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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2010

Egypt, 2010
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2010_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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May 20, 2018
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Egypt 2010-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 294095
Valid (weighted): 67134060.714
Invalid: 49818
Invalid (weighted): 11274151.244
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 104
End: 105
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2597

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 114775 26359423
39.3%
2 Inactive 179320 40774637
60.7%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 49818 11274151
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 6+
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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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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