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Survey of Living Conditions 1999

Jamaica, 1999
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JAM_1999_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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Coping Strategy 1 (l53a)

Data file: REC030

Overview

Valid: 453
Invalid: 1447
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 36
End: 37
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 15
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Leaving everything to God 278
61.4%
2 Talk to pastor 9
2%
3 Meditate 22
4.9%
4 Don't think about it/them 54
11.9%
5 Exercise 2
0.4%
6 Seek medical advice 1
0.2%
7 Planning to migrate 7
1.5%
8 Turn to family for support 31
6.8%
9 Turn to neighbours 1
0.2%
10 Turn to organizations 1
0.2%
11 Turn to friends 17
3.8%
12 Smoke cigarettes 9
2%
13 Alcohol (privately) 1
0.2%
14 Go to bar 3
0.7%
15 Other (specify) 17
3.8%
Sysmiss 1447
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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