Codes and Frequencies
Description
WKWORKLASTYR (V731) indicates whether the respondent worked recently (i.e., was currently working, was on leave from a job in the past 7 days, or worked in the past year).
Comparability
Along with universe differences, WKWORKLASTYR (V731) differs across samples in the degree of detail. To maximize comparability, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding. Women who did not work are coded 0. Women who worked recently share a common first digit of 1, with the second digit distinguishing between those who "worked in the past year" (code 11), who were "currently working" (code 12), and those who "have a job but were on leave in the past 7 days" (code 13).
Comparability - Standard DHS
WKWORKLASTYR (V731), with information on "whether the respondent worked in the last 12 months," is included in the standard DHS questionnaire from Phase III forward.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Albania 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Albania 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Angola 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Armenia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Armenia 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Armenia 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Armenia 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Azerbaijan 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2022: Ever-married women age 15-49 not in households selected for the short women's questionnaire.
- Benin 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Bolivia 1994: All women age 15-49.
- Bolivia 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Bolivia 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Bolivia 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Brazil 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever done work other than their own housework.
- Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Cambodia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Cambodia 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Cambodia 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Cambodia 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Cambodia 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2018: All women age 15-64.
- Central African Republic 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Colombia 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Colombia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Colombia 2005: All women age 13-49.
- Colombia 2010: All women age 13-49.
- Colombia 2015: All women age 13-49.
- Comoros 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Comoros 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Dominican Republic 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Dominican Republic 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Dominican Republic 2002: All women age 15-49.
- Dominican Republic 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Dominican Republic 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Gabon 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Gabon 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Gambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Gambia 2019: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Guatemala 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Guatemala 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Guatemala 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Guyana 2009: All women age 15-49.
- Haiti 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Haiti 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Haiti 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Haiti 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Honduras 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Honduras 2011: All women age 15-49.
- India 1998: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- India 2005: All women age 15-49.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the state module.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the state module.
- Indonesia 1994: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Indonesia 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Indonesia 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Indonesia 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Indonesia 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2023: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kazakhstan 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Kazakhstan 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the long questionnaire.
- Kenya 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Kyrgyz Republic 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Kyrgyz Republic 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2009: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2023: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2019: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Maldives 2009: Ever-married women age 17-49.
- Maldives 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Mauritania 2021: All women age 15-49.
- Moldova 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Morocco 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2013: All women age 15-64.
- Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Nicaragua 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Nicaragua 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: All women age 10-49.
- Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Papua New Guinea 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Peru 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Peru 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Peru 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Peru 2009: All women age 15-49.
- Peru 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Peru 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Peru 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Philippines 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Philippines 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Philippines 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Philippines 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Philippines 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Philippines 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2019: All women age 15-49.
- Sao Tome 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2019: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2023: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2019: All women age 15-49.
- South Africa 1998: All women age 15-49.
- South Africa 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Tajikistan 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Tajikistan 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2022: All women age 15-49.
- Timor-Leste 2009: All women age 15-49.
- Timor-Leste 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Togo 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Togo 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Türkiye 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Türkiye 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2009: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Ukraine 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Uzbekistan 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Vietnam 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Vietnam 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Zambia 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1994: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.