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
Number of years worked in South Africa (LS2006A_WORKDUR)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
271
End:
272
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>32. If (the respondent) ever worked in Republic of South Africa in the past 10 years, how long has she/he worked?</p>
<div class="i1">Enter total number of years actually worked. Enter 88 for those coded 1, 8, or 9 in Question 31. Enter 00 if less than 1 year. <br /><br />_ _ Years</div>
<br />[For persons aged 10 years and above.]</p>
<p>32. If (the respondent) ever worked in Republic of South Africa in the past 10 years, how long has she/he worked?</p>
<div class="i1">Enter total number of years actually worked. Enter 88 for those coded 1, 8, or 9 in Question 31. Enter 00 if less than 1 year. <br /><br />_ _ Years</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than 1 year |
| 01 | 1 year |
| 02 | 2 years |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 to 19 |
| 20 | 20+ |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">Part D of the Questionnaire </span>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>102. Column 32: If ever worked in RSA in the past 10 years, how long has she/he worked in RSA'?</p>
<div class="i1">Enter the number of completed years. Code 00 for less than one year, and enter 88 for those persons who never worked in the past 10 years RSA.</div>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>102. Column 32: If ever worked in RSA in the past 10 years, how long has she/he worked in RSA'?</p>
<div class="i1">Enter the number of completed years. Code 00 for less than one year, and enter 88 for those persons who never worked in the past 10 years RSA.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of years a person worked in South Africa.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Persons age 10+ who worked in South Africa in the past or present [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Person Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |