Labor Force Survey, LFS 2020
Palestine, 2020 - 2021
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- Data files
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Palestine20-LFS
HH-V1 -
Palestine20-LFS
IND-V1
Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)
Data file: Palestine20-LFS IND-V1
Overview
Valid:
90838
Valid (weighted):
90838
Invalid:
0
Invalid (weighted):
0
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Never worked during the reference period | 63549 | 62823 |
69.2%
|
| 1 | Employed but previous job is not reported | 22695 | 23345 |
25.7%
|
| 2 | Employed AND reported a previous job | 28 | 21 |
0%
|
| 3 | Not working AND reported a last held job | 4566 | 4650 |
5.1%
|
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 10+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook
Imputation and derivation
Derivation
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)
Others
Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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This information is provided for all individuals in the working-age population to identify those who have previously experienced any employment during the reference period.
In many surveys, the data is not collected for employed individuals, in such cases they are recoded "1".
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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Data on previous job is only collected for employed but temporary unpaid, unemployed and inactive individuals indicating last held job characteristics.
No data on previous job for the rest of the employed individuals is provided.
Those who reported previous work experience during more than 1 year preceding the survey were recoded "0" indicating that they never worked during the reference period.
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This information is provided for all individuals in the working-age population to identify those who have previously experienced any employment during the reference period.
In many surveys, the data is not collected for employed individuals, in such cases they are recoded "1".
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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Data on previous job is only collected for employed but temporary unpaid, unemployed and inactive individuals indicating last held job characteristics.
No data on previous job for the rest of the employed individuals is provided.
Those who reported previous work experience during more than 1 year preceding the survey were recoded "0" indicating that they never worked during the reference period.