Household Socio-Economic Survey, IHSES 2006/2007
Iraq, 2006 - 2007
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Reference ID
IRQ_IHSES_2007_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT), Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO)
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- Iraq07-HH-V2
- Iraq07-IND-V2
Main activity status in the current period [Detailed version] (PCMAS_D)
Data file: Iraq07-IND-V2
Overview
Valid:
104370
Valid (weighted):
24889748.504
Invalid:
22819
Invalid (weighted):
5207251.489
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
152
End:
154
Width:
3
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V2611
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Employed | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 110 | Employed during last week | 30332 | 7238892 |
29.1%
|
| 120 | Employed but temporary absent from work | 757 | 152965 |
0.6%
|
| 130 | Waiting to go back to previous job | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 140 | Found a job and waiting for the start date | 53 | 12126 |
0%
|
| 150 | Employed (1-14 hours) weekly | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 160 | Employed (15 hours or more) weekly | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 170 | Employed (35 hours or more) weekly | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 200 | Unemployed | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 210 | Unemployed ever worked (looking for a job) | 458 | 99167 |
0.4%
|
| 220 | Unemployed never worked (looking for a job) | 3476 | 822921 |
3.3%
|
| 230 | Temporary unemployed (in military services) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 300 | Homemaker (Housewife) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 310 | Homemaker | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 320 | Housewife | 26069 | 6512702 |
26.2%
|
| 330 | Working housewife | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 400 | Student | 30301 | 7070169 |
28.4%
|
| 410 | Working student | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 500 | Pensioners/retired/disabled | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 510 | Pensioners | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 520 | Retired | 2698 | 682827 |
2.7%
|
| 530 | Disabled | 1339 | 333756 |
1.3%
|
| 540 | Unable to work | 284 | 60796 |
0.2%
|
| 550 | Old | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 560 | Disabled/Old/Ill | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 600 | Others | 1539 | 377968 |
1.5%
|
| 610 | Out of labor force | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 620 | Out of human force | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 630 | Have income/revenue/means | 157 | 36602 |
0.1%
|
| 640 | In prison or in hospital | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 650 | Not working and not looking for a job | 323 | 76647 |
0.3%
|
| 660 | Landlord | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 670 | Child | 2313 | 508941 |
2%
|
| 999 | Not stated | 4271 | 903271 |
3.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 22819 | 5207251 |
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
Main activity status with respect to the labor force, that distinguishes between the employed and the not employed. The employed are those for whom work is the main activity, while for all the others, the main activity should attempt to distinguish between pensioners, students, and homemakers. This detailed variable distinguishes as well between different types of employment and unemployment.
Universe
All individuals aged 6+ years
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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COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The employment status variable was generated by ERF using the variables provided in the raw data data as follows:
1- Employed includes those Employed during last week, Employed but temporary absent, or Employed but waiting to start
Employed during last week are those who reported at least 1 working hour during the 7 days preceding the survey whether in section 7 (q0701>0) or section 12 (Sum of q1204_01 to q1207_07>0) in addition to those who confirmed having a full time job therefore they do not search for more job (q0704=1)
Employed but temporary absent are those who are reported temporarily way from work due to illness or vacation (q0702=9)
Employed but waiting to start are those who are reported having a work contract and waiting to start (q0702=4)
2- Unemployed are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed, unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0702=3, 10,11,12,13) or because they cannot find a job (q0704=2) and are currently searching for a job (q0705<4)
Since unemployment type cannot be identified (previously employed/never employed), those for whom all work related variables are missing, were assumed to be unemployed never previously employed. While for whom other work related variables data is available, were assumed to be previously employed.
3- Housewives are those who are reported housewives in reason for not working or not searching for a job (q0702=7, q0704=4)
4- Students are those who are reported currently enrolled and were not previously identified as employed, unemployed or housewives (q0402=2)
5- With means are those who are reported to have income and do not need to work (q0704=10)
6- Retired are those who are reported too old for work or retired (q0702=6, q0704=6)
7- Disabled are those who reported inability or handicap (q0702=5)
8- Unable to work are those who are reported to ill or unable to take more work (q0704=9)
9- Not working and not looking for a job are those who reported no desire in working (q0702=8),
10- Children are those who are reported to be too young to work (q0702=1, q0704=7)
11- Other are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed or unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0702=3,10,11,12, 13) and not searching for a job (q0705=4) OR those who reported "Other" in both reason for not working and reason for not searching for more work (q0702=14, q0704=12)
12- Not stated are those who did not report an employment status and are aged 6 years or older or those for whom the employment status could not be identified.
13- The generated employment status was recoded missing for those who are younger than 6 years of age.
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COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The employment status variable was generated by ERF using the variables provided in the raw data data as follows:
1- Employed includes those Employed during last week, Employed but temporary absent, or Employed but waiting to start
Employed during last week are those who reported at least 1 working hour during the 7 days preceding the survey whether in section 7 (q0701>0) or section 12 (Sum of q1204_01 to q1207_07>0) in addition to those who confirmed having a full time job therefore they do not search for more job (q0704=1)
Employed but temporary absent are those who are reported temporarily way from work due to illness or vacation (q0702=9)
Employed but waiting to start are those who are reported having a work contract and waiting to start (q0702=4)
2- Unemployed are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed, unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0702=3, 10,11,12,13) or because they cannot find a job (q0704=2) and are currently searching for a job (q0705<4)
Since unemployment type cannot be identified (previously employed/never employed), those for whom all work related variables are missing, were assumed to be unemployed never previously employed. While for whom other work related variables data is available, were assumed to be previously employed.
3- Housewives are those who are reported housewives in reason for not working or not searching for a job (q0702=7, q0704=4)
4- Students are those who are reported currently enrolled and were not previously identified as employed, unemployed or housewives (q0402=2)
5- With means are those who are reported to have income and do not need to work (q0704=10)
6- Retired are those who are reported too old for work or retired (q0702=6, q0704=6)
7- Disabled are those who reported inability or handicap (q0702=5)
8- Unable to work are those who are reported to ill or unable to take more work (q0704=9)
9- Not working and not looking for a job are those who reported no desire in working (q0702=8),
10- Children are those who are reported to be too young to work (q0702=1, q0704=7)
11- Other are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed or unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0702=3,10,11,12, 13) and not searching for a job (q0705=4) OR those who reported "Other" in both reason for not working and reason for not searching for more work (q0702=14, q0704=12)
12- Not stated are those who did not report an employment status and are aged 6 years or older or those for whom the employment status could not be identified.
13- The generated employment status was recoded missing for those who are younger than 6 years of age.