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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment July, 1993-June, 1994 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1993 - 1994
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IND_1993_NSS50-SCH10_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, Minnesota Population Center
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Sought/available for work during months without work (IN1993A_0456)

Data file: IND1993-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 213
End: 213
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
(7) Follow-up questions for persons with usual activity status codes 11-51 either in principal (question 12 of section 4) or in subsidiary (question 18 of section 4) status
[Questions 1-20 were asked of persons who worked in a principal activity status, per question 12 or in a subsidiary status per question 18 in section 4.]




3. Principal:

[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour in other types of work
[] 81 Did not seek but was seeking and/or available for work
[] 91 Attended educational institution
[] 92 Attended domestic duties only
[] 93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods (vegetables, roots, firewood, cattle feed etc.) sewing, tailoring, weaving etc., for household use
[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients, etc.
[] 95 Not able to work due to disability
[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes
[] 97 Others





4. Subsidiary

[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker
[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer
[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)
[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee
[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works
[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour: in other types of work





If code 11-51 in question 3 or 4
[Questions 8-18 were asked of persons who worked in principal status on in subsidiary status, per question 3 or 4.]




9. Whether worked more or less regularly during last 365 days:

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No





If code 2 in question 9
[Questions 10-12 were asked of persons who did not work more or less regularly during last 365 days, per question 9.]




11. Whether sought/available for work during those months:

[] 1 Yes: on most days
[] 2 Yes: on some days
[] 3 No
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes, on most days
2 Yes, on some days
3 No
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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
5.7.0 Block 7: Follow up questions for persons employed either in the principal or subsidiary status: In this block an attempt is made to collect information on certain qualitative aspects of the employment of those who are categorised as employed either in the principal or subsidiary status. The aspects to be probed include occupational mobility, extent of under utilisation of labour time, membership in trade unions, nature of employer, etc.



5.7.9 Column (11): Whether sought/available for work during those months (yes : on most days-1, on some days-2, no-3): The codes given for this item in the brackets are self-explanatory.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person sought or was available for work during the months without work.
Universe
Persons who worked in principal or subsidiary status and did not work more or less regularly during the last 365 days

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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