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)

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Sep 24, 2015

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WHY CEASED WORKING (q55)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 660

Invalid: 7620

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 158

End: 158

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Job completed	24	3.6%
2	Resigned-personal reasons	225	34.1%
3	Resigned-job conditions	30	4.5%
4	Lost job/dismissed	15	2.3%
5	Laid-off/redundant	27	4.1%
6	Business failed	28	4.2%
7	Retired	160	24.2%
8	Moved to new area	16	2.4%
9	Other (specify)	135	20.5%
Sysmiss		7620

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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