Labor Market Panel Survey, 2012
Egypt, Arab Rep., 2012
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EGY_ELMPS_2012_V3.1
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q5135.how did you find this job? (state the primary method (q5135)
Data file: elmps 2012 xs v3.0 pt 1
Overview
Valid:
10279
Valid (weighted):
16681381.149
Invalid:
38907
Invalid (weighted):
63380000.75
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
991
End:
992
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 18
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V14357
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | registered in government employment office | 1258 | 1955903 |
11.7%
|
| 2 | registered in private employment office | 130 | 226894 |
1.4%
|
| 3 | entered government job competition | 1452 | 2221973 |
13.3%
|
| 4 | sent job application | 1108 | 1827595 |
11%
|
| 5 | inquired at work location | 244 | 408346 |
2.4%
|
| 6 | advertised in newspapers | 39 | 78521 |
0.5%
|
| 7 | applied for an advertised job in newspapers | 128 | 222075 |
1.3%
|
| 8 | asked friends or relatives for help | 3103 | 5383321 |
32.3%
|
| 9 | contacted employer | 819 | 1274304 |
7.6%
|
| 10 | contacted contractor | 661 | 1054748 |
6.3%
|
| 11 | waited at gatherings locations | 189 | 252536 |
1.5%
|
| 12 | sollicited by employers | 857 | 1304304 |
7.8%
|
| 13 | don't know | 35 | 53864 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | commissioned immediately after study/early batch/graduation/ | 208 | 354707 |
2.1%
|
| 15 | community development assoc. | 1 | 1828 |
0%
|
| 16 | working with relatives or friends | 32 | 36311 |
0.2%
|
| 17 | by the church/teaching | 12 | 20121 |
0.1%
|
| 18 | 5% appointment of the disabled | 3 | 4031 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 38907 | 63380001 |
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
How did you find this job? (state the primary method)
Universe
Apply to all individuals who worked during the past three months
Source of information
Refer to q5198 for respondent's code.