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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2015

Egypt, 2015
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2015_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Jan 13, 2018
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Egypt 2015-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 310244
Valid (weighted): 76256204.884
Invalid: 47156
Invalid (weighted): 12636184.277
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 82
End: 83
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1805

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 111067 28611945
37.5%
2 Inactive 199177 47644260
62.5%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 47156 12636184
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
The current labor force status should distinguish between the active (employed or unemployed) and inactive individuals (out of the labor force).
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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Individuals are considered "active" in the labor force if they presently have a job (formal or informal, i.e. are employed) or do not have a job but are actively seeking work (i.e. unemployed). Those unemployed and do not seek a job are considered inactive.


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