Labour Force Survey 2008
Namibia, 2008
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Employment status (employmentstatus)
Data file: 2008 NLFS DATA SET Labeled
Overview
Valid:
9305
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
98
Type:
Continuous
Decimal:
1
Start:
66
End:
69
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In your main job did you work as …?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | subsistence/communal farmer(with paid employees) |
| 2 | subsistence/communal farmer (without paid employees) |
| 3 | other employer(with paid employees) |
| 4 | other own account worker(without paid employees) |
| 5 | employee |
| 6 | unpaid family worker(subsistence/communal) |
| 7 | other unpaid family worker |
| 8 | others |
| 97 | not reported |
| 98 | not applicable |
| 99 | don't know |
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
This question is to collect information on the status in employment. Different employment statuses are given below. The interviewer should circle the corresponding code of the respondent's status.
01 Subsistence / communal farmer (with paid Employees)
02 Subsistence / communal farmer (without paid employees)
03 Other employer (with paid employees)
04 Other own account worker (without paid employees)
05 Employee (government or parastatals)
06 Employee (private)
07 Unpaid family worker (subsistence / communal)
08 Other unpaid family worker
09 Other, specify
99 Don't know
Categories for the type of employment status: All employed persons of either sex, aged 10 years and over, shall be classified in one of the above categories.
01 Subsistence / communal farmer (with paid Employees)
02 Subsistence / communal farmer (without paid employees)
03 Other employer (with paid employees)
04 Other own account worker (without paid employees)
05 Employee (government or parastatals)
06 Employee (private)
07 Unpaid family worker (subsistence / communal)
08 Other unpaid family worker
09 Other, specify
99 Don't know
Categories for the type of employment status: All employed persons of either sex, aged 10 years and over, shall be classified in one of the above categories.