1990 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 1990

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Reference ID

ZMB_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistical Office, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Employment status (ZM1990A_CLASSWK)

Data file: ZMB1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 260

End: 260

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Question P-19 to P-25 were asked of persons 12 years and over]</p>

<p>P-20 What has [the respondent] mainly been doing since 1989?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1-Working for pay or profit<br />[] 2-On leave<br />[] 3-Unpaid work on household holding or business<br />[] 4-Unemployment and seeking work but available for work<br />[] 5-Not seeking work but available for work<br />[] 6-Full time housewife /homemaker<br />[] 7-Full time student <br />[] 8-Not available for work for other reasons <br />(For answers 4-8 go to P-24)</div><span class="h3"> Employment Status </span>
<br />P-21 Since 1989, has [the respondent] been mainly </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1-Employer<br />[] 2-An employee<br />[] 3-Self-employed?<br />[] 4-An unpaid family worker?</div>

Value	Category
1	Employer
2	Worker
3	Self
4	Unpaid
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's employment status.

Universe

Zambia 1990: Persons age 12+ who were working for pay, on leave, or doing unpaid work in the last year [discrepancies: none]

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