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XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, 1990
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VEN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Central de Estadística e Informática, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Time seeking work (VE1990A_DURUNEMP)

Data file: VEN1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 245
End: 245
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v=" VE90A400 VE90A403 VE90A406 VE90A447 VE90A448 VE90A449 VE90A435 VE90A444 VE90A411 VE90A414 VE90A415 VE90A416 VE90A425 VE90A427 VE90A436 VE90A431"><span class="em"> Questions 18-26 are only for people 12 years of age and older </span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A400 VE90A447">18. In which of these situations do you currently find yourself?<br /><div class="i1">[] Working -- Go on to question 20<br />[] Not working but employed -- Go on to question 20<br />[] Looking for work having worked before -- Go on to question 19<br />[] Looking for work for the first time -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Doing household duties without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Studying without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Living from pension or retirement without also working -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Permanently disabled for purposes of work -- Go on to question 26<br />[] Other situation -- Go on to question 26</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="VE90A447">19. How long have you been unemployed?<br /><div class="i1">[] Up to 3 months<br />[] 4 to 6 months<br />[] 7 to 12 months<br />[] More than 1 year</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Three months
2 4 to 6 months
3 7 to 12 months
4 More than 1 year
8 Unknown
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="VE90A400 VE90A447 VE90A435 VE90A444 VE90A411 VE90A425 VE90A436 VE90A431 VE90A403 VE90A415 VE90A416 VE90A427"><span class="em">Questions 18-26 are only for people 12 yrs of age and older</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A447"><span class="em">Question No.19</span><br /><br />[Time without employment]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 19 on the census form.]<br /><br />-- Fill in the cell that corresponds to the answer given:<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
Length of time the person had been unemployed at the time of the census.
Universe
Venezuela 1990: Experienced persons, unemployed, age 12+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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