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VIII National Population and Housing Census, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2002
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DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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  • DOM2002_PHC-P-H.dat

Main activity of person not in work (DO2002A_ACTIVITY)

Data file: DOM2002_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 300
End: 300
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For persons of 10 years old and more</span></p>

<p>If the answer to questions 46 or 47 or 48 was "yes", skip to question 59.</p>

<p>56. What was [the respondent]'s main activity last week? Read all options and select just one: </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Household chores<br />[] 2 Studies<br />[] 3 Living from investments<br />[] 4 Retired or receiving pension <br />[] 5 Disabled/elderly<br />[] 6 No activity <br />[] 7 Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Household chores
2 Studies
3 Rentier
4 Retired or receiving pension
5 Disabled or elderly
6 No activity
7 Other
9 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="em">For people age 10 or older </span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 56: What was the main occupation that (NAME) did last week? </span></p>

<p>Read each option and answer accordingly. </p>

<p>Make sure that you follow the guidelines for the answer options: </p>

<p>Housekeeping: A person that works as a housewife in house chores with no payment.
<br />Study: A person that studies without doing other than that and does not receive any payment. </p>

<p><span class="pg">[PAGE 35]</span></p>

<p>Landlord or Stockholder: A person that receives income by renting or investments (i.e. interests, salaries, deposits, rent, etc.) and that does not work to acquire other income.
<br />Retired: A person that receives income from a pension or retirement, and that does not work to acquire other income.
<br />Elder or disable: A person that due to his/her age or a permanent disability cannot work.
<br />Person with no activities: A person that does not work or performs any job, even if is physically capable and of age to work. (These people are considered vagabonds, hobos)
<br />Other: When a person is in a situation or condition different that the ones previously mentioned. In this case, you should record the name or situation in which the interviewee is involved. Some examples of who might be in this category are those who are in prison or confinement, priests, nuns, etc.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main activity of a person who is not working.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2002: Persons age 10+ who did not work or look for work last week [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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