1987 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987

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Reference ID

MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Activity status last week (MW1987A_ACTIVITY)

Data file: MWI1987_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 210

End: 211

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="MW87A416 MW87A417 MW87A418 MW87A419 MW87A420 MW87A421">Persons aged 10 years or more<br />[Questions L through O were asked of persons age 10 or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a=" MW87A417" v="MW87A417 MW87A418 MW87A419 MW87A420 MW87A421">m. Economic activity - activity status (during last seven days) ____<br /><div class="i1">Active:</div><br /><div class="i2"><span class="lang">Mlimi</span> (subsistence farmer)<br />Employee<br />Family business worker<br />Self employed<br />Employer</div><br /><div class="i1">Unemployed:</div><br /><div class="i2">1 Worked before:</div><br /><div class="i3">1A: Seeking work<br />1B: Not seeking work</div><br /><div class="i2">2 Never worked:</div><br /><div class="i3">2A: Seeking work<br />2B: Not seeking work</div><br /><div class="i1">Inactive:</div><br /><div class="i2">Home worker<br />Student<br />Dependent<br />Independent<br />Other</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Subsistence farmer
02	Employee
03	Family business worker
04	Self employed
05	Employer
06	Unemployed, worked before, seeking work
07	Unemployed, worked before not seeking work
08	Unemployed, never worked, seeking work
09	Unemployed, never worked, not seeking work
10	Homeworker
11	Student
12	Dependent, pensioner, other
99	NIU (not in universe)

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.

Description

Definition

This variable records the individual's activity status last week.

Universe

Malawi 1987: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]

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