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Survey of Living Conditions 1999

Jamaica, 1999
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Reference ID
JAM_1999_SLC_v01_M
Producer(s)
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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Employment status in last job (Q517)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 1633
Invalid: 6123
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 180
End: 180
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Employee of central or local government 39
2.4%
2 Employee of other government agencies 28
1.7%
3 Employee of private sector business 362
22.2%
4 Unpaid worker 7
0.4%
5 Employer 5
0.3%
6 Own account worker 177
10.8%
7 Never worked 999
61.2%
9 Not reported 16
1%
Sysmiss 6123
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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