Population and Housing Census 2008
Malawi, 2008
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Apr 25, 2019
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Usual principal activity status (S252B7_v12)
Data file: NSS64_Sch252_bk_7
Overview
Valid:
65
Invalid:
94341
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | |
| 11 | Worked in h.h. enterprise (self-employed): own account worker |
| 12 | Worked in h.h. enterprise (self-employed): employer |
| 21 | Worked as helper in h.h. enterprise (unpaid family worker) |
| 31 | Worked as regular salaried/wage employee |
| 41 | Worked as casual wage labour: in public works |
| 51 | In other types of work |
| 61 | Did not work 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, sewing, tailoring, weaving, etc. for household use |
| 94 | Rentiers, pensioners , remittance recipients, etc. |
| 95 | Not able to work due to disability |
| 97 | Others (including begging, prostitution, etc.) |
| Sysmiss |
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
For the persons, who have ever enrolled for any course i.e. those having code ‘1’ in item 3, the items 4 to 12 are to be filled in. As the details relate to the last course, it is possible that this may not be the same as his educational level reported in block 4. To be more precise, the level of this course should be either equal or higher than his educational level as reported in block 4.
The broad principal usual activity status is to be recorded in codes in this item for each of the members currently not attending educational institutions.
The broad principal usual activity status is to be recorded in codes in this item for each of the members currently not attending educational institutions.