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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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets

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May 12, 2019

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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

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: 141

End: 141

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V2522

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Never worked during the reference period	193201	40938167	66.3%
1	Employed but previous job is not reported	75096	15922551	25.8%
2	Employed AND reported a previous job	22789	4669224	7.6%
3	Not working AND reported a last held job	1094	236637	0.4%
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

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

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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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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