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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2012

Palestine, 2012
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PAL_LFS_2012_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Main activity status of the first spouse [Detailed version] (MASSP_1_D)

Data file: Palestine12-LFS HH-V1

Overview

Valid: 23441
Valid (weighted): 642713.167
Invalid: 3457
Invalid (weighted): 93219.278
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 120
End: 122
Width: 3
Range: 100 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2734

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
100 Employed 3124 79185
12.3%
110 Employed but temporary absent from work 15 418
0.1%
111 Sick leave/Ill 4 92
0%
112 Vacation/Official vacation 262 7062
1.1%
113 Temporary stoppage of the industry 79 2090
0.3%
114 Travel 0 0
0%
115 Strike/Curfew 72 1785
0.3%
120 Managing own properties 0 0
0%
130 Employed but temporary unpaid 0 0
0%
131 Arranges to take up paid/self- employment activity 0 0
0%
132 Waiting for the start date of an agreed work 0 0
0%
133 Waiting to have clients 0 0
0%
134 Unpaid leave for more than one year 0 0
0%
135 Waiting to go back to previous job 0 0
0%
200 Unemployed 0 0
0%
210 Unemployed ever worked (seeking a job) 367 9554
1.5%
220 Unemployed never worked (seeking a job) 340 8540
1.3%
230 Unemployed (not seeking a job) 0 0
0%
231 Awaiting a recall to a previous job (temporary laid off) 0 0
0%
232 Awaiting work applications/interviews/competitions results 326 9016
1.4%
233 Unable to issue work permission due to political circumstanc 1 17
0%
234 Not able to seek a job due to closure/curfew 0 0
0%
235 In military service 0 0
0%
300 Homemaker (Housewife) 17900 499466
77.7%
310 Homemaker 0 0
0%
320 Housewife 0 0
0%
400 Student 257 6378
1%
500 Pensioners/retired/disabled 0 0
0%
510 Pensioners 0 0
0%
520 Retired 0 0
0%
530 Disabled 15 354
0.1%
540 Unable to work 0 0
0%
550 Old 0 0
0%
560 Disabled/Old/Ill 557 15557
2.4%
600 Others 61 1748
0.3%
610 Out of labor force 0 0
0%
620 Discouraged unemployment 54 1245
0.2%
630 Not working and not looking for a job 0 0
0%
640 Have income/revenue/means 0 0
0%
650 In prison 7 207
0%
660 In hospital 0 0
0%
670 Landlord 0 0
0%
680 Family responsibilities 0 0
0%
999 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 3457 93219
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 of the first spouse during the survey period (detailed version of coding).
Universe
Spouses aged 10+
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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Among the employed, the variable should distinguish between those who are actually employed, those who are temporarily absent from work (by reason of absence if available), those managing their own properties and those who are engaged in a job opportunity but are temporarily unpaid.

Similarly, for the unemployed, the variable, if possible, should identify those who have worked before and those who have never worked, in addition to the unemployed who are not seeking a job, with the reason for why the individual is not looking for a job opportunity.

The code 113 indicating temporary stoppage of the industry may also indicate an activity reduction or a temporary closure, which means that the employing entity might not be working in full capacity. This might be due to a lack in the number of customers or to a shortage in demand. In both cases, this should always imply that the individual is still employed (temporarily absent) since he/she is still paid/earn income.

The reasons for which the person is identified to be a discouraged unemployed (Code 620) are reported in detail in the variable (NOTSRCH_R).

Discouraged unemployment includes those who are available and want to work but given up on searching for a job because they found no suitable employment options and/or were met with lack of success when applying.
Family responsibilities includes taking caring for children, the incapacitated or elderly.


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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