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General Census of Population and Housing 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 1998
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MLI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of the Census, Minnesota Population Center
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Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Employment status (ML1998A_0427)

Data file: MLI1998-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section B: Individual Characteristics




For persons aged 6 years and above
[Questions 16-26]




Activity type




22. Employment status [see bottom of this document]

[] 0 Not applicable
[] 1 Currently working
[] 2 Unemployed, has already worked
[] 3 Searching for first employment
[] 4 Housewife
[] 5 Student, pupil
[] 6 Living on private means
[] 7 Retired, elderly
[] 8 Does not work
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Currently working
2 Unemployed, has already worked
3 Searching for first job
4 Housewife
5 Student, pupil
6 Living on private means
7 Retired, elderly
8 Does not work
9 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
1.2.1. Questions for ALL Household Members




1.2.2. Questions for persons aged 6 years and above

This is the second group of questions, concerning the characteristics of household members. They concern only the persons aged 6 years and above.

For persons aged less than 6 years (children), write (0) or (00) depending on column width in Columns P16 to P30.




Columns P23-P25: Economic Activities

Question P22 to P26 deal with the economic activity of the enumerated persons, that is: the occupation of the interviewed persons. For filling this question, please follow carefully the following guidelines.

a. The questions shall be asked only to household members aged 6 years of more. For others, write a hyphen (-) in Columns P23 and P25; and write (0) in Columns P22, P24, and P26.

b. To record the data on economic activity, the census enumerator shall refer to the reference period of one month (30 days) preceding the date of visit in the household.

However, for the persons who work in the agricultural sector (beekeeping, husbandry, fishing, forestry, etc.), this reference period is extended to one year (12 months), because of the seasonal character of this type of employment. Indeed, works in agriculture are done during a well defined period during the year, which may not correspond with the census date.




22. Column P22: type of economic activity

This part deals with the relationship between a person and his or her current economic activity. Determining such information will lead to the distribution of the population between the active population and the non-active population.

a. Active population

The active population includes the employed active persons and the jobless (unemployed) persons.

- Active, employed. The employed active population includes all the persons who were employed for any type of employment during the month preceding the census date. For workers in the agricultural sector (farming, husbandry, fishing, forestry, etc.), the reference period is extended to the year preceding the census.

- Unemployed. The unemployed population includes the persons who were not employed during the month preceding the census, but who were looking for paid work or for a lucrative activity, including the persons who had never worked before.


b. Inactive population

The inactive population includes the persons who do not have any type of economic activity. It includes:

- Housewives, and people in service, who do not have any economic activity, and who are doing house work at home. On the contrary, women who have an economic activity providing an income (petty trade, handicraft, etc.), and paid servants are classified in the active population.

- Pupils and students. Persons of either sex who devote their time to studies, in a public or a private institution, and do not have any economic activity. For Koranic schools, and adult literacy schools, persons will be classified as either inactive or active, depending whether or not they devote more time to studies or to other lucrative activities.

- Retired persons, or persons with independent private means: persons of either sex, who do not have any economic activity, and who perceive an income from a capital or from royalties, or a pension from previous activity.

- Physically handicapped persons, whose physical status do not allow them to have an economic activity.


The question to be asked to household members aged 6 years of more is:
"During the past month, that is from ___ to ___, what type of work was NAME doing?"

[Page 30]

Write the number corresponding to the answer given, while following the guidelines given at the bottom of the page of the questionnaire:

[] 0 Not applicable (person not concerned)
[] 1 Has worked
[] 2 Unemployed, has already worked
[] 3 Searching for first job
[] 4 Housewife
[] 5 Pupil, student
[] 6 Private means
[] 7 Retired, old age
[] 8 Does not work (idle life)

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's employment status.
Universe
Persons age 6+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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