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Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Employment status (ZA1996A_ECONACTT)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 235
End: 236
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ZA96A040 ZA96A041 ZA96A042 ZA96A432 ZA96A433 ZA96A434 ZA96A435 ZA96A436 ZA96A437 ZA96A438 ZA96A439 ZA96A440 ZA96A441 ZA96A442 ZA96A443 ZA96A444 ZA96A445 ZA96A446"><span class="em">Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p>17. Does (the person) work? (for pay, profit or family gain) Answer yes for formal work for a salary or wage. Also answer yes for informal work such as making things for sale or selling things or rendering a service. Also answer yes for work on a farm or the land, whether for a wage or as part of the household's farming activities. Otherwise answer no.</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 = Yes. Go to question 19.1<br />[] 2 = No. Go to question 18.1</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Employed
02 Unemployed, looking for work
03 Unemployed - not looking for work, but would accept work
04 Not working - housewife/home-maker
06 Not working - scholar/full-time student
07 Not working - pensioner/retired person
08 Not working - disabled person
09 Not working - not wishing to work
10 Not working - none of the above
98 Unknown
99 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates employment status by indicating whether employed, unemployed or not economically active.
Universe
South Africa 1996: Person age 15+ in private households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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