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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 respondent ceased working with previous employer (q55)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 1741
Invalid: 7288
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 9
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 139
End: 139
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 998
57.3%
1 Lost job or was dismissed 13
0.7%
2 Resigned for personal reasons 213
12.2%
3 Job completed 25
1.4%
4 Resigned because of job conditions/conditions at workplace 20
1.1%
5 Laid off 44
2.5%
6 Business failed 26
1.5%
7 Retired 217
12.5%
8 Moved to a new area 10
0.6%
9 Other reasons 175
10.1%
Sysmiss 7288
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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