Household Socio-Economic Survey, IHSES 2012
Iraq, 2012 - 2013
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Reference ID
IRQ_IHSES_2012_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO)
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- Iraq12-HH-V2
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Main activity status in the current period [Standardized version] (PCMAS)
Data file: Iraq12-IND-V2
Overview
Valid:
143755
Valid (weighted):
233267494.979
Invalid:
32287
Invalid (weighted):
54475509.818
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
155
End:
156
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V1539
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employed | 41629 | 65344318 |
28%
|
| 2 | Unemployed | 3311 | 6809234 |
2.9%
|
| 3 | Homemaker (Housewife) | 34561 | 56032409 |
24%
|
| 4 | Student | 46236 | 74902285 |
32.1%
|
| 5 | Pensioners/retired/disabled | 9108 | 15166679 |
6.5%
|
| 6 | Others | 5459 | 8726691 |
3.7%
|
| 99 | Not stated | 3451 | 6285879 |
2.7%
|
| Sysmiss | 32287 | 54475510 |
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 labour 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.
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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Unlike PCLFS, the main distinction in PCMAS is between:
- “Employed” -those who, during the reference period, carried out ANY employment (any type or any extent) - even just one occasional hour of paid work or irregular unpaid family work (ILO definition). Among the employed, the variable should distinguish, if available, between those employed at work and those on leave
- “Not Employed”.
The rationale is that individuals do not generally spend their time “being unemployed”, but use the time in unemployment to participate in other activities (e.g., attending school or being a housewife). Unemployment will generally be considered the primary activity only if the individual states that unemployment is his/her primary activity (e.g., unemployed and actively searching for a job) or if the individual is registered as unemployed and does not indicate significant participation in any other activity. In these cases, the individuals will be assigned to their own category among the “Not Employed”.
Accordingly, "Not Employed" are classified into:
- Unemployed - individuals who are not employed according to the definition above, and who report that they are unemployed.
- Not in Labor Force / Inactive – individuals identifiable as being neither employed nor unemployed, by the definitions above. If possible, the inactive category should distinguish between the retired, students, and homemakers.
- Not Employed / Unemployed or Not in Labor Force - In some cases, it is not possible to distinguish between those who are unemployed and those who are inactive, but it is possible to determine that they are not employed. In those cases where it is not feasible to determine unemployed versus inactive status, these individuals will be coded as "Not Employed".
In some surveys individuals are classified as employed students (or employed housewives) in that case they are considered as active in PCLFS and classified student (or housewives) in PCMAS. A cross tab between the two variables will permit to distinguish employed students (or housewives) from inactive ones.
A proper documentation should particularly be done for those cases during harmonization process.
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 (q0801>0) or section 12 (Sum of q1304_01 to q1304_07>0) in addition to those who confirmed having a full time job therefore they do not search for more job (q0804=2) & (q0809=2)
Employed but temporary absent are those who are reported temporarily way from work due to illness or vacation (q0802=10)
Employed but waiting to start are those who are reported having a work contract and waiting to start (q0802=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 (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) or because they cannot find a job (q0804=1) and are currently searching for a job (q0805<6)
Unemployed previously employed are those who reported having worked before (q0809=1) while those who reported no previous jobs (q0809=3) were recoded unemployed never worked.
3- Housewives are those who are reported housewives in reason for not working or not searching for a job (q0802=8, q0804=4)
4- Students are those who are reported currently enrolled and were not previously identified as employed, unemployed or housewives (q0502=3)
5- With means are those who are reported to have income and do not need to work (q0804=10)
6- Retired are those who are reported too old for work or retired (q0802=6,7, q0804=6)
7- Disabled are those who reported inability or handicap (q0802=5)
8- Unable to work are those who are reported to be unable to take more work (q0804=9)
9- Not working and not looking for a job are those who reported no desire in working (q0802=9)
10- Children are those who are reported to be too young to work (q0802=1, q0804=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 (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) and not searching for a job (q0805=6) OR those who reported “Other” in both reason for not working and reason for not searching for more work (q0802=15, q0804=13)
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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Unlike PCLFS, the main distinction in PCMAS is between:
- “Employed” -those who, during the reference period, carried out ANY employment (any type or any extent) - even just one occasional hour of paid work or irregular unpaid family work (ILO definition). Among the employed, the variable should distinguish, if available, between those employed at work and those on leave
- “Not Employed”.
The rationale is that individuals do not generally spend their time “being unemployed”, but use the time in unemployment to participate in other activities (e.g., attending school or being a housewife). Unemployment will generally be considered the primary activity only if the individual states that unemployment is his/her primary activity (e.g., unemployed and actively searching for a job) or if the individual is registered as unemployed and does not indicate significant participation in any other activity. In these cases, the individuals will be assigned to their own category among the “Not Employed”.
Accordingly, "Not Employed" are classified into:
- Unemployed - individuals who are not employed according to the definition above, and who report that they are unemployed.
- Not in Labor Force / Inactive – individuals identifiable as being neither employed nor unemployed, by the definitions above. If possible, the inactive category should distinguish between the retired, students, and homemakers.
- Not Employed / Unemployed or Not in Labor Force - In some cases, it is not possible to distinguish between those who are unemployed and those who are inactive, but it is possible to determine that they are not employed. In those cases where it is not feasible to determine unemployed versus inactive status, these individuals will be coded as "Not Employed".
In some surveys individuals are classified as employed students (or employed housewives) in that case they are considered as active in PCLFS and classified student (or housewives) in PCMAS. A cross tab between the two variables will permit to distinguish employed students (or housewives) from inactive ones.
A proper documentation should particularly be done for those cases during harmonization process.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
----------------------------------
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 (q0801>0) or section 12 (Sum of q1304_01 to q1304_07>0) in addition to those who confirmed having a full time job therefore they do not search for more job (q0804=2) & (q0809=2)
Employed but temporary absent are those who are reported temporarily way from work due to illness or vacation (q0802=10)
Employed but waiting to start are those who are reported having a work contract and waiting to start (q0802=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 (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) or because they cannot find a job (q0804=1) and are currently searching for a job (q0805<6)
Unemployed previously employed are those who reported having worked before (q0809=1) while those who reported no previous jobs (q0809=3) were recoded unemployed never worked.
3- Housewives are those who are reported housewives in reason for not working or not searching for a job (q0802=8, q0804=4)
4- Students are those who are reported currently enrolled and were not previously identified as employed, unemployed or housewives (q0502=3)
5- With means are those who are reported to have income and do not need to work (q0804=10)
6- Retired are those who are reported too old for work or retired (q0802=6,7, q0804=6)
7- Disabled are those who reported inability or handicap (q0802=5)
8- Unable to work are those who are reported to be unable to take more work (q0804=9)
9- Not working and not looking for a job are those who reported no desire in working (q0802=9)
10- Children are those who are reported to be too young to work (q0802=1, q0804=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 (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) and not searching for a job (q0805=6) OR those who reported “Other” in both reason for not working and reason for not searching for more work (q0802=15, q0804=13)
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