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Employment and Unemployment Survey, EUS 2014

Jordan, 2014
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JOR_EUS_2014_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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    IND-V1

Main activity status in the reference period [Detailed version] (MAS_D)

Data file: Jordan14-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 140204
Valid (weighted): 142494.571
Invalid: 76404
Invalid (weighted): 74128.795
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 73
End: 75
Width: 3
Range: 100 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1678

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
100 Employed 44874 46221
32.4%
110 Employed but temporary absent from work 4 4
0%
111 Sick leave/Ill 50 64
0%
112 Vacation/Official vacation 733 681
0.5%
113 Temporary stoppage of the industry 149 159
0.1%
114 Travel 6 5
0%
115 Strike/Curfew 0 0
0%
120 Managing own properties 0 0
0%
130 Employed but temporary unpaid 0 0
0%
131 Arranges to take up paid/self- employment activity 0 0
0%
132 Waiting for the start date of an agreed work 36 30
0%
133 Waiting to have clients 0 0
0%
134 Unpaid leave for more than one year 0 0
0%
135 Waiting to go back to previous job 8 7
0%
200 Unemployed 0 0
0%
210 Unemployed ever worked (seeking a job) 3521 3552
2.5%
220 Unemployed never worked (seeking a job) 2892 2699
1.9%
230 Unemployed (not seeking a job) 0 0
0%
231 Awaiting a recall to a previous job (temporary laid off) 0 0
0%
232 Awaiting work applications/interviews/competitions results 0 0
0%
233 Unable to issue work permission due to political circumstanc 0 0
0%
234 Not able to seek a job due to closure/curfew 0 0
0%
235 In military service 0 0
0%
300 Homemaker (Housewife) 0 0
0%
310 Homemaker 46823 47756
33.5%
320 Housewife 0 0
0%
400 Student 22928 23370
16.4%
500 Pensioners/retired/disabled 0 0
0%
510 Pensioners 0 0
0%
520 Retired 0 0
0%
530 Disabled 5050 5054
3.5%
540 Unable to work 0 0
0%
550 Old 0 0
0%
560 Disabled/Old/Ill 0 0
0%
600 Others 1574 1642
1.2%
610 Out of labor force 0 0
0%
620 Discouraged unemployment 2733 2402
1.7%
630 Not working and not looking for a job 0 0
0%
640 Have income/revenue/means 8775 8787
6.2%
650 In prison 0 0
0%
660 In hospital 0 0
0%
670 Landlord 0 0
0%
680 Family responsibilities 0 0
0%
999 Not stated 48 63
0%
Sysmiss 76404 74129
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
Main activity status with respect to the labor force, which distinguishes between the employed and the not employed. The employed are those for whom work is the main activity, while for all the others the main activity should attempt to distinguish between pensioners, students, and homemakers. This detailed variable also distinguishes between different types of employment and unemployment.
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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Among the employed, the variable should distinguish between those who are actually employed, those who are temporarily absent from work (by reason of absence if available), those managing their own properties and those who are engaged in a job opportunity but are temporarily unpaid.

Similarly, for the unemployed, the variable, if possible, should identify those who have worked before and those who have never worked, in addition to the unemployed who are not seeking a job, with the reason for why the individual is not looking for a job opportunity.

The code 113 indicating temporary stoppage of the industry may also indicate an activity reduction or a temporary closure, which means that the employing entity might not be working in full capacity. This might be due to a lack in the number of customers or to a shortage in demand. In both cases, this should always imply that the individual is still employed (temporarily absent) since he/she is still paid/earn income.

The reasons for which the person is identified to be a discouraged unemployed (Code 620) are reported in detail in the variable (NOTSRCH_R).

Discouraged unemployment includes those who are available and want to work but given up on searching for a job because they found no suitable employment options and/or were met with lack of success when applying.

Family responsibilities includes taking caring for children, the incapacitated or elderly.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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For the 15+ individuals reported inactive (students, housewife, with means, etc.), if they are willing to work but not actively searching for a job, and if a reason for not searching is reported, they should be considered "Other" (code 6) in the standardized version, and "Discouraged unemployment" (code 620) in the detailed version.
For other inactive 15+ individuals who are neither willing nor seeking a job, their initial inactivity status is identified in both MAS and MAS_D and reported as the main reason for not searching a job/being inactive in NOTSRCH_R (codes 15-18
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