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General Census of Population and Housing, 1983 - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 1983
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GIN_1983_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Popular Revolutionary Republic of Guinea, IPUMS
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Status in the profession (GN1983A_CLASSWK)

Data file: GIN1983_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 172
End: 172
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="GN83A413 GN83A414 GN83A415 GN83A416 GN83A417 GN83A418"><span class="em">For the population aged 10 years and above: Economic characteristics</span><br />[Questions 15-18 were asked of persons aged 10 years and above.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GN83A418">18. Employment status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Employer<br />[] 2 Self-employed<br />[] 3 Employee<br />[] 4 Family assistant<br />[] 5 Apprentice<br />[] 9 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Employer
2 Independent
3 Employee
4 Family Aide
5 Apprentice
6 Other
9 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the work status or position of the individual with the current employer if employed or former employer if unemployed. Some responses for children under 10 are included.
Universe
Guinea 1983: Persons age 10+ who are employed or unemployed and have a listed occupation [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]

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