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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2013-2014

Yemen, 2013 - 2014
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YEM_LFS_2013_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, ILO Regional Office for Arab States, Central Statistical Organization
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Main activity status of the head [Standardized version] (MASHD)

Data file: Yemen 2013-2014-LFS HH-V1

Overview

Valid: 12662
Valid (weighted): 3232905.223
Invalid: 1
Invalid (weighted): 396.154
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 145
End: 146
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1186

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Employed 9352 2343286
72.5%
2 Unemployed 925 256887
7.9%
3 Homemaker (Housewife) 256 64324
2%
4 Student 51 9246
0.3%
5 Pensioners/retired/disabled 1641 455463
14.1%
6 Others 435 103346
3.2%
99 Not stated 2 353
0%
Sysmiss 1 396
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 of the head during the survey period.
Universe
Heads aged 15+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

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

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Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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Unlike LFS, the main distinction in MAS is between "employed" and "not employed."
- "Employed": refers to those who, during the reference period, experienced any employment (any type or any extent) - even just one occasional hour of paid work or irregular unpaid family work (ILO definition).
- "Not Employed": The rationale is that the individuals do not generally spend their time "being unemployed," but use the unemployment time to participate in other activities (e.g., attending school or being a housewife). Unemployment will generally be considered the primary activity only if the individual states that unemployment is his/her primary activity (e.g., unemployed and actively searching for a job) or if the individual is registered as unemployed and does not indicate significant participation in any other activity. In these cases, the individuals will be assigned their own category among the "Not Employed."
Accordingly, "Not Employed" is classified into:
- Unemployed - individuals who are not employed comprise all who are "not in employment" but "currently available to take up employment" and carry out "activities to


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