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Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey 1999

Mauritius, 1999
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MUS_1999_CMPHS_v01_M
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Central Statistics Office (CSO)
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Data file: Final

Data is at individual level and it was collected using "Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey 1999" questionnaire.

Cases: 18316
Variables: 232

Variables

C01SERIALNO
Serial number
C02MONTH
Reference month
C03DISTRICT
Geographical district
C04STRATUM
Regional stratum
C08DWELLINGTYPE
Type of dwelling
Q101ADD5YRAGO
Usual address 5 years ago
Q102BLDGTYPE
Type of building household live
Q103HUTYPE
Type of housing unit
Q104TENURE
Type of tenure
Q105NOROOMS
Number of rooms
C09HHSIZE
Household size
C10FNNO
Number of family nuclei
C11HHTYPE
Household type
C12TOTALHHINCOME
Total household income
Q201MEMSERIALNO
Household member serial number
Q203RELTOHEAD
Relationship to head
Q204AGE
Hosehold member age
Q205SEX
Hosehold member sex
Q206MSTATUS
Marital status
Q207BLINDNESS
Suffer from blindness
Q208AMPUTATION
Suffer from amputation
Q209STROKE
Suffer from stroke
Q210HEARTDIS
Suffer from heart disease
Q211DIABETES
Suffer from diabetes
Q212RESPIRATORY
Suffer from respiratory disease
Q303SCHOOLATTA
School attendance
Q304EDULEVEL
Level of education
Q305STUDYTYPE
Type of study
Q306STUDYDUR
Duration of study
Q307SCHOOLATTV
Vocatonal/ technical training attendance
Q308QUALCOURSE
Qualification/ course
Q309TRAINTYPE
Type of training
Q310TRAINDUR
Training duration
Q401DIDWORK
Engaged in work during the past week
Q402HELPFAMILY
Help in a family business during the past week
Q403CHECKAGAIN
Carried out any of the following activities for pay, profit or family gain
Q404AABSENCE
Not engaged in work because of absence
Q404BACTPASTWK
Activities worked the past week
Q404C1SAVINGS
Your present means of financial support - savings
Q404C2PARENTS
Your present means of financial support - parents/spouse/children
Q404C3RELATIVES
Your present means of financial support - other relative
Q404C4GOVTPEN
Your present means of financial support - government pension
Q404C5OTHERPEN
Your present means of financial support - other pension
Q404C6OTHER
Your present means of financial support - other
Q405WHYABSENT
Reason for absent from work last week
Q406ASECTOR
Name of the establishment, firm, government institution for which you work
Q406BADDWORK
Address of place of work
Q406CTRANSPORT
Usual means of transport to work
Q406DACTIVITY
Major activity carried out at place of work
Q406EOCCUPATION
Main occupation
Q406FSTATUS
Employment status
Q406GSERVLNGTH
How long working for present employer
Q406HTRAINING
Trained for job
Q406ITRAINLGTH
How long the training last
Q406J1INCOME
Income including overtime for the last month
Q406J2OVERTIME
Overtime payment
Q407AOTHERJOB
Have secondary job
Q407BSECACTIV
Major activity carried out in the second job
Q407CSECOCCPN
Secondary occupation
Q407DSECSTATUS
employment status for secondary job
Q407ESECINCOME
Income from secondary job for last month
Q408AHOURSMAIN
Number of hours worked for main job
Q408BHOURSOTHR
Number of hours worked for other jobs
Q409ANORMHRSM
Number of normally expected hours per week for main job
Q409BNORMHRSO
Number of normally expected hours per week for other job
Q410WHYLESSHRS
Reason for working less normal hours during the past week
Q411ALOOKADDWK
Looking for additinal or alternative work/ with more hours during the past week
Q411BAVAILADWK
Available for additional work during the past week
Q411CADDHOURS
Number of additional hours prepared to work last week if available
Q412ALOOKJOB
Looking for a job during the past week
Q412BBUSINESS
Taken steps to start own business past month
Q413TIMELOOKWK
How long looking for a job
Q4141EMPEXCH
Steps taken to obtain work past month - registration with employment exchange
Q4142APPLYEMP
Steps taken to obtain work past month - applied to prospective employes
Q4143WORKSITE
Steps taken to obtain work past month - checked at factories, worksites, etc
Q4144ADVERTISE
Steps taken to obtain work past month - placed or answered advertisements
Q4145ASSADVICE
Steps taken to obtain work past month - sought assistance or advice from friends/relatives
Q4146BLDGEQUIP
Steps taken to obtain work past month - looked for land, building, machinery, equipment or finance
Q4147APPPERMIT
Steps taken to obtain work past month - applied for permit to set up own business
Q4148OTHER
Steps taken to obtain work past month - other specify
Q415PRIORACT
Main activity before started to seek work
Q416APTFTWRK
Kind of work in interested with 1
Q416BPERMTEMP
Kind of work in interested with 2
Q417OCCINTER
Type of occupation interested with
Q418SALARYINT
How much per month willing to accept a job
Q419NOTLOOKWK
Reason not looking for a job or start a business
Q420AVAILWK
Available for during past week
Q421WHYNOTAVAIL
Reason not available for work during past week
Q422PASTWORK
Ever worked in the past
Q423AACTPASTWK
Kind of work/activity is carried out at the place where you work
Q423BOCCPASTWK
Kind of work you doing most of the time
Q423CSTAPASTWK
Type of employment status
Q424TIMELEFTWK
How long did you leave last job
Q425WHYLEFTWK
Reason for leaving the last job
Q426ACTIVSTATS
Q426-ACTIV-STATS
Q5011WORK
Hours spent on work (include travelling time and exclude homemaking)
Q5012STUDYOUT
Hours spent on studies outside home
Q5013STUDYHOME
Hours spent on studies at home
Q5014CLUB
Hours spent on club/association (cultural, social, recreational, religious)
Q5015SPORT
Hours spent on sports
Q502ABSENCE
Reason for not spending hours at work
Q503WRKFAMRESP
How do you reconcile working and family responsibilities
Q5041OWNILLNESS
Number of days absent from work because of your own illness
Q5042CHLIDILL
Number of days absent from work because of illness of children
Q5043OTHERILL
Number of days absent from work because of illness of other members of the household
Q5044BABYCARE
Number of days absent from work because of baby care
Q5045SCHOOLHOL
Number of days absent from work because of school holidays
Q5046OTHERREAS
Number of days absent from work because of othe reasons, specify
Q505BABYCARE
Who take care of younger children (not yet at school) when you are at work
Q506CHILDCARE
Who take care of school going children after school when you are at work
Q507WORKFUTURE
Intend to work in the future
Q508FLEXHRWRK
Flexible working hours will encourage you to participate in economic activities
Q509PARTTIMEWK
Part time job encourgae you to participate in economic activities
Q5101COOKING
Hours spent on cooking last week by each member of the households
Q5102DISHWASH
Hours spent on dishwashing last week by each member of the households
Q5103CLOTHWASH
Hours spent on cloth washing by hand and ironing last week by each member of the households
Q5104HOUSECLEAN
Hours spent on cleaning the house last week by each member of the households
Q5105SHOPPING
Hours spent on shopping for food last week by each member of the households
Q5106YARDCLEAN
Hours spent on cleaning the garden/yard last week by each member of the households
Q5107ELDERLYCAR
Hours spent on looking after elderly/sick members last week by each member of the households
Q5108CHILDCARE
Hours spent on taking care of small children last week by each member of the households
Q5109CHILDSTUDY
Hours spent on looking after children's studies last week by each member of the households
Q51101HOUSECONS
Who has more say over purchase/construction of house
Q51102LOAN
Who has more say over contracting loans
Q51103SAVINGS
Who has more say over savings and investment
Q51104FURNITURE
Who has more say over purchase of hosuehold appliances/furniture
Q51105FOODPURCH
Who has more say over purchase of food
Q51106FOODPREP
Who has more say over daily choice of food to be prepared
Q51107MEDICAL
Who has more say over medical care of the family members
Q51108CHILDEDUC
Who has more say over children's education
Q51109SPORTS
Who has more say over participation of family members in sport activities
Q51110RELIGIOUS
Who has more say over participation of family members in religious activities
Q51111SOCIAL
Who has more say over participation of family members in social/ cultural activities
Q51112POLITICAL
Who has more say over participation of family members in political activities
Q6011HYGIENE
Personal hygiene - able to carry out without assistance
Q6012DRESSING
Dressing and undressing - able to carry out without assistance
Q6013EATING
Eating by yourself - able to carry out without assistance
Q6014MOVINGINS
Moving about the house - able to carry out without assistance
Q6015MOVINGOUT
Moving about outdoors - able to carry out without assistance
Q6016CLIMBSTEPS
Climbing steps - able to carry out without assistance
Q6017TRAVEL
Travelling alone by bus - able to carry out without assistance
Q6018SHOPPING
Buying food - able to carry out without assistance
Q6019COOKING
Cooking - able to carry out without assistance
Q60110CLEANING
Cleaning the house - able to carry out without assistance
Q60111MONEY
Managing money - able to carry out without assistance
Q6021HHMEMBERS
Assistance obtained from members of the household
Q6022RELATIVES
Assistance obtained from relatives
Q6023FRIENDS
Assistance obtained from friends/neighbours
Q6024PAIDASST
Assistance obtained from paid assistant
Q6025OTHER
Assistance obtained from other, specify
Q6031DISSIGHT
Suffer from disability in sight
Q6032DISHEAR
Suffer from disability in hearing
Q6033DISSPEECH
Suffer from disability in speech
Q6034DISLEGS
Suffer from disability in use of legs
Q6035DISARMS
Suffer from disability in use of arms
Q6036DISMENTAL
Suffer from mental disability
Q6037DISOTHER
Suffer from other disability, specify
Q6041READING
Hours spent last week on reading
Q6042WATCHTV
Hours spent last week on watching television and video films
Q6043GARDENING
Hours spent last week on kitchen gardening and animal rearing
Q6044REPAIRS
Hours spent last week on house maintenance and repairs
Q6045SEWING
Hours spent last week on sewing, knitting, etc.
Q6046VISITS
Hours spent last week on visitind and talking to friends/ relatives
Q6047CLUB
Hours spent last week on club activity
Q6048SLEEPREST
Hours spent last week on sleeping/ resting
Q6049OTHER
Hours spent last week on other activities, specify
Q6051PENSION
Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - pension from former employment (including that of decessed spouse)
Q6052PROPERTY
Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - income from property
Q6053GOVT
Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - other social benefits from government
Q6054CHILDREN
Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - financial assistance from children/relatives
Q6055OTHER
Other regular sources of income (excluding pension and income from work) - other, specify
Q6061FOOD
Provide food - regular assistance received from children/relatives
Q6062HOUSING
Provide housing/pay rent - regular assistance received from children/relatives
Q6063MEDICAL
Pay for medical expenses - regular assistance received from children/relatives
Q6064BILLS
Pay bills - regular assistance received from children/relatives
Q6065OTHER
Other regular assistance received from children/relatives, specify
Q6071FOOD
Basic necessities are adequately met - food
Q6072CLOTHING
Basic necessities are adequately met - closing
Q6073HOUSING
Basic necessities are adequately met - housing
Q6074MEDICAL
Basic necessities are adequately met - housing
Q608HEALTHEXP
Amount spent on health, and health related items and activities last month
Q6091HOSPITAL
Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in public hospital
Q6092HEALTHCEN
Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in public health centers
Q6093CLINIC
Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in private clinic
Q6094DOCTOR
Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in private doctor
Q6095PHARMACIST
Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in pharmacist
Q6096SELFMED
Self-medication when ill or injured last time
Q6097PHYSIO
Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in physiotherapist/massage/acupressure
Q6098OTHER
Sought medical care when ill or injured last time in other palces not mentioned above, specify
Q6101OWN
Number of times went out (leisure purpose) on your own last month
Q6102CHILDREN
Number of times went out (leisure purpose) with children last month
Q6103RELATIVES
Number of times went out (leisure purpose) with other relatives and friends last month
Q611MEETCHILD
If not went out with children (leisure purpose), total number of times met them during last month
Q612CHATTING
Anyone around to chat when you feel like it
Q613COMPANY
Need company at times
Q6141HASCOMPANY
Having somebody to keep you company make you feel better
Q6142DAYCARE
Attending day care centre make you feel better
Q6143LIVECHILD
Living with your children make you feel better
Q6144LIVECOMP
Living with somebody of your age make you feel better
Q6145LIVEHOME
Living in a home make you feel better
Q6146OTHER
Other, specify make you feel better
Q71HHTOTALEXP
Total household consumptionexpenditure last month
Q721FOOD
Amount of expenditure on food
Q722MEDICAL
Amount of expenditure on medical care
Q723RENT
Amount of expenditure on rent
Q724DEBT
Amount of expenditure on debt repayment
Q725EDUCATION
Amount of expenditure on educational expenses
Q726WATER
Amount of expenditure on water bill
Q727ELECTRICITY
Amount of expenditure on electricity bill
Q728TELEPHONE
Amount of expenditure on telephone bill
Q73MEETEXPENSE
Any occasion in the past 12 months difficult (with monthly income) to meet current expenses for food, rent, bill, etc
Q741SAVINGS
If there were difficult occasion, draw from savings to meet expenses
Q742CREDIT
If there were difficult occasion, ask for credit to meet expenses
Q743BORROW
If there were difficult occasion, borrow from friends/relatives to meet expenses
Q744OTHER
If there were difficult occasion, use other sources, specify to meet expenses
Q75ANYDEBT
Any hosuehold member has any debt
Q7601LAND
Debt on purchase of land
Q7602HOUSE
Debt on purchase/construction of house
Q7603VEHICLE
Debt on auto/motor vehicle
Q7604AVEQUIP
Debt on audio-visual equipment
Q7605HHAPPLIAN
Debt on household appliances
Q7606FURNITURE
Debt on furniture
Q7607PURCHASES
Debt on purchases at retail shop
Q7608MEDICAL
Debt on medical expenses
Q7609EDUCATION
Debt on educational expenses
Q7610OTHER
Debt on other expenses, specify
Q771BANK
Type of debt - loans from banks or other financial institutions
Q772HIREPURCH
Type of debt - hire purchase
Q773LOANFRIEND
Type of debt - loans from friends and relatives
Q774OTHER
Type of debt - other not mentioned above, specify
Q78ECOSITUATION
Q78-ECOSITUATION
Q791INCOME
Household income receive from all sources
Total: 232
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