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Survey of Living Conditions 1993

Jamaica, 1993
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Reference ID
JAM_1993_SLC_v01_M
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
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Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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Reason for not taking a job if one were available during week/ending (Q25)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 8248
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 32
End: 32
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 7830
94.9%
1 Nothing, would accept 258
3.1%
2 Not prepared 10
0.1%
3 Pregnancy 18
0.2%
4 Have to stay with children or relative 58
0.7%
5 Home duties 13
0.2%
6 Do not need job 1
0%
7 Illness 49
0.6%
8 Attending school 3
0%
9 Other 8
0.1%
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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