Survey of Living Conditions 1989(1)

Jamaica, 1989

Get Microdata

Reference ID

JAM_1989_SLC1_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

Created on

Sep 29, 2011

Last modified

Mar 29, 2019

Page views

43963

Downloads

3150

Data file: LABORF

Labour Force Survey

Cases:	7612
Variables:	97

Variables

enumdis

ENUMERATION DISTRICT

dwell

DWELLING NUMBER

parish

constit

hhld

act_type

Activity individual engaged in during the survey week

q22

Worked during the week

q23

With job, not working

q24

Wish to work during the 6 months ending.. ?

q25

What would prevent you from taking a job if one was available during survey week?

q31

Reason for not working (with job, not working)

q32

Work regularly (at least 5 days every 2 weeks?)

q33

Number of hours worked during the survey week

q34

Usual situation to work 32 hours or less per week?

q35

Reason why person usually works 32hrs or less per week

q36

Reason for reduction in hours worked

q37

Current work experience -months worked during past 12 months up to and including survey week

q38

Occupation during survey week (code)

q39

Industry (code)

q310

How long in current job

q311

Worked another job previously?

q312

Previous occupation (code)

q313

Previous industry (code)

q314a

When did you stop working? (month)

q314b

When did you stop working? (year)

q315

Why did you stop working?

q316

Acquired special training for current job

q317

Type of training

q318

Occupation for which you trained (occupation code)

q319

Years of attendances at preparatory, primary or elementary school

q320

Years of schooling at secondary level

q321

Highest academic exam passed

q322

Employment status of individual in present job

q323a

Employment gross average income

q323b

q323c

q323d

q41

Length of time available and wanted work

q42

Effort to obtain a job

q43

Time since last attempt to look for a job

q44

Why did you not look for work in last 6 months or more

q45

Ever worked before?

q46a

When did you stop working? (month)

q46b

When did you stop working? (year)

q47

How long did last job last?

q48

Why did you stop working?

q49

Worked regularly on last job (at least 5 days every 2 weeks)

q410

How many hours did you work per week in last job?

q411

Wished to work for same number of hours as last job

q412

Desired occupation if wanting to get a job

q413

Desired industry if wanting to get a job

q414

Means of support during period of unemployment

q415

Current work experience -months worked during past 12 months up to and including survey week

q416

What kind of work were you doing when you last worked? (code)

q417

What kind of business or industry did you work? (code)

q418

Acquired special training for current job

q419

Type of training

q420

Job for which trained (occupation code)

q421

Years of attendances at preparatory, primary or elementary school

q422

Years of schooling at secondary level

q423

Highest academic exam passed

q424

Employment status of individual in present job

q425a

Employment gross average income

q425b

q425c

q425d

q51

Have you/ has he/she Ever worked in your/his/her own business

q52

Kind of work doing at that time? Job titles

q53

q54a

When respondent stopped previous work

q54b

When respondent stopped previous work

q55

Why respondent ceased working with previous employer

q56

Seeking or available for work in next 12 months?

q57

How many hours per week would you want to work?

q58

In what occupation would you like to work?

q59

In what industry would you like to work?

q510

What is your present means of support?

q511

Received special training for past job?

q512

What type of training have you received?

q513

For what occupation were you trained?

q514

How many years of Primary education have you had?

q515

How many years of secondary education have you had?

q516

Highest academic examination passed

q517

Employment status in your last job

q518a

Employment gross average income

q518b

q518c

q518d

rec_type

employ

nonempl

outlabf

tooyoung

pidlfs

hid

HOUSEHOLD NUMBER

pidslc

pid

Total: 97

Back to Catalog