Labor Force Survey, LFS 2017
Egypt, 2017
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EGY_LFS_2017_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Egypt 2017-LFS
HH-V1 -
Egypt 2017-LFS
IND-V1
Economic activity classification of the main job of the head [Standardized version] (INDHD)
Data file: Egypt 2017-LFS HH-V1
Overview
Valid:
53813
Invalid:
29089
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
173
End:
175
Width:
3
Range:
10 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 12602 |
23.4%
|
| 20 | Mining and quarrying | 102 |
0.2%
|
| 30 | Manufacturing | 6319 |
11.7%
|
| 40 | Electricity, gas and water supply | 1125 |
2.1%
|
| 50 | Construction | 6349 |
11.8%
|
| 60 | Wholesale and retail trade | 6774 |
12.6%
|
| 70 | Transportation and storage | 4943 |
9.2%
|
| 80 | Accommodation and food service activities | 1187 |
2.2%
|
| 90 | Information and communication | 327 |
0.6%
|
| 100 | Financial and insurance activities | 336 |
0.6%
|
| 110 | Real estate, professional and support service activities | 1213 |
2.3%
|
| 120 | Public administration and defense | 4968 |
9.2%
|
| 130 | Education | 4221 |
7.8%
|
| 140 | Human health and social work activities | 1003 |
1.9%
|
| 150 | Other activities | 2266 |
4.2%
|
| 998 | Unspecified | 0 |
0%
|
| 999 | Not stated | 78 |
0.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 29089 |
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
Standardized economic activity classification of the main job of the head.
Universe
Employed Heads 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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In many datasets, national classifications are used to code the detailed data collected. In such cases, if the aggregated data is provided by the statistical office, no attempt to correct the original variable is done.
The category "Wholesale and retail trade" includes the repair activities of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
The category "Real estate, administrative, professional and support service activities" includes: Real estate, renting and business activities; professional, scientific and technical activities; in addition to administrative and support service activities.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The original variable indicating the economic activity (ACTIVITY) is not reported for those who are arranging to take up paid/self-employment activity, waiting for the start date of an agreed work or having unpaid leave for more than one year. Thus, the generated variable for those cases is recoded "not stated".
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In many datasets, national classifications are used to code the detailed data collected. In such cases, if the aggregated data is provided by the statistical office, no attempt to correct the original variable is done.
The category "Wholesale and retail trade" includes the repair activities of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
The category "Real estate, administrative, professional and support service activities" includes: Real estate, renting and business activities; professional, scientific and technical activities; in addition to administrative and support service activities.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
----------------------------------
The original variable indicating the economic activity (ACTIVITY) is not reported for those who are arranging to take up paid/self-employment activity, waiting for the start date of an agreed work or having unpaid leave for more than one year. Thus, the generated variable for those cases is recoded "not stated".