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Survey of Living Conditions 1995

Jamaica, 1995
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JAM_1995_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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When was the last time you tried to get a job or start a business? (Q43)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 312
Invalid: 8136
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 92
End: 92
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Less than one week 29
9.3%
2 One week but less than 1 month 68
21.8%
3 1 month but less than 3 87
27.9%
4 3 months but less than 6 58
18.6%
5 6 months but less than 9 10
3.2%
6 9 months but less than 9 6
1.9%
7 12 months and over 8
2.6%
8 Has not tried 44
14.1%
9 Other 2
0.6%
Sysmiss 8136
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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