TB cases (1974-2018) and controls (1998-2018) analytical dataset (Karonga)
Malawi
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Reference ID
MWI-MEIRU-TB-COMBINE-FINAL-2022-v01
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Mia Crampin, Estelle McLean
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Employment code (emp)
Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final
Overview
Valid:
5401
Invalid:
7510
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
70
End:
72
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Employment code
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not applicable | 98 |
1.8%
|
| 11 | Full-time educaton | 323 |
6%
|
| 12 | Unable to work | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Retired | 14 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | Looking for work | 13 |
0.2%
|
| 19 | Other | 8 |
0.1%
|
| 20 | Housework | 491 |
9.1%
|
| 30 | Employer no sub-category | 1 |
0%
|
| 31 | Runs own business | 1 |
0%
|
| 33 | ???? | 0 |
0%
|
| 41 | In cash economy | 810 |
15%
|
| 42 | Subsistence economy | 2942 |
54.5%
|
| 49 | Own account don't know payment | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 51 | Salary (monthly) | 526 |
9.7%
|
| 52 | Wage (weekly) | 46 |
0.9%
|
| 53 | Casual or piecework | 109 |
2%
|
| 54 | Unpaid worker | 6 |
0.1%
|
| 59 | Employee don't know payment | 1 |
0%
|
| 99 | No information | 2 |
0%
|
| 998 | Unknown | 0 |
0%
|
| 999 | Missing | 55 | |
| Sysmiss | 7455 |
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.