National Sample Survey 1987-1988 (43rd Round) - Schedule 10 - Employment and Unemployment

India, 1987 - 1988

Reference ID

IND_1987_NSS43-SCH10_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Organisation

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Sep 15, 2013

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Seeking extra work (B7_v08)

Data file: NSS43_Sch10_bk_7

Overview

Valid: 490010

Invalid: 8352

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 42

End: 42

Width: 1

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Were you seeking or available for work/additional work/ alternative work during last 365 days

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes : forwork.
2	Yes :additional work.
3	Yes : alternative work
4	No
Sysmiss

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 particular question will be put to all the person with usual activity status code 11-94. It may be noted that the persons for whom this set of follow-up questions are meant can broadly be divided into two groups - (i ) those who had some work during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual status codes 11-51 and 81-94 with some usual subsidiary gainful activity) and (ii) those who had no wok during the reference year (i.e., persons with usual activity status codes 81-94 with no usual subsidiary gainful activity). It is expected that the first group, if at all willing, will normally opt for 'additional work or 'alternative work' to this group, therefore, the question should be put in such a way as to reflect both the possibilities. To the second group, naturally, the question 'whether they were seeking or available for work' will be asked. Depending on the answer obtained, the entry will be made against this item interims of the code numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4. The codes are :

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