Survey of Living Conditions 1989(1)
Jamaica, 1989
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Reference ID
JAM_1989_SLC1_v01_M
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
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Jun 18, 2015
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Effort to obtain a job (q42)
Data file: LABORF
Overview
Valid:
642
Invalid:
6970
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
150
End:
150
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applied in writing | 54 |
8.4%
|
| 2 | Applied in person | 310 |
48.3%
|
| 3 | Enquiry of friends | 8 |
1.2%
|
| 4 | Applied to Government Employment Bureau | 2 |
0.3%
|
| 5 | Applied to private employment bureau | 109 |
17%
|
| 6 | By advertisement | 14 |
2.2%
|
| 7 | Tried to set up own business | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 8 | Other | 138 |
21.5%
|
| 9 | None | 6 |
0.9%
|
| Sysmiss | 6970 |
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.