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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2006

Egypt, 2006
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2006_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization And Statistics
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May 12, 2019
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Egypt 2006-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 292180
Valid (weighted): 61766579.181
Invalid: 43269
Invalid (weighted): 9038185.03
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 84
End: 85
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2522

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 109167 22997765
37.2%
2 Inactive 178376 37798753
61.2%
99 Not stated 4637 970061
1.6%
Sysmiss 43269 9038185
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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