Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

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VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

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General Statistical Office (GSO)

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Self emplyed in non-farm business of the HH in this work? (s4bq11)

Data file: SCR04B1

Overview

Valid: 6459

Invalid: 9165

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 2

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 41

End: 41

Width: 1

Range: -

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Literal question

In this work were you self-employedin a non-farm business belonging to your household?

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No

Description

Definition

"Self-employment" is defined for all household members and for the household:
Self-employment of household members is defined as one of two types as follow:
a) Self-employment to make profit for him/herself, including agricultural production on
land owned, managed or with use rights for that person, or non-agricultural economic
activities wholly or partly run or managed by that person; all expenditure and profits
accruing to that person in this work.
b) Do work for his/her household without being paid remuneration or salary for the
work. The work comprises agricultural, forestry, aquatic product, animal husbandry
production on land owned, managed, or with use rights for the head or a household
member; or in activities outside of agriculture, forestry, or aquaculture which are
managed or run by a household member.
Self-employment of the household is defined as agricultural, forestry, and aquaculture
activities and activities outside of agriculture, forestry and aquaculture which are wholly or partly
owned or managed by household head or a household member. These activities may be done by household members or combined with hiring of labour, or the head acts as the manager and most workers are hired.

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