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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2007

Egypt, 2007
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2007_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization And Statistics
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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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Seeking a job by seeking the assistance of friends/relatives/other intermediaries (SRCHACT_06)

Data file: Egypt 2007-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 9302
Valid (weighted): 2076940.766
Invalid: 321703
Invalid (weighted): 71346126.236
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 239
End: 239
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2258

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
0 No 6331 1410542
67.9%
1 Yes 2971 666398
32.1%
Sysmiss 321703 71346126
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
This set of dummy variables should indicate the activity(ies) undertaken by the unemployed in their search efforts to find a job during the reference period.
Universe
Unemployed individuals aged 15+
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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"Searching for a private project" includes searching for a land, premises, machinery, supplies, farming inputs, etc.
"Online search" includes placing or updating the résumé on professional or social networking sites.
"Applying directly to the employer" includes checking worksites, farms, factories or other assembly places.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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