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Survey of Living Conditions 1989(1)

Jamaica, 1989
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Reference ID
JAM_1989_SLC1_v01_M
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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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Why did you stop working? (q48)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 642
Invalid: 6970
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 159
End: 159
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 274
42.7%
1 Lost job or was dismissed 18
2.8%
2 Resigned for personal reasons 117
18.2%
3 Job completed 67
10.4%
4 Resigned because of job conditions/conditions at workplace 14
2.2%
5 Laid off 76
11.8%
6 Business failed 26
4%
7 Retired 2
0.3%
8 Moved to a new area 8
1.2%
9 Other reasons 40
6.2%
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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