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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_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Principal usual activity status (IN1993A_UACTIVITY)

Data file: IND1993_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 158
End: 159
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IN93A413 IN93A414 IN93A415 IN93A416"><span class="h3">Principal usual activity</span><br />[Questions 12- 16.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="IN93A413" v="IN93A413 IN93A414 IN93A415 IN93A422">12. Status:<br /><div class="i1">[] 11 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): own account worker<br />[] 12 Worked in household enterprise (self-employed): employer<br />[] 21 Worked as a helper in household enterprise (unpaid family worker)<br />[] 31 Worked as regular salaried/wage employee<br />[] 41 Worked as casual wage labour: in public works<br />[] 51 Worked as casual wage labour: in other types of work<br />[] 81 Did not seek but was seeking and/or available for work<br />[] 91 Attended educational institution<br />[] 92 Attended domestic duties only<br />[] 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<br />[] 94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipients etc.<br />[] 95 Not able to work due to disability<br />[] 96 Beggars, prostitutes<br />[] 97 Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
11 Own account worker in household enterprise
12 Employer in household enterprise
21 Unpaid family worker in household enterprises
31 Regular salaried/ wage employee
41 Casual wage labor in public works
51 Casual wage labor in other types of work
81 Did not work but was seeking and/or available for work
91 Attended educational institutions
92 Attended domestic duties only
93 Attended domestic duties and was also engaged in free collection of goods, sewing, tailing, weaving, etc. for household use
94 Rentiers, pensioners, remittance recipient
95 Not able to work due to disability
96 Beggars, prostitutes
97 Others
98 Unknown
99 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the economic status of the person's principal usual activity.
Universe
India 1993: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: Type I 1.7%; Type II none]

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