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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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Why did you stop working? (Q55)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 601
Invalid: 7481
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 159
End: 159
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Job completed 17
2.8%
2 Resigned, Personal reasons 216
35.9%
3 Resigned, Job conditions 22
3.7%
4 Lost job, Dismissed 8
1.3%
5 Laid off/ redundant 44
7.3%
6 Business failed 19
3.2%
7 Retired 140
23.3%
8 Moved to new area 11
1.8%
9 Other 124
20.6%
Sysmiss 7481
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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