Labor Force Survey, LFS 2018

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2018

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Reference ID

EGY_LFS_2018_HD_V3

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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics

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Feb 18, 2021

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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

Data file: Egypt 2018-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 222565

Valid (weighted): 66659353.462

Invalid: 101114

Invalid (weighted): 30283128.281

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 189

End: 189

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V1961

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Never worked during the reference period	136394	39715192	59.6%
1	Employed but previous job is not reported	84613	26076624	39.1%
2	Employed & reported a previous job	0	0	0%
3	Not working & reported a last held job	1558	867537	1.3%
Sysmiss		101114	30283128

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 identify those who have previously been employed for pay or for profit for a continuous period of time.

Universe

Individuals aged 15+

Others

Notes

GENERAL NOTES
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This information is collected for all individuals in the working-age population to identify those who have previously experienced any employment during the reference period.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The data is not collected for employed individuals, so they are recoded "1"
This section is asked for unemployed individuals aged 15+

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