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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2009

Palestine, 2009
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PAL_LFS_2009_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Jan 23, 2017
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  • Palestine09-LFS
    HH-V1
  • Palestine09-LFS
    IND-V1

Economic activity classification of the main job [Standardized version] (IND)

Data file: Palestine09-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 29297
Valid (weighted): 730119.142
Invalid: 86905
Invalid (weighted): 2079336.264
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 99
End: 101
Width: 3
Range: 10 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2292

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
10 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4662 91348
12.5%
20 Mining and quarrying 81 2268
0.3%
30 Manufacturing 3231 85015
11.6%
40 Electricity, gas and water supply 114 2801
0.4%
50 Construction 3485 85980
11.8%
60 Wholesale and retail trade 4670 124561
17.1%
70 Transportation and storage 1358 36226
5%
80 Accommodation and food service activities 611 15794
2.2%
90 Information and communication 171 4770
0.7%
100 Financial and insurance activities 273 7980
1.1%
110 Real estate, professional and support service activities 560 15886
2.2%
120 Public administration and defense 4474 114570
15.7%
130 Education 3213 81048
11.1%
140 Human health and social work activities 1165 30510
4.2%
150 Other activities 1221 31117
4.3%
998 Unspecified 0 0
0%
999 Not stated 8 246
0%
Sysmiss 86905 2079336
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
Standardized economic activity classification for the main job.
Universe
Employed individuals aged 10+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)

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Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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In many datasets, national classifications are used to code the detailed data collected. In such cases, if the aggregated data is provided by the statistical office, no attempt to correct the original variable is done.
The category "Wholesale and retail trade" includes the repair activities of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
The category "Real estate, administrative, professional and support service activities" includes: Real estate, renting and business activities; professional, scientific and technical activities; in addition to administrative and support service activities.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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For those employed but temporary unpaid because of waiting for the start date of an agreed work (MAS_D=132), all main job characteristics were recoded "not stated" since they did not effectively start working.
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