X Censo General de Población y Vivienda 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, RB, 1971

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Reference ID

VEN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Dirección General de Estadística y Censos Nacionales, Ministerio de Fomento, Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 29, 2011

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Sought work during past month (VE1971A_0425)

Data file: VEN1971-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 171

End: 171

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Only for individuals 15 years of age and older

23. Did [the respondent] engage in any effort or diligence to find work during the last month?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
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

8.22. Did [the respondent] make any efforts during the last month to find employment? (Q - 23).

If the answer is "yes", effort was made during the last month to find work or employment or to start a business, the answer is accepted as correct. In the case that the person does not understand the question, clarify that "looking for work" is considered to be completing one of the following activities in the last month:

a. Registering in a public or private employment office

b. Being on the waiting list or "in service" of a personnel office or employment registry or other types of registries.

c. Visiting places where employers select possible employees.
E.g. firms that contract cargo ship crews, construction contractors, farmers, or other employers. These employers use this method to find daily or weekly laborers.

d. Making appointments with possible employers.

e. Placing or answering ads.

[p. 107]

f. Writing letters [resumes] soliciting employment.

g. Establishing contact with a union or other labor organization.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates if the person sought for work during the month prior to the census.

Universe

Persons who did not work for pay last week

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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