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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2007

Palestine, 2007
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PAL_LFS_2007_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Dec 27, 2015
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  • Palestine07-LFS
    HH-V1
  • Palestine07-LFS
    IND-V1

Economic activity classification of the main job of the head [Standardized version] (INDHD)

Data file: Palestine07-LFS HH-V1

Overview

Valid: 15510
Valid (weighted): 391541.012
Invalid: 10019
Invalid (weighted): 246574.557
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 165
End: 167
Width: 3
Range: 10 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2503

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
10 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2053 37376
9.5%
20 Mining and quarrying 61 1061
0.3%
30 Manufacturing 1766 48540
12.4%
40 Electricity, gas and water supply 81 2022
0.5%
50 Construction 2032 47100
12%
60 Wholesale and retail trade 2789 81775
20.9%
70 Transportation and storage 1084 27908
7.1%
80 Accommodation and food service activities 247 7673
2%
90 Information and communication 68 2160
0.6%
100 Financial and insurance activities 86 2603
0.7%
110 Real estate, professional and support service activities 240 7342
1.9%
120 Public administration and defense 2560 65157
16.6%
130 Education 1308 31045
7.9%
140 Human health and social work activities 466 13622
3.5%
150 Other activities 658 15904
4.1%
998 Unspecified 0 0
0%
999 Not stated 11 255
0.1%
Sysmiss 10019 246575
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
Standardized economic activity classification of the main job of the head.
Universe
Employed Heads aged 10+
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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In many datasets, national classifications are used to code the detailed data collected. In such cases, if the aggregated data is provided by the statistical office, no attempt to correct the original variable is done.
The category "Wholesale and retail trade" includes the repair activities of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
The category "Real estate, administrative, professional and support service activities" includes: Real estate, renting and business activities; professional, scientific and technical activities; in addition to administrative and support service activities.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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For those employed but temporary unpaid because of waiting for the start date of an agreed work (MAS_D=132), all main job characteristics were recoded "not stated" since they did not effectively start working.
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