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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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  • LABORF

Employment status of individual in present job (q424)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 734
Invalid: 8295
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 8
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 172
End: 172
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Employee of Central or Local Govt 32
4.4%
2 Employee of other Government Agencies 11
1.5%
3 Employee of Private Sector Business 338
46%
4 Unpaid worker 4
0.5%
5 Employer 1
0.1%
6 Own Account Worker 36
4.9%
7 Never worked 311
42.4%
8 Not reported 1
0.1%
Sysmiss 8295
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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