The 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset
Ethiopia, 2007
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Reference ID
ETH_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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- ETH2007_PHC-H-H
- ETH2007_PHC-P-H
Economic activity (for most of last 2 months) (ET2007A_ACTW2MO)
Data file: ETH2007_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
217
End:
218
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Section 3: Details of persons in the household</span></p>
<p>[Questions 21-25 were asked of long form respondents' age 10+.]</p>
<p>23. Was [the respondent] engaged in productive activity during most of the last 12 months? </p>
<div class="i1">If "yes," record 01. If "no," code main reason.<br />[] 1 Engaged in productive activity<br />[] 2 Unemployed with work experience<br />[] 3 Unemployed without work experience<br />[] 4 Student/training<br />[] 5 Homemaking<br />[] 6 Disabled<br />[] 7 Injury/illness<br />[] 8 Too young<br />[] 9 Old age/pensioner/remittance<br />[] 10 Begging<br />[] 11 Other</div>
<p>[Questions 21-25 were asked of long form respondents' age 10+.]</p>
<p>23. Was [the respondent] engaged in productive activity during most of the last 12 months? </p>
<div class="i1">If "yes," record 01. If "no," code main reason.<br />[] 1 Engaged in productive activity<br />[] 2 Unemployed with work experience<br />[] 3 Unemployed without work experience<br />[] 4 Student/training<br />[] 5 Homemaking<br />[] 6 Disabled<br />[] 7 Injury/illness<br />[] 8 Too young<br />[] 9 Old age/pensioner/remittance<br />[] 10 Begging<br />[] 11 Other</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Yes, engaged in productive activity |
| 02 | No, unemployed with work experience |
| 03 | No, unemployed without work experience |
| 04 | No, student or in training |
| 05 | No, homemaking |
| 06 | No, disabled |
| 07 | No, injury or illness |
| 08 | No, too young |
| 09 | No, old age, pensioner, or receiving remittances |
| 10 | No, begging |
| 11 | Other |
| 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 the person's economic activity for most of the past 2 months.
Universe
Ethiopia 2007: Long form respondents age 10+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept