Labor Force Survey, LFS 2009

Egypt, 2009

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Reference ID

EGY_LFS_2009_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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May 20, 2018

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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

Data file: Egypt 2009-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 294301

Valid (weighted): 67565155.934

Invalid: 39546

Invalid (weighted): 8979565.112

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 223

End: 223

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V815

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Never worked during the reference period	191444	43961208	65.1%
1	Employed but previous job is not reported	75237	17496290	25.9%
2	Employed AND reported a previous job	26521	5839493	8.6%
3	Not working AND reported a last held job	1099	268165	0.4%
Sysmiss		39546	8979565

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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