XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Venezuela, RB, 1990
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VEN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Central de Estadística e Informática, IPUMS
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- VEN1990_PHC-H-H.dat
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Employment status (VE1990A_EMPSTAT)
Data file: VEN1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
174
End:
175
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v=" VE90A400 VE90A403 VE90A406 VE90A447 VE90A448 VE90A449 VE90A435 VE90A444 VE90A411 VE90A414 VE90A415 VE90A416 VE90A425 VE90A427 VE90A436 VE90A431"><span class="em"> Questions 18-26 are only for people 12 years of age and older </span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A400 VE90A447">18. In which of these situations do you currently find yourself?<br /><div class="i1">[] Working -- Go on to question 20<br />[] Not working but employed -- Go on to question 20<br />[] Looking for work having worked before -- Go on to question 19<br />[] Looking for work for the first time -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Doing household duties without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Studying without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Living from pension or retirement without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Permanently disabled for purposes of work -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Other situation -- Go on to question 26</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A400 VE90A447">18. In which of these situations do you currently find yourself?<br /><div class="i1">[] Working -- Go on to question 20<br />[] Not working but employed -- Go on to question 20<br />[] Looking for work having worked before -- Go on to question 19<br />[] Looking for work for the first time -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Doing household duties without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Studying without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Living from pension or retirement without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Permanently disabled for purposes of work -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Other situation -- Go on to question 26</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Unknown |
| 01 | Employed |
| 02 | Not working but employed |
| 03 | Looking for work having worked before |
| 04 | Looking for work for the first time |
| 05 | Household duties |
| 06 | Student |
| 07 | Living from pension or retirement |
| 08 | Disabled |
| 09 | Other situation |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="VE90A400 VE90A447 VE90A435 VE90A444 VE90A411 VE90A425 VE90A436 VE90A431 VE90A403 VE90A415 VE90A416 VE90A427"><span class="em">Questions 18-26 are only for people 12 yrs of age and older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A400"><span class="em">Question No.18</span><br /><br />[Economic activity]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 18 on the census form.]<br /><br />-- Read the question and the possible answers and fill in the corresponding cell.<br /><br /><div class="i1">-- If the answer is working or not working but employed, go to Question No.20.<br /><br />-- If the answer is looking for work having been previously employed, go to Question No.19.<br /><br />-- If the answer is other than working, not working but employed, or looking for work having been previously employed, go to Question No.26.</div><br /><br />Working:<br /><div class="i1">A person who is economically active and receives pay in money or in kind.<br /><br />Example: A person who produces, sells, or performs a service, works on their own account, serves in the Armed Forces, works as a domestic employee, etc.<br /><br />This includes people who help a family member in an economic activity without being compensated.</div><br /><br />Looking for work having been previously employed:<br /><div class="i1">An unemployed person who is actively looking for work who was previously employed.</div><br /><br />Looking for work for the first time:<br /><div class="i1">A person who is actively looking for work but has never been employed before.</div><br /><br />Performing household duties and not working:<br /><div class="i1">A person dedicated to the care of the household and does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Studying and not working:<br /><div class="i1">A person dedicated to studying and does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Not working but employed:<br /><div class="i1">An employed person (with a job or a business) who is not working at the time of the Census due to vacation, leave, sickness, strike, etc.</div><br /><br />Pensioner or retired and not working:<br /><div class="i1">A person whose income only comes from a pension or from a retirement account and does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Permanently disabled:<br /><div class="i1">A person who, because of a permanent disability, because of sickness, accident, or old age, does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Other situation:<br /><div class="i1">Any person who does not fit in any of the previous categories.<br /><br />Example: A person who does not want to -- or is not interested in -- working, or a person who cannot work due to a temporary disability, etc.</div><br /><br /><span class="em">Mark a person as "working" if they perform any productive activity even though they may claim to be "performing household duties", "studying", "pensioner", or "retired".</span><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A400"><span class="em">Question No.18</span><br /><br />[Economic activity]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 18 on the census form.]<br /><br />-- Read the question and the possible answers and fill in the corresponding cell.<br /><br /><div class="i1">-- If the answer is working or not working but employed, go to Question No.20.<br /><br />-- If the answer is looking for work having been previously employed, go to Question No.19.<br /><br />-- If the answer is other than working, not working but employed, or looking for work having been previously employed, go to Question No.26.</div><br /><br />Working:<br /><div class="i1">A person who is economically active and receives pay in money or in kind.<br /><br />Example: A person who produces, sells, or performs a service, works on their own account, serves in the Armed Forces, works as a domestic employee, etc.<br /><br />This includes people who help a family member in an economic activity without being compensated.</div><br /><br />Looking for work having been previously employed:<br /><div class="i1">An unemployed person who is actively looking for work who was previously employed.</div><br /><br />Looking for work for the first time:<br /><div class="i1">A person who is actively looking for work but has never been employed before.</div><br /><br />Performing household duties and not working:<br /><div class="i1">A person dedicated to the care of the household and does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Studying and not working:<br /><div class="i1">A person dedicated to studying and does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Not working but employed:<br /><div class="i1">An employed person (with a job or a business) who is not working at the time of the Census due to vacation, leave, sickness, strike, etc.</div><br /><br />Pensioner or retired and not working:<br /><div class="i1">A person whose income only comes from a pension or from a retirement account and does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Permanently disabled:<br /><div class="i1">A person who, because of a permanent disability, because of sickness, accident, or old age, does not engage in any productive activity.</div><br /><br />Other situation:<br /><div class="i1">Any person who does not fit in any of the previous categories.<br /><br />Example: A person who does not want to -- or is not interested in -- working, or a person who cannot work due to a temporary disability, etc.</div><br /><br /><span class="em">Mark a person as "working" if they perform any productive activity even though they may claim to be "performing household duties", "studying", "pensioner", or "retired".</span><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the employment status of the person. No time period of reference was specified.
Universe
Venezuela 1990: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |