STEP Skills Measurement Household Survey 2012 (Wave 1)
Colombia, 2012
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Reference ID
COL_2012_STEP-HH_v02_M
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World Bank
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Jun 30, 2014
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Main reason did not look for job (m4a_q09)
Data file: STEP Colombia_working
Overview
Valid:
585
Invalid:
2032
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1814
End:
1815
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 17
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
In this section we are trying to get a picture of your work history and the type of work you could be qualified to do.
Literal question
What is the main reason you did not look for work in the past 4 weeks? (most important reason)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | student/pupil | 181 |
30.9%
|
| 2 | housewife | 212 |
36.2%
|
| 3 | in retirement | 55 |
9.4%
|
| 4 | old age | 8 |
1.4%
|
| 5 | ill/handicapped | 41 |
7%
|
| 6 | in compulsory military service | 2 |
0.3%
|
| 7 | do not want to work | 11 |
1.9%
|
| 8 | have already found a job which will start later | 2 |
0.3%
|
| 9 | awaiting response from employer | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 10 | awaiting recall by employer | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 11 | waiting for busy season | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 12 | believe i do not have any chance to get a job | 12 |
2.1%
|
| 13 | there are no jobs | 8 |
1.4%
|
| 14 | Other (specify) | 18 |
3.1%
|
| 15 | Pregnant | 17 |
2.9%
|
| 16 | Taking care of other household's member | 11 |
1.9%
|
| 17 | ttaking care of other household's member | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 2032 |
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.
Question post text
If 1, go to Q16
If 2, go to Q16
If 3, go to Q16
If 4, go to Q16
If 5, go to Q16
If 6, go to Q16
If 7, go to Q16
If 10, go to Q13
If 11, go to Q13
If 12, go to Q13
If 13, go to Q13
If 14, go to Q13
If 2, go to Q16
If 3, go to Q16
If 4, go to Q16
If 5, go to Q16
If 6, go to Q16
If 7, go to Q16
If 10, go to Q13
If 11, go to Q13
If 12, go to Q13
If 13, go to Q13
If 14, go to Q13