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Employment and Unemployment Survey, EUS 2008

Jordan, 2008
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JOR_EUS_2008_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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Dec 27, 2015
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  • Jordan08-LFS
    HH-V1
  • Jordan08-LFS
    IND-V1

Reason for desiring to change the main job/get an additional job (WNTCHJ_R)

Data file: Jordan08-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 3342
Valid (weighted): 3210.829
Invalid: 256712
Invalid (weighted): 256857.547
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 101
End: 102
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1525

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Insufficient earnings 2076 1996
62.2%
2 Does not match the educational qualification 180 171
5.3%
3 Bad work conditions 465 468
14.6%
4 Inappropriate work place location 82 88
2.7%
5 Present job is seasonal/casual 0 0
0%
6 Occupation is not suitable 0 0
0%
7 Does not like present job 204 177
5.5%
8 Inappropriate working hours 202 187
5.8%
90 Others 133 124
3.8%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 256712 256858
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 variable provides the main reason for which an individual reported desire to change his/her main job or get an additional one.
Universe
Employed individuals aged 15+ reported desire to change job/get additional one
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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The "work place location" might be a reason for the desire to change the job if it is too far from the individual's residence area or if the transportation is too difficult.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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