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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment July, 1993-June, 1994 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1993 - 1994
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, Minnesota Population Center
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Reason for seeking alternative work (IN1993A_0461)

Data file: IND1993-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 218
End: 218
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
(7) Follow-up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 11-51 either in principal (question 12 of section 4) or in subsidiary (question 18 of section 4) status
[Questions 1-20 were asked of persons who worked in a principal activity status, per question 12 or in a subsidiary status per question 18 in section 4.]




3. Principal:

[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work
[] 81 Did not seek but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 92 Attended domestic duties only
[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.) sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use
[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients, etc.
[] 95 Not able to work due to disability
[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes
[] 97 Others





4. Subsidiary

[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour: in other types of work





If code 11-51 in question 3 or 4
[Questions 8-18 were asked of persons who worked in principal status on in subsidiary status, per question 3 or 4.]




15. Whether sought/available for alternative work during the days he/she had work:

[] 1 Yes: on most days
[] 2 Yes: on some days
[] 3 No





16. If code 1 or 2 in question 15 [If sought/available for additional work during the days he/she had work, per question 15.], reason for seeking/available for alternative work:

[] 1 Present work not remunerative enough
[] 2 No job satisfaction
[] 3 Lack of job security
[] 4 Work place too far
[] 5 Wants wage/salary job
[] 9 Others
Categories
Value Category
1 Present work not remunerative enough
2 No job satisfaction
3 Lack of job security
4 Work place too far
5 Wants wage/salary job
6 Others
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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
5.7.0 Block 7: Follow up questions for persons employed either in the principal or subsidiary status: In this block an attempt is made to collect information on certain qualitative aspects of the employment of those who are categorised as employed either in the principal or subsidiary status. The aspects to be probed include occupational mobility, extent of under utilisation of labour time, membership in trade unions, nature of employer, etc.



5.7.14 Column (16): If code 1 or 2 in col.(15) reason : For those who 'sought/available' for alternative work at least for some days the reason for doing so will be recorded as follows.

1. Present work not remunerative enough
2. No job satisfaction
3. Lack of job security
4. Work place too far
5. Wants wage/salary job
9. Others


When more than one code is applicable, the code appearing first in the list may be given.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the reason why the person sought alternative work.
Universe
Persons who worked in principal or subsidiary status and sought or were avaiable for alternative work during the days he/she had work

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Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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