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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2010

Egypt, 2010
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2010_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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Seeking a job by waiting in a gathering place (SRCHACT_10)

Data file: Egypt 2010-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 9767
Valid (weighted): 2256613.868
Invalid: 334146
Invalid (weighted): 76151598.09
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 266
End: 266
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2597

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
0 No 9601 2217540
98.3%
1 Yes 166 39074
1.7%
Sysmiss 334146 76151598
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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