Survey of Living Conditions 1996

Jamaica, 1996

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Reference ID

JAM_1996_SLC_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

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Sep 24, 2015

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WHY NO JOB SEARCH LAST 6 MONTHS (q44)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 63

Invalid: 8217

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 94

End: 94

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	No work available	23	36.5%
2	Can't find suitable job	9	14.3%
3	Awaiting recall to job	3	4.8%
4	Tired of looking	17	27%
5	Needed at home	4	6.3%
6	Awaiting replies to applications	2	3.2%
7	Illness or pregnancy	0	0%
8	Awaiting agricultural season	1	1.6%
9	Other	4	6.3%
Sysmiss		8217

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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