Labor Market Panel Survey, 2012
Egypt, Arab Rep., 2012
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EGY_ELMPS_2012_V3.1
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q2103a.why didn (q2103a)
Data file: elmps 2012 xs v3.0 pt 1
Overview
Valid:
7530
Valid (weighted):
12204998.136
Invalid:
41656
Invalid (weighted):
67856383.762
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
439
End:
440
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V14357
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | too young | 310 | 539966 |
4.4%
|
| 2 | no available school | 225 | 360912 |
3%
|
| 3 | expensive | 951 | 1565663 |
12.8%
|
| 4 | too far | 91 | 136561 |
1.1%
|
| 5 | had to help at home | 488 | 812489 |
6.7%
|
| 6 | had to work outside the family | 167 | 264873 |
2.2%
|
| 7 | had to help with the family's work/enterprise | 216 | 360876 |
3%
|
| 8 | passed the age of joining school | 42 | 71372 |
0.6%
|
| 9 | all teachers were male | 3 | 4506 |
0%
|
| 10 | parents did not want to | 2413 | 3938263 |
32.3%
|
| 11 | individual not wanting too | 983 | 1565268 |
12.8%
|
| 12 | traditions and culture | 1410 | 2226508 |
18.2%
|
| 13 | do not know | 50 | 70132 |
0.6%
|
| 14 | disability | 154 | 239001 |
2%
|
| 15 | no birth certificate/papers/miscalculated age | 11 | 22850 |
0.2%
|
| 16 | circumstances (illness or money) | 16 | 25757 |
0.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 41656 | 67856384 |
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
Why didn’t you go to school? - first mention
Universe
Apply to All household members aged 6+
Source of information
Refer to q2198 for respondent's code.