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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2011

Egypt, 2011
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EGY_LFS_2011_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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  • Egypt 2011-LFS
    HH-V1
  • Egypt 2011-LFS
    IND-V1

Main activity status in the reference period [Detailed version] (MAS_D)

Data file: Egypt 2011-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 319319
Valid (weighted): 69026992.409
Invalid: 53065
Invalid (weighted): 11368814.471
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 92
End: 94
Width: 3
Range: 100 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2302

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
100 Employed 108649 23505940
34.1%
110 Employed but temporary absent from work 0 0
0%
111 Sick leave/Ill 0 0
0%
112 Vacation/Official vacation 0 0
0%
113 Temporary stoppage of the industry 0 0
0%
114 Travel 0 0
0%
115 Strike/Curfew 0 0
0%
120 Managing own properties 0 0
0%
130 Employed but temporary unpaid 0 0
0%
131 Arranges to take up paid/self- employment activity 502 110430
0.2%
132 Waiting for the start date of an agreed work 138 30188
0%
133 Waiting to have clients 0 0
0%
134 Unpaid leave for more than one year 98 21797
0%
135 Waiting to go back to previous job 0 0
0%
200 Unemployed 0 0
0%
210 Unemployed ever worked (seeking a job) 4058 900848
1.3%
220 Unemployed never worked (seeking a job) 9855 2141815
3.1%
230 Unemployed (not seeking a job) 0 0
0%
231 Awaiting a recall to a previous job (temporary laid off) 0 0
0%
232 Awaiting work applications/interviews/competitions results 0 0
0%
233 Unable to issue work permission due to political circumstanc 0 0
0%
234 Not able to seek a job due to closure/curfew 0 0
0%
235 In military service 0 0
0%
300 Homemaker (Housewife) 0 0
0%
310 Homemaker 0 0
0%
320 Housewife 73454 15803296
22.9%
400 Student 97178 20970882
30.4%
500 Pensioners/retired/disabled 0 0
0%
510 Pensioners 4496 1015236
1.5%
520 Retired 0 0
0%
530 Disabled 2071 446305
0.6%
540 Unable to work 0 0
0%
550 Old 13224 2887867
4.2%
560 Disabled/Old/Ill 0 0
0%
600 Others 5033 1067662
1.5%
610 Out of labor force 0 0
0%
620 Discouraged unemployment 11 2109
0%
630 Not working and not looking for a job 531 118052
0.2%
640 Have income/revenue/means 0 0
0%
650 In prison 0 0
0%
660 In hospital 0 0
0%
670 Landlord 0 0
0%
680 Family responsibilities 0 0
0%
999 Not stated 21 4565
0%
Sysmiss 53065 11368814
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
Main activity status with respect to the labor force, which distinguishes between the employed and the not employed. The employed are those for whom work is the main activity, while for all the others the main activity should attempt to distinguish between pensioners, students, and homemakers. This detailed variable also distinguishes between different types of employment and unemployment.
Universe
Individuals aged 6+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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Among the employed, the variable should distinguish between those who are actually employed, those who are temporarily absent from work (by reason of absence if available), those managing their own properties and those who are engaged in a job opportunity but are temporarily unpaid.

Similarly, for the unemployed, the variable, if possible, should identify those who have worked before and those who have never worked, in addition to the unemployed who are not seeking a job, with the reason for why the individual is not looking for a job opportunity.

The code 113 indicating temporary stoppage of the industry may also indicate an activity reduction or a temporary closure, which means that the employing entity might not be working in full capacity. This might be due to a lack in the number of customers or to a shortage in demand. In both cases, this should always imply that the individual is still employed (temporarily absent) since he/she is still paid/earn income.

The reasons for which the person is identified to be a discouraged unemployed (Code 620) are reported in detail in the variable (NOTSRCH_R).

Discouraged unemployment includes those who are available and want to work but given up on searching for a job because they found no suitable employment options and/or were met with lack of success when applying.

Family responsibilities includes taking caring for children, the incapacitated or elderly.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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'Those reported pensioners in the raw data are aged 64 years or younger, while all those aged 65 years or older are coded "above 65 years and not working", thus pensioners aged 65 years or older cannot be identified.
Some cases are reported students in the reason for which they do not desire/ready to work and the reason for not search a job, while they are not coded enrolled at the time of the survey in the education enrollment status variable. No changes were done for those cases, they might not be still enrolled at the time of the survey but plan to get enrolled therefore that are not willing to start working.
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