Survey of Living Conditions 1998

Jamaica, 1998

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Reference ID

JAM_1998_SLC_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

Metadata

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Sep 24, 2015

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WHY DID YOU STOP WORKING (q49)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 579

Invalid: 23123

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 103

End: 103

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Job completed	98	16.9%
2	Resigned-personal reasons	183	31.6%
3	Resigned-job conditions	52	9%
4	Lost job/dismissed	49	8.5%
5	Laid-off/redundant	104	18%
6	Business failed	41	7.1%
7	Retired	0	0%
8	Moved to new area	11	1.9%
9	Other (specify)	41	7.1%
Sysmiss		23123

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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