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Population and Housing Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991
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MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center
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Work at least 1 hour during the last 7 days (MY1991A_0425)

Data file: MYS1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 192
End: 192
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions C1-27 were asked of persons who live in their households on Census Days.]


For person aged 10 years and above (Date of birth before/on 14 of August, 1981)
[Questions 18-27 are asked of those who lived in their households on Census Days and 10 years old or above.]



C19. Did you work at least 1 hour during the last 7 days?

[Question C19 was asked of persons who did not work during the last 7 days (No was chosen above).]

[] 1 Yes (go to C24)
[] 2 No
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Yes
2 No
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.
Interviewer instructions
Questions C18-C27

General Guidelines

Who should be asked?
(i) These questions (C18-C27) should be asked for persons aged 10 years and above, that is, those who were born before or on 14 August 1981.
Refer to Question C5 to find out the date of birth. For persons whose birth dates are 14 August 1981 or earlier, Questions C18-C27 must be asked.
If no information is provided for C5, refer to Question C6. For persons who are 10 years or more, Question C18 - C27 must be asked.

(ii) For Questions C25 and C26, if possible, obtain the information from the household members directly so that more detailed information may be given.

Reference Period
The reference period for Question C18-C27 refer to the 7 days prior to the day of the interview.

To determine the reference period, refer to the calendar provided in Document 7 (Thank You Card).

Example:
If the interview was conducted on 15 August 1991, the information required should be based on the period 8-14 August 1991.




Question C19
[Question C19 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]

Purpose
To identify persons who consider themselves as not working because the time spent on working during the last 7 days before the interview was short. Usually these people do not hold regular jobs.

How to ask the question

Ask the question as follows:
"Did ____ (member's name) work at least 1 hour during the last 7 days?"

How to record the answer
If the respondent answers "Yes", mark "X" in the Code 1 box and go to Question C24.
If the respondent answers "No", mark "X" in the Code 2 box and go to Question C20.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person worked at least 1 hour during the last 7 days. This question is asked to see whether people say they are not working because the time spent at work is short.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who did not work last week

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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