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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2001
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ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Class of worker (ZA2001A_CLASSWK)

Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 281
End: 281
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ZA01A443 ZA01A444 ZA01A445 ZA01A446 ZA01A447 ZA01A448 ZA01A449 ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h2">Ask for all persons aged 10 years and older (born before 10 October 1991)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="ZA01A450 ZA01A451 ZA01A452 ZA01A453 ZA01A454 ZA01A455 ZA01A456 ZA01A457 ZA01A458 ZA01A459 ZA01A460"><span class="h3">Had work</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A450">P-19. Work status (If YES to P-18)<br /><div class="i1">_ How can one best describe (the person's) main activity or work status?<br />1 = Paid employee<br />2 = Paid family worker<br />3 = Self-employed<br />4 = Employer<br />5 = Unpaid family worker<br />6 = Other (specify) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Paid employee
2 Paid family worker
3 Self-employed
4 Employer
5 Unpaid family worker
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
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A447 ZA01A448 ZA01A449 ZA01A450"><span class="em">Question P-19 -- Work status </span><br /><br /><span class="em">"How can one best describe (the person's) main activities or work status?"</span><br /><br />Remember to focus on the seven days before the census.<br /><br />If a person has two occupations ask for the occupation worked most at.<br /><br />There are five possibilities. Read out the categories to the first respondent.<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">1 = "paid employee"</span>. This means a person who works for someone else or a company for a wage or salary, or for commissions from sales or bonuses, or for payment in kind such as food, housing or training.<br /><br /><span class="em">2 = "paid family workers"</span>, e.g. in shops or on farms. They get a normal salary or wages.<br /><br /><span class="em">3 = "self-employed"</span>. This means a person who has his or her own business or enterprise but does not employ other persons except for unpaid family workers.<br /><br /><span class="em">4 = "employer"</span>. This means a person who works for him/herself and employs others in his or her business.<br /><br /><span class="em">5 = "unpaid family worker"</span>. This means someone that works in a family business or on a family farm without receiving a monetary payment.<br /><br /><span class="em">6.="Other, specify"</span>. Write "6" in the box and write the details on the dotted line.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's main activity or work status.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Employed or economically active persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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