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Survey of Living Conditions 1988

Jamaica, 1988
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Reference ID
JAM_1988_SLC_v01_M
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
Collection(s)
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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Why did you stop working? (q315)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 3248
Invalid: 5781
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 9
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 124
End: 124
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 2384
73.4%
1 Lost job or was dismissed 30
0.9%
2 Resigned for personal reasons 322
9.9%
3 Job completed 79
2.4%
4 Resigned because of job conditions/conditions at workplace 47
1.4%
5 Laid off 142
4.4%
6 Business failed 68
2.1%
7 Retired 39
1.2%
8 Moved to a new area 21
0.6%
9 Other reasons 116
3.6%
Sysmiss 5781
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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