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Labor Market Panel Survey, JLMPS 2025

Jordan, 2025
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  • jlmps 2025
    panel 10_25
    v1.16
  • jlmps 2025 rep
    xs 10_25 v1.16
  • jlmps 2025 xs
    v1.16 all
Variable Groups
  • Identification
  • Basic Characteristics
  • Housing, Services, Facilities & Durable Goods
  • Residential Mobility
  • Parents' and Siblings' Characteristics
  • Health Issues
  • Education
  • Skills
  • Past Seven Days Subsistence & Domestic
  • Employment in the Past Seven Days
  • Unemployment
  • Employment in the Past Three Months
  • Characteristics of Main Job
  • Secondary Job
  • Job Mobility
  • Marriage, Fertility and Women Status
  • Female Paid Employment
  • Earnings from wage and salary employment
  • Characteristics of Return Migrants
  • Information Technology
  • Savings and Borrowings
  • Attitudes
  • Characteristics of current migrants
  • Transfers & Other Sources of Income
  • Shocks and Coping
  • Characteristics of all Non-Agricultural Enterprises
  • Characteristics of Agricultural Enterprises

Data file: jlmps 2025 panel 10_25 v1.16

Important Variables:
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Findid: unique individual identifier from when individual was first observed
The data are constructed as panel data (wide format) directly from the repeated cross section.
This file contains only the created variables across waves.
Variables repeat as 'variable'_# where # is wave, i.e. pn_16, pn_25 for the person numbers in 2016 and 2025. If an individual is not present in a wave, the variables for that wave will be missing.

Note: Data is not self-weighted.

Cases: 65654
Variables: 2281

Variables

yrstogether_10
duration of joint residence in years
infmlglmarr_10
Duration from engagement to legal marriage (months)
lglactualmarr_10
Duration from legal to actual marriage (months)
brideprice_10
Amount of dowry/mahr registered in marriage contract
jewelry_10
Amount of dowry/mahr registered in marriage contract: gold
furnishedrms_10
Rooms of furniture purchased for the newlyweds home
furniture_10
amount of hh appliances/furniture/clothes/utensils/electric accessories paid
brfmshrhousfurni_10
Bride’s family share in house, furniture & appliances for marriage
grshrhousfurni_10
Share of groom in house for marriage, furniture and appliances
grfmshrhousfurni_10
Share of groom's family in house for marriage, furniture and appliances
marrcelebcost_10
costs paid for engagement and wedding ceremonies
spouserltd_10
Was husband related to you by blood or marriage before marrying him?
spouserltype_10
Type of relationship with husband before marriage
tc_marriage_10
Total Cost of Marriage
unempdurmth_10
Current unemployment duration (in months)
srchdurmth_10
Search duration (in months)
avail_10
Available and willing to work?
pdmatleave_nh_10
Days of paid maternity leave for first pregnancy
unpdmatleave_nh_10
Unpaid maternity (nursing) leave
tenancy_10
Housing unit ownership
schrwg_10
Secondary job hourly wage
scmnthwg_10
Secondary job monthly wage
marrlive_10
Arrangement when you & your husband started living together
ownsharelive_10
Was food and cooking joint with relatives or independent?
gov_bir_10
Governorate of birth
dis_bir_nh_10
District of birth
subdis_bir_nh_10
Subdistrict of birth, not harmonized
loc_bir_nh_10
Locality of birth, not harmonized
accesshhmon_10
Do you have direct access to household money in your hand to use?
extwalls_nh_10
Material for the exterior walls, not harmonized
toilet_nh_10
Type of toilet facility, not harmonized
drkwatsrc_nh_10
Main source of drinking water, not harmonized
floor_nh_10
Material used for dwelling the floor, not harmonized
othwatsrc_nh_10
Main source of water for other purposes, not harmonized
forced_migr_10
Forced migrant household
forced_migr_2011_10
Recent (2011 or later) forced migrant household
fnlsaymarryn1_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Major household items
fnlsaymarryn2_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Daily needs
fnlsaymarryn3_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Visits to family/friends
fnlsaymarryn4_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Types of daily food
fnlsaymarryn5_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Going to doctor
fnlsaymarryn6_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Buying personal clothes
fnlsayumarryn1_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Major household items
fnlsayumarryn2_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Daily needs
fnlsayumarryn3_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Visits to family/friends
fnlsayumarryn4_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Types of daily food
fnlsayumarryn5_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Going to doctor
fnlsayumarryn6_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Buying personal clothes
housetyp_10
Type of Housing Unit
floor_10
Material used for dwelling the floor
extwalls_10
Material for the exterior walls
drkwatsrc_10
Main source of drinking water
othwatsrc_10
Main source of water for other purposes
toilet_10
Type of toilet facility
garbage_nh_10
Principal means of garbage disposal
stratum_10
Stratum
ref_sernum_10
Refresher serial num.
ref_resp_rate_10
Refresher serial response rate
lighting_10
Main source of lighting
water_heating_10
Main source of water heating
heating_10
Main source of heating
drainage_10
Sewage system
BWTV_10
Own: B&W TV
video_10
Own: Video
solarheater_10
Own: Solarheater
fax_10
Own: fax
camcorder_10
Own: camcorder
waterfilter_10
Own: Waterfilter
radiorecorder_10
Own: Radiorecorder
recorder_10
Own: Recorder
bicycle_10
Own: Bicycle
moto_10
Own: Motorcycle
unjbsr18_10
Search for job through TV/newspaper ads (ref: last 4 weeks)
unjbsr21_10
Search for job through applying in ministry of labour (ref: last 4 weeks)
unjbsr22_10
Search for job through applying in civil service bureau (ref: last 4 weeks)
unjbsr23_10
Search for job through internet sites (ref: last 4 weeks)
unjbsr24_10
Search for job through using land lines and and cell phones (ref: last 4 weeks)
unjbsr26_10
Search for job through seeking a private project (ref: last 4 weeks)
chcareprov_1_nh_10
Primary caregiver while at work, not harmonized
chcareprov_2_nh_10
Secondary caregiver while at work, not harmonized
chcareprov_1_cl_10
Primary caregiver while at work, compatible
chcareprov_2_cl_10
Secondary caregiver while at work, compatible
childidhh17_10
Indiv. code no. of child (child 17)
multbirth17_10
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 17)
sxchild17_10
Boy or girl(child 17)
childalive17_10
Still alive (child 17 )
childlivwt17_10
Living with you (child 17 )
fnlsaymarr1_10
Married: Who decides -Major household items
fnlsaymarr2_10
Married: Who decides -Daily needs
fnlsaymarr3_10
Married: Who decides -Visits to family/friends
fnlsaymarr4_10
Married: Who decides -Types of daily food
fnlsaymarr5_10
Married: Who decides -Going to doctor
fnlsaymarr6_10
Married: Who decides -Buying personal clothes
fnlsaymarr7_10
Married: Who decides -Taking child to doctor
fnlsaymarr9_10
Married: Who decides -Sending children to school daily
fnlsaymarr10_10
Married: Who decides -Buying clothes for children
fnlsaymarr11_10
Married: Who decides -Sending children to school
fnlsayumarr1_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Major household items
fnlsayumarr2_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Daily needs
fnlsayumarr3_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Visits to family/friends
fnlsayumarr4_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Types of Daily food
fnlsayumarr5_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Going to doctor
fnlsayumarr6_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Buying personal clothes
fnlsayumarr7_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Taking child to doctor
fnlsayumarr9_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Sending children to school daily
fnlsayumarr10_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Buying clothes for children
fnlsayumarr11_10
Unmarried: Who decides- Sending children to school
beatjust4_10
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she talks to men
beatjust5_10
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she waste money
beatjust6_10
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she refuse sex
opinion10_10
Agree/Disagree: Boys and girls should get same schooling
dis_bir_10
District of birth
garbage_cl_10
Principal means of garbage disposal
fnlsaymarryn7_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Taking child to doctor
fnlsayumarryn7_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Taking child to doctor
fnlsaymarryn9_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Sending children to school daily
fnlsayumarryn9_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Sending children to school daily
fnlsaymarryn10_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Buying clothes for children
fnlsayumarryn10_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Buying clothes for children
fnlsaymarryn11_10
Married: involved in decisions regarding - Sending children to school
fnlsayumarryn11_10
Unmarried: involved in decisions regarding - Sending children to school
educ1d_16
Education Levels (1-digit)
educ2d_16
Education Levels (2-digit)
unjbsr19_16
Search for job inquire at work location, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr20_16
Search for job through friends/family, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr25_16
Search for job through waiting at a place for workers to gather, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr27_16
Search for job through seeking private project finance, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr31_16
Search for job through gov. emp. office, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr32_16
Search for job through priv. emp. office, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr33_16
Search for job through competitive exam, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr34_16
Search for job through sending CV to agency, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr35_16
Search for job through advertise in paper, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr36_16
Search for job through search in paper or web, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr37_16
Search for job through apply in paper or web, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr38_16
Search for job through trying to start own business , ref. 4 wks
unjbsr39_16
Search for job through other, ref. 4 wks
CPI10in25_16
Consumer Price Index for 10 relative to 2025
CPI16in25_16
Consumer Price Index for 16 relative to 2025
ftoccup_16
Father's Occupation (When Resp. 15)
ftocp1d_16
Father's Occup. of prim. job (1-digit, When Resp. 15)
ftocp2d_16
Occup. of father's prim. job (2-digit, When Resp. 15)
ftocp3d_16
Occup. of father's prim. jb (3-digit, When Resp. 15)
mtoccup_16
Mother's Occupation (When Resp. 15)
mtocp1d_16
Mother's Occup. of prim. job (1-digit, When Resp. 15)
mtocp2d_16
Occup. of mother's prim. job (2-digit, When Resp. 15)
mtocp3d_16
Occup. of mother's prim. jb (3-digit, When Resp. 15)
hh_type_16
RECODE of q13 (q13. This is a split household)
locality_16
Locality
urb_rural_camps_16
Urban/Rural/Camps
ref_stratum_nh_16
hi_lo_ref_strata
alwpres_16
Always present
wklypres_16
Comes once per week
everattd_16
Ever Attended School
certif_16
Certificate specialization, valid for Higher Education
certif2d_16
Certificate Specialization (2-digits), valid for sec and above
yrschl_16
Completed years of education
usecactp_16
Economic activity of prim. job (4-digit, based on ISIC4, ref. 3-mnths)
usecac2d_16
Economic activity of prim. job (2-digit, based on ISIC4, ref. 3-mnths)
usecac1d_16
Economic activity of prim. job (1digit), based on ISIC4, ref. 3-mnths)
usecac3d_16
Economic activity of prim. job (3-digit, based on ISIC4, ref. 3-mnths)
usoccupp_16
Occup. of prim. jb (4-digit based on ISCO88,ref. 3-mnths)
usocp1d_16
Occup. of prim. job (1-digit based on ISCO88, ref. 3-mnths)
usocp2d_16
Occup. of prim. job (2-digit based on ISCO88, ref. 3-mnths)
usocp3d_16
Occup. of prim. jb (3-digit based on ISCO88,ref. 3-mnths)
edreq_16
Minimum education requirements for job
crecactp_16
Economic activity of prim. job (4-digit, based on ISIC4, ref. 1-week)
crecac2d_16
Economic activity of crr. job (2-digit, based on ISIC4, ref. 1-week)
crecac3d_16
Economic activity of crr. job (3-digit, based on ISIC4, ref. 1-week)
crecac1d_16
Economic activity of crr. job (Sections(1digit), based on ISIC4, ref. 1-week)
croccupp_16
Occup. of crr. jb (4-digit based on ISCO88, ref. 1-week)
crocp1d_16
Occup. of crr. job (1-digit based on ISCO88, ref. 1-week)
crocp2d_16
Occup. of crr. job (2-digit based on ISCO88, ref. 1-week)
crocp3d_16
Occup. of crr. jb (3-digit based on ISCO88, ref. 1-week)
scoccup_16
Occup. in sec. job
scecact_16
The econ. activ. of sec. job
childalive1_16
Still alive --child 1
childlivwt1_16
Living with you -- child 1
childidhh1_16
Indiv code number - child 1
sxchild1_16
Boy or girl(child 1)
multbirth1_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 1)
childalive2_16
Still alive --child 2
childlivwt2_16
Living with you -- child 2
childidhh2_16
Indiv code number - child 2
sxchild2_16
Boy or girl(child 2)
multbirth2_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 2)
childalive3_16
Still alive --child 3
childlivwt3_16
Living with you -- child 3
childidhh3_16
Indiv code number - child 3
sxchild3_16
Boy or girl(child 3)
multbirth3_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 3)
childalive4_16
Still alive --child 4
childlivwt4_16
Living with you -- child 4
childidhh4_16
Indiv code number - child 4
sxchild4_16
Boy or girl(child 4)
multbirth4_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 4)
childalive5_16
Still alive --child 5
childlivwt5_16
Living with you -- child 5
childidhh5_16
Indiv code number - child 5
sxchild5_16
Boy or girl(child 5)
multbirth5_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 5)
childalive6_16
Still alive --child 6
childlivwt6_16
Living with you -- child 6
childidhh6_16
Indiv code number - child 6
sxchild6_16
Boy or girl(child 6)
multbirth6_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 6)
childalive7_16
Still alive --child 7
childlivwt7_16
Living with you -- child 7
childidhh7_16
Indiv code number - child 7
sxchild7_16
Boy or girl(child 7)
multbirth7_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 7)
childalive8_16
Still alive --child 8
childlivwt8_16
Living with you -- child 8
childidhh8_16
Indiv code number - child 8
sxchild8_16
Boy or girl(child 8)
multbirth8_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 8)
childalive9_16
Still alive --child 9
childlivwt9_16
Living with you -- child 9
childidhh9_16
Indiv code number - child 9
sxchild9_16
Boy or girl(child 9)
multbirth9_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 9)
childalive10_16
Still alive --child 10
childlivwt10_16
Living with you -- child 10
childidhh10_16
Indiv code number - child 10
sxchild10_16
Boy or girl(child 10)
multbirth10_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 10)
childalive11_16
Still alive --child 11
childlivwt11_16
Living with you -- child 11
childidhh11_16
Indiv code number - child 11
sxchild11_16
Boy or girl(child 11)
multbirth11_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 11)
childalive12_16
Still alive --child 12
childlivwt12_16
Living with you -- child 12
childidhh12_16
Indiv code number - child 12
sxchild12_16
Boy or girl(child 12)
multbirth12_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 12)
childalive13_16
Still alive --child 13
childlivwt13_16
Living with you -- child 13
childidhh13_16
Indiv code number - child 13
sxchild13_16
Boy or girl(child 13)
multbirth13_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 13)
childalive14_16
Still alive --child 14
childlivwt14_16
Living with you -- child 14
childidhh14_16
Indiv code number - child 14
sxchild14_16
Boy or girl(child 14)
multbirth14_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 14)
childalive15_16
Still alive --child 15
childlivwt15_16
Living with you -- child 15
childidhh15_16
Indiv code number - child 15
sxchild15_16
Boy or girl(child 15)
multbirth15_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 15)
childalive16_16
Still alive --child 16
childlivwt16_16
Living with you -- child 16
childidhh16_16
Indiv code number - child 16
sxchild16_16
Boy or girl(child 16)
multbirth16_16
Sing. or mult. stat.(child 16)
beatjust1_16
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she burns food
beatjust2_16
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she negl. child
beatjust3_16
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she argues with him
beatjust7_16
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she goes out without telling him
beatjust8_16
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she insults him
beatjust9_16
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she disobeys him
beatjust10_16
Husb. justif. beat. his wife when she cheats on him with another man
opinion1_16
Agree/Disagree: Women allowed to work
opinion2_16
Agree/Disagree: Help working wife with children
opinion3_16
Agree/Disagree: Help working wife with chores
opinion5_16
Agree/Disagree: Girls go to school to prepare for jobs
opinion6_16
Agree/Disagree: Women who works cannot be good mother
opinion7_16
Agree/Disagree: For financial autonomy, women must work
opinion8_16
Agree/Disagree: Women's work interferes with rel with husband
opinion9_16
Agree/Disagree: Women should have leadership positions in society
opinion11_16
Agree/Disagree: Men prioritized for jobs when scarce
opinion12_16
Agree/Disagree: Women should not work due to harassment risk
opinion13_16
Agree/Disagree: Women working outside the home is okay
opinion14_16
Agree/Disagree: Women working in mostly male environment is okay
opinion15_16
Agree/Disagree: Women’s work harms their reputation
opinion16_16
Agree/Disagree: Married woman returning after 5 PM from work is okay
opinion17_16
Agree/Disagree: Mom works, child <5 cared by adult
opinion18_16
Agree/Disagree: Mom works, child <5 cared by minor
opinion19_16
Agree/Disagree: Mom works, child <5 cared by neighbor/friend
opinion20_16
Agree/Disagree: Mom works, child <5 in daycare
opinion21_16
Agree/Disagree: Mom works, child <5 in early education program
rooms_16
Rooms
dwlarea_16
Housing unit area in squared metres
areamiss_16
Area variable missing indicator
walls_16
RECODE of q403 (q403. What is the material of the external walls?)
floor_w_16
RECODE of q402 (q402. What is the material of the floor?)
roof_16
Material of the roof
father_characteristics_source_16
Source of [person]'s Father Characteristics Data
mother_characteristics_source_16
Source of [person]'s Mother Characteristics Data
rand_pub_16
Random 5th–90th pct. of 2016 JLMPS public wages, inflated to 2025
rand_for_16
Random 5th–90th pct. of 2016 JLMPS formal private wages, infl. to 2025
rand_inf_16
Random 5th–90th pct. of 2016 JLMPS informal private wages, infl. 2025
rand_se_16
Random 5th–90th pct. of 2016 JLMPS self-employment earnings, infl. 2025
rand_care_16
Random # from 0 to mean+1SD from JLMPS 2016, updated for inflation into 2025
fridge_16
Own: fridge
freezer_16
Own: freezer
ovenstove_16
Own: ovenstove
stoveonly_16
Own: stoveonly
washer_16
Own: washer
colorTV_16
Own: Color TV
Total: 2281
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