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XI Censo Nacional de Población y VII de Vivienda de Panamá 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 2010
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PAN_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Reason for not looking for work (PA2010A_WHYNOT)

Data file: PAN2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 268
End: 269
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PA10A431 PA10A432 PA10A433 PA10A434 PA10A435 PA10A436 PA10A437 PA10A438 PA10A439 PA10A440 PA10A441 PA10A465 PA10A466 PA10A467 PA10A468"> [Questions 17 to 27 were asked to individuals 10 years old and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PA10A436 PA10A437"><span class="em">22. What was the reason for not looking for work last week?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 You do work for fixed periods of time<br />[] 2 You already found a job<br />[] 3 You looked previously and are awaiting a response<br />[] 4 You are tired of looking for a job<br />Answers 1-4, continue with question 23.<br />[] 5 You are retired or pensioned for old age<br />[] 6 You are pensioned (for accident or illness)<br />[] 7 You are a student only<br />[] 8 You are a housewife or household worker<br />[] 9 You have a permanent disability from work<br />[] 10 Advanced age (70 years old and more)<br />[] 11 Other inactive people. Specify ____<br />Answers 5- 11, continue with question 28.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Does jobs for fixed periods
02 Already found a job
03 Previously searched and awaits the results
04 Got tired of looking for work
05 Retired due to old age
06 Pensioner (due to accident or sickness)
07 Only a student
08 Only a housewife or domestic worker
09 Permanently unable to work
10 Advanced age (70 years or older)
11 Other reasons for not looking for work
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 reason for not looking for work.
Universe
Panama 2010: Persons age 10+ who did not work and did not look for work last week or last month [discrepancies: none]

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