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Survey of Living Conditions 1989(1)

Jamaica, 1989
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Reference ID
JAM_1989_SLC1_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
Collection(s)
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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Jun 18, 2015
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  • EXP89_1
  • LABORF
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  • samp89_1
  • SECTA1
  • SECTA2
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  • SECTA4
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Time since last attempt to look for a job (q43)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 642
Invalid: 6970
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 151
End: 151
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 less than one week 80
12.5%
2 1 week but less than 1 month 178
27.7%
3 3 months and over, but less than 6 months 133
20.7%
4 6 months and over but less than 12 months 76
11.8%
5 12 months and over 23
3.6%
6 Not reported 5
0.8%
7 27
4.2%
8 111
17.3%
9 9
1.4%
Sysmiss 6970
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.
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