Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 1996 - 2996
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Reference ID
LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
District or country of employment location (LS1996A_WKLOC1)
Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
220
End:
221
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section D. For all persons aged 10 years and above</span></p>
<p>23. Location of employment</p>
<div class="i1">[] NA Not applicable<br /> [] 11 Same Village<br />[] 12 Different village/ town same district<br />Other districts</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Butha- Buthe<br />[] 2 Leribe<br />[] 3 Berea<br />[] 4 Maseru<br />[] 5 Mafeteng<br />[] 6 Mohale's Hoek<br />[] 7 Quthing<br />[] 8 Qacha's Nek<br />[] 9 Mokhotlong<br />[] 10 Thaha-Tseka</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">[] 13 Republic of South Africa<br />[] 14 Other countries<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
<p>23. Location of employment</p>
<div class="i1">[] NA Not applicable<br /> [] 11 Same Village<br />[] 12 Different village/ town same district<br />Other districts</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Butha- Buthe<br />[] 2 Leribe<br />[] 3 Berea<br />[] 4 Maseru<br />[] 5 Mafeteng<br />[] 6 Mohale's Hoek<br />[] 7 Quthing<br />[] 8 Qacha's Nek<br />[] 9 Mokhotlong<br />[] 10 Thaha-Tseka</div><p> </p>
<div class="i1">[] 13 Republic of South Africa<br />[] 14 Other countries<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Butha Buthe |
| 02 | Leribe |
| 03 | Berea |
| 04 | Maseru |
| 05 | Mafeteng |
| 06 | Mohale's Hoek |
| 07 | Quthing |
| 08 | Qacha's Nek |
| 09 | Mokhotlong |
| 10 | Thaba Tseka |
| 11 | Same village |
| 12 | Different village |
| 13 | South Africa |
| 14 | Other countries |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">4. Part D of the questionnaire</span></p>
<p>133. Column 23: Location of Place of Work
<br />Section 231 of column 23 refers to the place of work of an individual. Code 11 when the individual works in the same village or town of enumeration. E.g. Code 11 if a person lives in Maseru West and works in Maseru West. Code 12 if an individual works in a different village or town but in the same district of enumeration; e.g. code 12 for commuters from Maseru to Roma for instance.</p>
<p>Code according to list for persons employed at different district from where they are enumerated. Code 01 for Butha-Buthe, Code 13 for RSA etc.
<br />Section 232: Location of employment in Urban Areas.</p>
<div class="i1">Code NA if a person works in the rural areas.<br />Column 24: Ever or presently working in RSA.<br />Code NA if not applicable<br />Code 1 if never worked in RSA.<br />Code 2 if worked in the past.<br />Code 3 if presently working in the RSA.</div><p>Column 25: If ever worked in the RSA, how long has he/she worked in the RSA. Please code according to the list, write NA to persons who either have never worked at all or never worked in RSA. It will be difficult to get data on persons presently working outside Lesotho, try to get some information, but do not spend too much time on this question.
<p>133. Column 23: Location of Place of Work
<br />Section 231 of column 23 refers to the place of work of an individual. Code 11 when the individual works in the same village or town of enumeration. E.g. Code 11 if a person lives in Maseru West and works in Maseru West. Code 12 if an individual works in a different village or town but in the same district of enumeration; e.g. code 12 for commuters from Maseru to Roma for instance.</p>
<p>Code according to list for persons employed at different district from where they are enumerated. Code 01 for Butha-Buthe, Code 13 for RSA etc.
<br />Section 232: Location of employment in Urban Areas.</p>
<div class="i1">Code NA if a person works in the rural areas.<br />Column 24: Ever or presently working in RSA.<br />Code NA if not applicable<br />Code 1 if never worked in RSA.<br />Code 2 if worked in the past.<br />Code 3 if presently working in the RSA.</div><p>Column 25: If ever worked in the RSA, how long has he/she worked in the RSA. Please code according to the list, write NA to persons who either have never worked at all or never worked in RSA. It will be difficult to get data on persons presently working outside Lesotho, try to get some information, but do not spend too much time on this question.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the location of employment during the previous week.
Universe
Lesotho 1996: Persons age 10+ who are employed [discrepancies: type I 18.1%; type II 0.8%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |