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Survey of Living Conditions 1990

Jamaica, 1990
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JAM_1990_SLC_v01_M
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
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Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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WHAT WAS MOST RECENT EFFORT TO GET A JOB/START BUSINESS (q42)

Data file: LABORF

Overview

Valid: 553
Invalid: 8307
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 89
End: 89
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Applied in writing 51
9.2%
2 Applied in person 217
39.2%
3 Register at employment bureau 10
1.8%
4 Advertise on radio or in newspaper 1
0.2%
5 Ask friends 121
21.9%
6 Try to start business 17
3.1%
7 Other 1
0.2%
8 None 117
21.2%
9 Not stated 18
3.3%
Sysmiss 8307
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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