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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2012

Palestine, 2012
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Reference ID
PAL_LFS_2012_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Palestine12-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 110506
Valid (weighted): 3092636.25
Invalid: 0
Invalid (weighted): 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 83
End: 84
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2829

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 39125 1115394
36.1%
2 Inactive 71381 1977242
63.9%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
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
The current labor force status should distinguish between the active (employed or unemployed) and inactive individuals (out of the labor force).
Universe
Individuals 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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Individuals are considered "active" in the labor force if they presently have a job (formal or informal, i.e. are employed) or do not have a job but are actively seeking work (i.e. unemployed). Those unemployed and do not seek a job are considered inactive.


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