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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2017

Egypt, 2017
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2017_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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May 30, 2019
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Egypt 2017-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 296919
Valid (weighted): 82109673.944
Invalid: 38477
Invalid (weighted): 13542308.205
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 98
End: 99
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1797

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 100946 29534435
36%
2 Inactive 195973 52575239
64%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 38477 13542308
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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