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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2013-2014

Yemen, 2013 - 2014
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Reference ID
YEM_LFS_2013_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, ILO Regional Office for Arab States, Central Statistical Organization
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Oct 15, 2017
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Yemen 2013-2014-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 49678
Invalid: 36172
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 72
End: 73
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Active 21722
43.7%
2 Inactive 27952
56.3%
99 Not stated 4
0%
Sysmiss 36172
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 15+
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.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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