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

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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Oct 08, 2015

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Why did you stop working (Q49)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 203

Invalid: 7553

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 101

End: 101

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Job completed	26	12.8%
2	Resigned, Personal reasons	78	38.4%
3	Resigned, Job conditions	18	8.9%
4	Lost job, Dismissed	11	5.4%
5	Laid off/ redundant	36	17.7%
6	Business failed	15	7.4%
7	Retired	0	0%
8	Moved to new area	2	1%
9	Other	17	8.4%
Sysmiss		7553

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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