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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2011

Egypt, 2011
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2011_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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Apr 24, 2017
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    HH-V1
  • Egypt 2011-LFS
    IND-V1

Reason for not seeking a job during the reference period (NOTSRCH_R)

Data file: Egypt 2011-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 195998
Valid (weighted): 42311409.705
Invalid: 176386
Invalid (weighted): 38084397.175
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 252
End: 253
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2302

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Failed to find a suitable job 1 212
0%
2 Lack of experience/qualifications 1 199
0%
3 Lack of jobs matching personal skills or occupation 0 0
0%
4 Lack of jobs with suitable wages 0 0
0%
5 Considered too young or too old by prospective employers 0 0
0%
6 Race/sex/religion discrimination 0 0
0%
7 Lack of infrastructure (assets roads/transportations) 0 0
0%
8 Lack of employment services 0 0
0%
9 Lack of social relationships 0 0
0%
10 Refusal by family 1 210
0%
11 Do not know effective ways for job searching 2 380
0%
12 Believed that no suitable job exists 4 746
0%
13 No jobs are available 0 0
0%
14 Tired of looking for work 3 572
0%
15 Full time student 97178 20970882
49.6%
16 Homemaker/housewife 73454 15803296
37.3%
17 Pensioners/retired/disabled 19791 4349409
10.3%
18 Have income/revenue/means 0 0
0%
90 Others not elsewhere classified reasons 5563 1185504
2.8%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 176386 38084397
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
For the "inactive" in the working age population, this variable should identify the main reason for which the individual is not searching for a job.
Universe
Inactive individuals aged 6+
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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All reasons are provided by the inactive individuals who are not working nor seeking a job because of discouragement or due to any of the known reasons of inactivity.



COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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