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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2009

Egypt, 2009
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2009_HD_V1
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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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  • Egypt 2009-LFS
    IND-V1

Reason for not seeking a job during the reference period (NOTSRCH_R)

Data file: Egypt 2009-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 183327
Valid (weighted): 42069686.052
Invalid: 150520
Invalid (weighted): 34475034.994
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 251
End: 252
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V815

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Failed to find a suitable job 3 664
0%
2 Lack of experience/qualifications 0 0
0%
3 Lack of jobs matching personal skills or occupation 0 0
0%
4 Lack of jobs with suitable wages 0 0
0%
5 Considered too young or too old by prospective employers 0 0
0%
6 Race/sex/religion discrimination 0 0
0%
7 Lack of infrastructure (assets roads/transportations) 0 0
0%
8 Lack of employment services 0 0
0%
9 Lack of social relationships 2 486
0%
10 Refusal by family 0 0
0%
11 Do not know effective ways for job searching 2 458
0%
12 Believed that no suitable job exists 4 845
0%
13 No jobs are available 0 0
0%
14 Tired of looking for work 2 469
0%
15 Full time student 93504 21366066
50.8%
16 Homemaker/housewife 65240 14970750
35.6%
17 Pensioners/retired/disabled 19114 4496742
10.7%
18 Have income/revenue/means 0 0
0%
90 Others not elsewhere classified reasons 615 142803
0.3%
99 Not stated 4841 1090403
2.6%
Sysmiss 150520 34475035
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
For the "inactive" in the working age population, this variable should identify the main reason for which the individual is not searching for a job.
Universe
Inactive 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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All reasons are provided by the inactive individuals who are not working nor seeking a job because of discouragement or due to any of the known reasons of inactivity.



COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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