Labour Force Survey, 2012
LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Italy, 2012

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ITA_2012_LFS-Q1_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Work part-time because inadequate child or elderly care (IT2012H_C29B)

Data file: ITA2012_LFS-Q1-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 292

End: 293

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

C29B. Are you unable to devote more hours to work (i.e. you work part-time) because in the area where you live, childcare services or other care services for people in need of assistance are absent, inadequate or too expensive? Please include babysitters or paid helpers:</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes, childcare services are absent/inadequate<br />[] 2 Yes, care services for the elderly, sick and disabled people are absent/inadequate<br />[] 3 Yes, both services are absent/inadequate<br />[] 4 No, part-time job for other reasons<br />[] 997 Doesn't know</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Yes, childcare services are absent/inadequate/expensive
02	Yes, care services for elderly, sick and disabled people are absent/inadequate/expensive
03	Yes, both services are absent/inadequate/expensive
04	No, part-time job for other reasons
98	Do not know
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 whether the person works part-time because of inadequate services for child or elderly care.

Universe

Italy 2012: Part-time workers who care for dependents

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Labour Force Survey, 2012 LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset