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Employment and Unemployment Survey, EUS 2009

Jordan, 2009
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JOR_EUS_2009_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Jordan09-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 160030
Valid (weighted): 163388.775
Invalid: 94358
Invalid (weighted): 90991.346
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 72
End: 73
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1378

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 65752 68508
41.9%
2 Inactive 94278 94880
58.1%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 94358 90991
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.


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