Labor Force Survey, LFS 2011

Egypt, 2011

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Reference ID

EGY_LFS_2011_HD_V1

Producer(s)

Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics

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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets

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Apr 24, 2017

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May 20, 2018

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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

Data file: Egypt 2011-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 319319

Valid (weighted): 69026992.409

Invalid: 53065

Invalid (weighted): 11368814.471

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 224

End: 224

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V2302

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Never worked during the reference period	205874	44457790	64.4%
1	Employed but previous job is not reported	80766	17560713	25.4%
2	Employed & reported a previous job	28621	6107642	8.8%
3	Not working & reported a last held job	4058	900848	1.3%
Sysmiss		53065	11368814

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

This variable should identify those who have previously been employed for pay or for profit for a continuous period of time.

Universe

Individuals aged 6+

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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This information is collected for all individuals in the working-age population to identify those who have previously experienced any employment during the reference period.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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