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Survey of Living Conditions 1997

Jamaica, 1997
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JAM_1997_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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What was most recent effort made to get a job or start a business? (Q42)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 349
Invalid: 7733
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 92
End: 92
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Applied in writing 38
10.9%
2 Applied in person 139
39.8%
3 Register at employment bureau 12
3.4%
4 Advertise on radio or newspaper 1
0.3%
5 Ask friends 95
27.2%
6 Try to start business 12
3.4%
7 Other 4
1.1%
8 None 45
12.9%
9 Not stated 3
0.9%
Sysmiss 7733
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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