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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2017

Egypt, 2017
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EGY_LFS_2017_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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May 30, 2019
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  • Egypt 2017-LFS
    HH-V1
  • Egypt 2017-LFS
    IND-V1
Variable Groups
  • Household
    • File identification and information
    • Geographical characteristics
    • Household composition
    • LFS classification of household members
    • Head's characteristics
    • Spouse's characteristics
    • Dwelling characteristics
    • Ownership of assets
  • Individual
    • File identification and information
    • Geographical characteristics
    • Demographics
    • Nationality and Immigration
    • Education
    • Current labor status
    • Employment in main job
    • Wages and incomes
    • Employment in secondary job
    • Last held job characteristics
    • Unemployment characteristics
    • Inactivity reason(s)

Data file: Egypt 2017-LFS IND-V1

The individual data file contains generated individual-level harmonized variables, subject to availability, enveloped in the following categories:
- File identification and information
- Demographics
- Nationality and immigration
- Education
- Current labor status
- Employment in main job
- Wages and incomes
- Employment in secondary job
- Last held job characteristics
- Unemployment characteristics
- Inactivity reason(s)

In cross-sectional datasets, both CASESER and PNUM are used to uniquely identify an individual.
In panel data, the ROUND, CASESER and PNUM are required to uniquely identify a certain individual, while the HPNLID and PPNLID variables are used to identify paneled individuals.

Cases: 335396
Variables: 70

Variables

COUNTRY
Country
YEAR
Survey year
ROUND
Survey round
DTYPE
Data type
CASESER
Unique household identifier
PNUM
Individual identifier
PWEIGHT
Individual weight
REG
Region
AREA
Area
AREA_S
Second area level
RURURB
Urban/Rural residence
AGE
Age
SEX
Gender
MART
Marital status [Standardized version]
MART_D
Marital status [Detailed version]
REL
Relationship to head [Standardized version]
REL_D
Relationship to head [Detailed version]
LIT
Literacy status
EVERATTD
Ever attended school
ATTSCH
School attendance status
EDUC
Educational level [Standardized version]
EDUC_D
Educational level [Detailed version]
CERTIF
Certificate specialization
GRADYR
Year of graduation
YEDUC
Number of effective years of schooling
ENROL
Level of schooling presently attending
LFS
Labor force status in the reference period
MAS
Main activity status in the reference period [Standardized version]
MAS_D
Main activity status in the reference period [Detailed version]
EMPS
Status of employment in the main job during the reference period
OCC
Occupation classification of the main job [Standardized version]
OCC_ISCO88_4
Occupation classification of the main job [ISCO 1988-4 digit]
IND
Economic activity classification of the main job [Standardized version]
IND_ISIC4_4
Economic activity classification of the main job [ISIC Rev.4-4 digits]
SECTOR
Sector of employment of the main job [Standardized version]
SECTOR_D
Sector of employment of the main job [Detailed version]
WRKPLC
Workplace of the main job
GWRKPLC
Geographical workplace of the main job
TENURE
Tenure in the main job
EMPSTAB
Employment stability in the main job
EMPCONT
Employment contract in the main job
HLTHINS
Has health insurance
SOCSEC
Has social security coverage
ESTAB
Working in an establishment at the main job
NUMWRK
Number of workers in establishment of the main job
HRSWK
Total weekly working hours in the main job
SEEKWRK
Seeking additional employment during the reference period
WNTCHJ
Want to change the main job/get an additional job
TOTWAG
Total monthly wage from the regular main job
IRRGWAG
Total daily wages from seasonal/irregular jobs
PRVWRK
Previously worked during the reference period
OCCPRV
Occupation classification of the previous/last held job [Standardized version]
OCCPRV_ISCO88_4
Occupation classification of the previous/last held job [ISCO 1988-4 digits]
INDPRV
Economic activity classification of the previous/last held job [Standardized version]
INDPRV_ISIC4_4
Economic activity classification of the previous/last held job [ISIC Rev.4-4 digits]
SECTORPRV
Sector of employment of the previous/last held job [Standardized version]
SECTORPRV_D
Sector of employment of the previous/last held job [Detailed version]
UNEMPDUR
Unemployment duration in months
SRCHACT_01
Seeking a job by registering with government offices/ministries
SRCHACT_02
Seeking a job by registering with a public/private employment service
SRCHACT_03
Seeking a job by participating in employment competitions
SRCHACT_04
Seeking a job by arranging for financial resources/applying for permits/licenses
SRCHACT_05
Seeking a job by searching for a private project
SRCHACT_06
Seeking a job by seeking the assistance of friends/relatives/other intermediaries
SRCHACT_07
Seeking a job by applying directly to the employer
SRCHACT_08
Seeking a job by reading/watching/responding to advertisements in newspapers/TV
SRCHACT_09
Seeking a job by online job searching
SRCHACT_10
Seeking a job by waiting in a gathering place
SRCHACT_90
Seeking a job through other activities not elsewhere classified
NOTSRCH_R
Reason for not seeking a job during the reference period
Total: 70
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