment status in April 2005.</p>
<div class="i1">This question is applicable to persons who were coded 50 in column 24. For other persons code 88. The codes in column 24 and 25 are the same.</div>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>95. Column 25: If job seeking, what was (name's) employment status in April 2005.</p>
<div class="i1">This question is applicable to persons who were coded 50 in column 24. For other persons code 88. The codes in column 24 and 25 are the same.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's employment status 12 months ago if the person is seeking work.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Persons age 10+ who were job seeking in the last week [discrepancies: type I 0.2%, type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |