Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
District or country of work location (LS2006A_WKLOC)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
266
End:
267
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>29. Location of employment </p>
<div class="i1">[] NA Not applicable <br />[] 11 Same village <br />[] 12 Different village/ town same district <br />Other districts/country</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Butha- Buthe <br />[] 2 Leribe <br />[] 3 Berea <br />[] 4 Maseru <br />[] 5 Mafeteng <br />[] 6 Mohale's Hoek <br />[] 7 Quthing <br />[] 8 Qacha's Nek <br />[] 9 Mokhotlong <br />[] 10 Thaha-Tseka <br />[] 13 Republic of South Africa <br />[] 14 Other countries</div><div class="i1">[] 88 Not applicable <br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>29. Location of employment </p>
<div class="i1">[] NA Not applicable <br />[] 11 Same village <br />[] 12 Different village/ town same district <br />Other districts/country</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Butha- Buthe <br />[] 2 Leribe <br />[] 3 Berea <br />[] 4 Maseru <br />[] 5 Mafeteng <br />[] 6 Mohale's Hoek <br />[] 7 Quthing <br />[] 8 Qacha's Nek <br />[] 9 Mokhotlong <br />[] 10 Thaha-Tseka <br />[] 13 Republic of South Africa <br />[] 14 Other countries</div><div class="i1">[] 88 Not applicable <br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Butha-Buthe |
| 02 | Leribe |
| 03 | Berea |
| 04 | Maseru |
| 05 | Mafeteng |
| 06 | Mohale's Hoek |
| 07 | Quthing |
| 08 | Qacha's Nek |
| 09 | Mokhotlong |
| 10 | Thaba-Tseka |
| 11 | Same village |
| 12 | Different village in the same district |
| 13 | South Africa |
| 14 | Other countries |
| 88 | Job seeking |
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>99. Column 29: Location of place of work</p>
<div class="i1">This column refers to the place of work of an individual. Code 11 when the individual works in the same village or town of enumeration, e.g. Code 11 if a person lives in Maseru West and works in Maseru West. Code 12 if an individual works in a different village or town but in the same district, e.g. code 12 for commuters from Maseru to Roma. Code according to the list for persons employed at different district from where they are enumerated. For example code 01 for Butha-Buthe, code 13 for RSA.</div>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>99. Column 29: Location of place of work</p>
<div class="i1">This column refers to the place of work of an individual. Code 11 when the individual works in the same village or town of enumeration, e.g. Code 11 if a person lives in Maseru West and works in Maseru West. Code 12 if an individual works in a different village or town but in the same district, e.g. code 12 for commuters from Maseru to Roma. Code according to the list for persons employed at different district from where they are enumerated. For example code 01 for Butha-Buthe, code 13 for RSA.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the location of work for a person.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Pesons age 10+ in the labor force [discrepancie: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |