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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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Apr 24, 2017
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Seeking a job by seeking the assistance of friends/relatives/other intermediaries (SRCHACT_06)

Data file: Egypt 2011-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 13913
Valid (weighted): 3042663.055
Invalid: 358471
Invalid (weighted): 77353143.825
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 247
End: 247
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2302

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
0 No 9371 2039854
67%
1 Yes 4542 1002809
33%
Sysmiss 358471 77353144
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 set of dummy variables should indicate the activity(ies) undertaken by the unemployed in their search efforts to find a job during the reference period.
Universe
Unemployed 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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"Searching for a private project" includes searching for a land, premises, machinery, supplies, farming inputs, etc.
"Online search" includes placing or updating the résumé on professional or social networking sites.
"Applying directly to the employer" includes checking worksites, farms, factories or other assembly places.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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