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Survey of Living Conditions 1994

Jamaica, 1994
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Reference ID
JAM_1994_SLC_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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Sep 24, 2015
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WHY CEASED WORKING (q55)

Data file: laborf

Overview

Valid: 4569
Invalid: 3496
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 155
End: 155
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 2910
63.7%
1 Lost job, dismissed 17
0.4%
2 Resigned personal reasons 504
11%
3 Job completed 46
1%
4 Resigned job conditions 56
1.2%
5 Laid off 87
1.9%
6 Business failed 76
1.7%
7 Retired 427
9.3%
8 Moved to new area 68
1.5%
9 Other 378
8.3%
Sysmiss 3496
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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