Survey of Living Conditions 1999
Jamaica, 1999
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JAM_1999_SLC_v01_M
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
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Main reason for absence from school - First (b07a)
Data file: EDUC
Overview
Valid:
921
Invalid:
5229
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
21
End:
22
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 13
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illness | 39 |
4.2%
|
| 2 | Truancy | 6 |
0.7%
|
| 3 | Working outside the home | 10 |
1.1%
|
| 4 | Needed at home | 17 |
1.8%
|
| 5 | Market day | 4 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Transport problems due to poor roads | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | Other transport problems | 25 |
2.7%
|
| 8 | School closed | 41 |
4.5%
|
| 9 | Shoes/uniform missing/dirty/wet | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 10 | Rain | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 11 | Money problems | 118 |
12.8%
|
| 12 | Had to run an errand | 8 |
0.9%
|
| 13 | Other (specify) | 643 |
69.8%
|
| Sysmiss | 5229 |
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.