Labor Market Panel Survey, 2012
Egypt, Arab Rep., 2012
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EGY_ELMPS_2012_V3.1
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q10130.why did you return from abroad? (q10130)
Data file: elmps 2012 xs v3.1 all_Stata12
Overview
Valid:
1381
Invalid:
47805
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
54
Range:
1 - 15
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contract ended | 254 |
18.4%
|
| 2 | sudden termination by employer | 78 |
5.6%
|
| 3 | retired | 8 |
0.6%
|
| 4 | had health problems | 43 |
3.1%
|
| 5 | to get married | 203 |
14.7%
|
| 6 | to set up business at home country | 64 |
4.6%
|
| 7 | to take over family business or farm | 43 |
3.1%
|
| 8 | left work due to poor working conditions | 353 |
25.6%
|
| 9 | care for family | 144 |
10.4%
|
| 10 | the war in Iraq or Kuwait/desire to return/bad weather | 139 |
10.1%
|
| 11 | study | 7 |
0.5%
|
| 12 | accident or illness | 6 |
0.4%
|
| 13 | death | 7 |
0.5%
|
| 14 | army | 12 |
0.9%
|
| 15 | appointment | 20 |
1.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 47805 |
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.