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Living Standards Survey I 1987-1988

Ghana, 1987 - 1988
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GHA_1987_GLSS_v02_M
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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
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Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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05aq13: why not seek work past (empnot)

Data file: y05a

Overview

Valid: 4582
Invalid: 6797
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 13
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 100
End: 104
Width: 5
Range: 1 - 13
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Sick 344
7.5%
2 Handicapped 50
1.1%
3 Too old/retired 163
3.6%
4 Do not want work 56
1.2%
5 Student 1865
40.7%
6 Housework 389
8.5%
7 Too young 787
17.2%
8 On vacation 65
1.4%
9 Awaiting reply of employer/agency 26
0.6%
10 Waiting to start new job 64
1.4%
11 No work exists 91
2%
12 Don't know how to look 36
0.8%
13 Other reasons 646
14.1%
Sysmiss 6797
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.

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Definition
Why not seek work in past 7 days
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