2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 2009

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KEN_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Main employer (KE2009A_EMPSECT)

Data file: KEN2009_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 255

End: 256

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="KE09A435 KE09A436 KE09A437">E: Labour force particulars Economic activity [Question 42 was asked of all individuals age 5+.] </svar>

<svar v="KE09A436 KE09A437">For those who worked or held a job (including those on leave/sick leave). [P-43 and P-44 were asked of all individuals age 5+ who worked or held a job in the 7 days preceding the census night.] </svar>

<svar a="all" v="KE09A436">P-43. Who was [person's] main employer? _ _ <div class="i1">The code list is provided. Code "99" for not applicable.</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Private sector
02	Local authorities
03	Central government
04	TSC
05	State-owned enterprise
06	International NGO
07	Local NGO
08	Faith-based organisation
09	Self modern
10	Informal Sector ('Jua Kali')
11	Self employed - informal
12	Small scale agriculture
13	Self small scale agriculture
14	Pastoralist employed
15	Self pastoralist
16	Private household
17	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 sector of the person's main employer.

Universe

Kenya 2009: Persons age 5+ who had a job [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

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