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1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Months worked in last 12 months (TT1980A_WORKMON)

Data file: TTO1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 176
End: 176
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 4 Economic Activity -- For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over</span></p>

<p>This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. It relates to the past week as well as the past 12 months. Question 16 to 18 apply to those answering from [10] to [30] in Question 15.
<br />Interviewer: Job seekers and persons wanting work must have responses to Questions 16-18.</p>

<p>23. Number of months worked
<br />23(a). Did (N) [the respondent] work for any length of time during the past twelve months?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS)</div><p>23(b). How many months did (N) [the respondent] work during the past twelve months?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 None<br />[] 1 Under 2 months <br />[] 2 2-3 months<br />[] 3 4-5 months<br />[] 4 6-7 months<br />[] 5 8-9 months<br />[] 6 10-11 months<br />[] 7 Full year (FY)<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS)</div>
Categories
Value Category
None
1 Under 2 months
2 2 to 3 months
3 4 to 5 months
4 6 to 7 months
5 8 to 9 months
6 10 to 11 months
7 Full 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of months that a respondent has worked in last 12 months.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1980: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

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