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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2022

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2022
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EGY_LFS_2022_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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    HH-V1
  • Egypt 2022-LFS
    IND-V1

Main activity status in the reference period [Detailed version] (mas_d)

Data file: Egypt 2022-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 260642
Invalid: 38781
Minimum: 100
Maximum: 630
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 94
End: 96
Width: 3
Range: 100 - 999
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
100 Employed 76316
29.3%
110 Employed but temporary absent from work 0
0%
111 Sick leave/Ill 0
0%
112 Vacation/Official vacation 0
0%
113 Temporary stoppage of the industry 0
0%
114 Travel 0
0%
115 Strike/Curfew 0
0%
120 Managing own properties 0
0%
130 Employed but temporary unpaid 0
0%
131 Arranges to take up paid/self- employment activity 0
0%
132 Waiting for the start date of an agreed work 0
0%
133 Waiting to have clients 0
0%
134 Unpaid leave for more than one year 95
0%
135 Waiting to go back to previous job 0
0%
200 Unemployed 0
0%
210 Unemployed ever worked (seeking a job) 2119
0.8%
220 Unemployed never worked (seeking a job) 2934
1.1%
230 Unemployed (not seeking a job) 0
0%
231 Awaiting a recall to a previous job (temporary laid off) 0
0%
232 Awaiting work applications/interviews/competitions results 89
0%
233 Unable to issue work permission due to political circumstanc 0
0%
234 Not able to seek a job due to closure/curfew 0
0%
235 In military service 0
0%
300 Homemaker (Housewife) 0
0%
310 Homemaker 0
0%
320 Housewife 60806
23.3%
400 Student 88452
33.9%
500 Pensioners/retired/disabled 0
0%
510 Pensioners 5071
1.9%
520 Retired 0
0%
530 Disabled 4329
1.7%
540 Unable to work 0
0%
550 Old 10614
4.1%
560 Disabled/Old/Ill 47
0%
600 Others 5203
2%
610 Out of labor force 0
0%
620 Discouraged unemployment 3172
1.2%
630 Not working and not looking for a job 1395
0.5%
640 Have income/revenue/means 0
0%
650 In prison 0
0%
660 In hospital 0
0%
670 Landlord 0
0%
680 Family responsibilities 0
0%
999 Not stated 0
0%
Sysmiss 38781
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
Main activity status with respect to the labor force, which distinguishes between the employed and the not employed. The employed are those for whom work is the main activity, while for all the others the main activity should attempt to distinguish between pensioners, students, and homemakers. This detailed variable also distinguishes between different types of employment and unemployment.
Universe
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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Among the employed, the variable should distinguish between those who are actually employed, those who are temporarily absent from work (by reason of absence if available), those managing their own properties and those who are engaged in a job opportunity but are temporarily unpaid.

Similarly, for the unemployed, the variable, if possible, should identify those who have worked before and those who have never worked, in addition to the unemployed who are not seeking a job, with the reason for why the individual is not looking for a job opportunity.

The code 113 indicating temporary stoppage of the industry may also indicate an activity reduction or a temporary closure, which means that the employing entity might not be working in full capacity. This might be due to a lack in the number of customers or to a shortage in demand. In both cases, this should always imply that the individual is still employed (temporarily absent) since he/she is still paid/earn income.

The reasons for which the person is identified to be a discouraged unemployed (Code 620) are reported in detail in the variable (NOTSRCH_R).

Discouraged unemployment includes those who are available and want to work but given up on searching for a job because they found no suitable employment options and/or were met with lack of success when applying.

Family responsibilities includes taking caring for children, the incapacitated or elderly.


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