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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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Seeking a job by applying directly to the employer (SRCHACT_07)

Data file: Egypt 2015-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 12247
Valid (weighted): 3632052.489
Invalid: 345153
Invalid (weighted): 85260336.672
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 174
End: 174
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1805

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
0 No 4701 1392445
38.3%
1 Yes 7546 2239607
61.7%
Sysmiss 345153 85260337
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 INDs 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 CV on professional or social networking sites.
Applying directly to the employer: includes checking worksites, farms, factories or other assembly places



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