Survey of Living Conditions 1993

Jamaica, 1993

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JAM_1993_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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Oct 08, 2015

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What was the most recent effort you made to get a job or start a business? (Q42)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 409

Invalid: 7839

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 104

End: 104

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Applied in writing	39	9.5%
2	Applied in person	152	37.2%
3	Register at employment bureau	6	1.5%
4	Advertise on radio or newspaper	1	0.2%
5	Ask friends	115	28.1%
6	Try to start business	9	2.2%
7	Other	8	2%
8	None	68	16.6%
9	Not stated	11	2.7%
Sysmiss		7839

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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