Higher Education Graduates Survey, HEGS 2012
Egypt, 2012
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EGY_HEGS_2012_V1.0
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- Egypt HEGS Data
How did you get the 1st job? (q419_1st)
Data file: Egypt HEGS Data
Overview
Valid:
1020
Invalid:
690
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
552
End:
553
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How did you get the first status job?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registering in a government office | 9 |
0.9%
|
| 2 | Registering in a private employment office | 8 |
0.8%
|
| 3 | Participating in a hiring contest | 18 |
1.8%
|
| 4 | Submitting a work request | 90 |
8.8%
|
| 5 | Searching job sites | 52 |
5.1%
|
| 6 | Publishing work request in newspaper | 17 |
1.7%
|
| 7 | Seeking help from friends/relatives | 612 |
60%
|
| 8 | Contacting owner/employer | 47 |
4.6%
|
| 9 | Applying for job ad in newspaper/internet | 24 |
2.4%
|
| 10 | Contact labor contractor | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | Wait in a gather place | 0 |
0%
|
| 12 | Searching for a private project | 19 |
1.9%
|
| 13 | Arrange fund for a private project | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 15 | Self-employed/employer/UPFW/work for others without pay | 117 |
11.5%
|
| 16 | Other | 5 |
0.5%
|
| Sysmiss | 690 |
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.
Interviewer instructions
Researcher: be sure to check that each status lasted for a minimum of 6 months, except for the current status
Description
Universe
Eligible higher education graduates who were reported "working" in the first status