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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2016

Palestine, 2016
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PAL_LFS_2016_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Employment contract in the main job (EMPCONT)

Data file: Palestine16-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 25452
Valid (weighted): 26706.81
Invalid: 68584
Invalid (weighted): 67329.19
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 116
End: 118
Width: 3
Range: 100 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V4018

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
100 Yes 0 0
0%
110 Officially hired 0 0
0%
120 Written contract for an unlimited duration 7029 7244
27.1%
130 Written contract for a limited duration 1178 1336
5%
140 Collective agreement 0 0
0%
150 Verbal agreement 1975 2695
10.1%
200 No contract 7143 7159
26.8%
999 Not stated 8127 8273
31%
Sysmiss 68584 67329
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 variable should indicate whether the individual has an explicit (written or oral) or an implicit employment contract.
Universe
Employed individuals aged 10+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

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Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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- Those reported to be officially hired are permanent workers at their main job. However, no official contract should be signed between them and their employers (e.g., governmental employees).
- Employees with a written contract for a limited duration are those for whom the main job will terminate after a fixed period of time or upon completion of a certain project/task.
- Employees with verbal or oral contracts are those for whom the main job started on the basis of a spoken agreement. Oral contracts are difficult to prove and enforce.
- The individuals for whom an employment contract would not be applicable given their employment status, should be coded 200 "No contract."
-This variable is important for measuring work stability, quality and decency.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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In the raw data, variable pw23h_a is provided for employees only, while for the employers and self-employed, the data is not collected.
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