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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2008

Egypt, 2008
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2008_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization And Statistics
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Egypt 2008-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 291212
Valid (weighted): 66190538.906
Invalid: 39638
Invalid (weighted): 8893256.734
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 104
End: 105
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1770

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 109494 24803959
37.5%
2 Inactive 181717 41386373
62.5%
99 Not stated 1 207
0%
Sysmiss 39638 8893257
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)

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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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