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2012 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2012
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TZA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Employment status last week (TZ2012A_EMPSTAT)

Data file: TZA2012_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 263
End: 264
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">D. Economic activity: All persons aged 5 years and above</span>
<br /><span class="em">[Questions 23-27 were asked of persons aged 5+]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Economic activity</span></p>

<p>24. In the week preceding census' night did [the respondent] mainly...</p>
<div class="i1">Write and shade the appropriate code. If code greater than '3', skip to section E. Codes are in a separate handbook.<br /><br />[] Worked for payment <br />[] Worked without payment <br />[] Worked for own benefit <br />[] Not worked but actively seeking for work <br />[] Available for work but not actively seeking for work <br />[] Household chores (e.g. cooking) <br />[] Full time student <br />[] Unable to work / sick / too old / disable</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Worked paid
02 Worked unpaid
03 Worked for own benefit
04 Looking for work
05 Not looking for work or available
06 Home maintenance (cooking or hygine or caring)
07 Full time student
08 Unable to work (sick, too old, or disabled)
98 Unknown
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 indicates the person's employment status last week.
Universe
Tanzania 2012: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
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