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MU1990A_WKLOOK - Job search (last 8 weeks)
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

26 Type of activity ____

Did the person take any active steps to look for work anytime during the past 8 weeks?
For example, did he/she check with employers or at private homes, factories, and worksites; place or answer advertisements; seek assistance and advice to set up own enterprise; maintain registration with an Employment Exchange, etc.
Write 'yes' or 'no' as appropriate.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_WKAVAIL - Available for work last week
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

27 Type of activity ____

Was the person available for work during the past week?
Write 'yes' or 'no'.

If 'no', give reason as follows:
[] HH - household duties
[] ST - studies
[] DIS - illness, injury, or disability
[] WR - wholly retired
[] Other, specify ____
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_WKMON - Months since person last worked
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

28 When last worked ____

How many months ago did the person work for the last time, even for a few days?
If person never worked, write 'never' and stop here.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_EMPSECT - Type of establishment
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

[Questions 29 to 34 refer to the person's job or business during the past week. If person had no job last week, answer for his/her last job. If person had more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.]

29 Name and type of establishment ____

Give the name of the establishment, factory, firm, government ministry, municipal or district council, parastatal body, co-operative enterprise, etc., for which the person worked, including details of branch, division, department, etc.
If there is no name, give name of employer.
If self-employed, give name of business shop, agency, etc., or write the person's own name.
If employed by a private household as cook, driver, watchman, gardener, household worker, maidservant, etc., write 'private household'.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_IND - Industry (1-digit)
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

30 Kind of business, industry or service ____

Describe fully the kind of business, industry or service activities carried on at the person's place of work.
Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc.
Use precise terms such as sugar cane cultivation, tea cultivation, car repairing, bicycle repairing, sugar factory, pullover knitting mill, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing underwears, primary school, household furniture and appliances shop, groceries retailer, victualler, etc.
If there were more than one activity, describe the industry, business or service in which the person's main occupation was performed.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_IND2 - Industry (2-digit)
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

30 Kind of business, industry or service ____

Describe fully the kind of business, industry or service activities carried on at the person's place of work.
Do not use vague terms such as agriculture, repairs, factory, school, shop, etc.
Use precise terms such as sugar cane cultivation, tea cultivation, car repairing, bicycle repairing, sugar factory, pullover knitting mill, manufacture of knitted gloves, cutting and sewing underwears, primary school, household furniture and appliances shop, groceries retailer, victualler, etc.
If there were more than one activity, describe the industry, business or service in which the person's main occupation was performed.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_WKLOC - MVCA of work location
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

31 Place of work ____

Write the full address of the person's place of work, specifying the village council area or municipal ward and/or locality.
If worked at home, write 'at home'.
If person had no usual place of work, then give the address of the depot, garage, bus or taxi stand, firm, etc., where the person reported for work.
For street vendors, give the address of the place where they work the most.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_OCC1 - Occupation (1-digit)
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

32. Occupation ____

Describe clearly the work which the person was doing.
Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair engineer, teacher, etc.
Use precise terms such as school clerk, filing clerk, accounts clerk, bus driver, bus conductor, taxicar driver, lorry driver, cabinet maker, car mechanic, telephone operator, primary school teacher, etc.
Do not hesitate to use creole terms if necessary.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_OCC2 - Occupation (2-digit)
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

32. Occupation ____

Describe clearly the work which the person was doing.
Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair engineer, teacher, etc.
Use precise terms such as school clerk, filing clerk, accounts clerk, bus driver, bus conductor, taxicar driver, lorry driver, cabinet maker, car mechanic, telephone operator, primary school teacher, etc.
Do not hesitate to use creole terms if necessary.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_OCC3 - Occupation (3-digit)
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

32. Occupation ____

Describe clearly the work which the person was doing.
Do not use vague terms such as clerk, driver, factory worker, supervisor, repair engineer, teacher, etc.
Use precise terms such as school clerk, filing clerk, accounts clerk, bus driver, bus conductor, taxicar driver, lorry driver, cabinet maker, car mechanic, telephone operator, primary school teacher, etc.
Do not hesitate to use creole terms if necessary.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_CLASSWK - Class of worker
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

33 Employment status ____

Insert as appropriate:
[] SEE - self-employed with employees
[] SEW - self-employed without employees
[] FW - working without pay for spouse or other relative in his/her farm or business
[] A - apprentice with or without pay
[] EM - employee paid by day, week, fortnight, job
[] PC - member of producer's cooperative
[] Other, specify ____
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_WKTENURE - Length of service with employer (months)
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

34 Length of service with employer ____

How long has the person worked for his/her present or most recent employer?
Give number of completed years.
If less than a year, give number of complete months.
If less than a month, write 'less than a month'.
Please note that length of service with employer is required and not at your job. Thus for persons in public service give total length of service and not time spent in their present grade.
For self-employed persons give the time during which they have been self-employed.
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_EMPSTAT89 - Main activity status in 1989
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

35 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____

Insert as appropriate:
[] EA - had a job and/or was looking for a job
[] H - homemaker
[] S - student
[] D - permanently disabled
[] R - retired
[] Other, specify ____
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_WKWEEK89 - Weeks worked in 1989
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

36 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____

In 1989, how many weeks did the person work for pay, profit or family gain, counting casual, intermittent and continuous employment?
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
MU1990A_WKLOOK89 - Weeks available and looking for work in 1989
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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

37 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____

In 1989, how many weeks was the person available and looking for work, counting all periods of unemployment?
1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius - MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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