Labor Force Survey, LFS 2015

Egypt, 2015

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Reference ID

EGY_LFS_2015_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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Jan 13, 2018

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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

Data file: Egypt 2015-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 310244

Valid (weighted): 76256204.884

Invalid: 47156

Invalid (weighted): 12636184.277

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 150

End: 150

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V1805

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Never worked during the reference period	208718	50521812	66.3%
1	Employed but previous job is not reported	70409	18272764	24%
2	Employed & reported a previous job	28411	6707128	8.8%
3	Not working & reported a last held job	2706	754500	1%
Sysmiss		47156	12636184

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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