Higher Education Graduates Survey, HEGS 2012
Egypt, 2012
Economic Research Forum
Identification
Survey ID Number
EGY_HEGS_2012_V1.0
Title
Higher Education Graduates Survey, HEGS 2012
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Egypt | EGY |
Study type
Higher Education Graduates Survey [ind/HEGS]
Abstract
The Higher Education Graduates Survey (HEGS) covers a random sample of university graduates aged 25-40 years from selected disciplines; namely: accounting, administration, and computer sciences who graduated during the fifteen years preceding the survey.
The survey instruments collects information on graduates' socio-economic background, household characteristics, education experience, job experience and employment history and mobility.
It also provides data on students' feedback and monitoring in both private and public institutions, labor market outcomes for graduates of these institutions and retrospective data on graduates' learning experience.
This survey, through studying the institutional framework of the higher education system, aims at reaching a tool for improving the quality of higher education.
The survey instruments collects information on graduates' socio-economic background, household characteristics, education experience, job experience and employment history and mobility.
It also provides data on students' feedback and monitoring in both private and public institutions, labor market outcomes for graduates of these institutions and retrospective data on graduates' learning experience.
This survey, through studying the institutional framework of the higher education system, aims at reaching a tool for improving the quality of higher education.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
- Individual (Higher education graduate aged 25-40 in selected disciplines)
Version
Version Description
Version 1.0: A version of the raw data prepared for dissemination
Production
Date
2014-10
Version Notes
The Economic Research Forum releases the data in both SPSS and STATA formats.
Scope
Notes
For a selected sample of higher education graduates; the survey provides data on:
1- Dwelling and Household characteristics
2- Family backround
3- Education background
4- Employment history and mobility
5- Latest job characteristcis
1- Dwelling and Household characteristics
2- Family backround
3- Education background
4- Employment history and mobility
5- Latest job characteristcis
Topics
| Topic |
|---|
| Household characteristics |
| Education background |
| Tertiary education |
| Employment history |
| Job mobility |
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Economic Research Forum |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Cairo Demographic Centre | Egypt |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sample for the survey is extracted from recent rounds of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) with the help of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The interviewed graduates are hence a sub-sample of Egypt's LFS.
The sample of the LFS is a nationally representative sample extracted based on a two-stage stratified cluster sample and self-weighted to the extent practical. The first sampling stage selects primary sampling units from the 2006 population census at the level of the Enumeration Area (EA), stratified by governorate of residence and then by urban and rural sub-strata. The sample of EA is selected with probability proportional to size (PPS), with the number of census households. The household sample is then selected from each sample EA with equal probability, using the systematic selection method.
The survey sub-sample of the national LFS is selected based on a number of criteria since university graduates are highly heterogeneous in terms of skills and specialization. Therefore, the sample is focusing on business administration and information sciences. These specializations are selected because of the larger role played by private universities in the production of these skills. Moreover, the survey focuses on graduates aged 25-40 in these two disciplines who are currently working or have ever worked.
The final sample of the survey encompasses 1710 graduates. Out of which, 411 graduated from private higher education institutions, constituting 24% of the sample. This is a good representation, as it resonates with national statistics about private higher education in Egypt. About 75% of the respondents in the sample are male. This is due to the fact of limiting the criteria for inclusion to graduates who ever worked. The increasing de-feminization of the Egyptian labor market explains the low representation of female graduates in the sample.
The sample of the LFS is a nationally representative sample extracted based on a two-stage stratified cluster sample and self-weighted to the extent practical. The first sampling stage selects primary sampling units from the 2006 population census at the level of the Enumeration Area (EA), stratified by governorate of residence and then by urban and rural sub-strata. The sample of EA is selected with probability proportional to size (PPS), with the number of census households. The household sample is then selected from each sample EA with equal probability, using the systematic selection method.
The survey sub-sample of the national LFS is selected based on a number of criteria since university graduates are highly heterogeneous in terms of skills and specialization. Therefore, the sample is focusing on business administration and information sciences. These specializations are selected because of the larger role played by private universities in the production of these skills. Moreover, the survey focuses on graduates aged 25-40 in these two disciplines who are currently working or have ever worked.
The final sample of the survey encompasses 1710 graduates. Out of which, 411 graduated from private higher education institutions, constituting 24% of the sample. This is a good representation, as it resonates with national statistics about private higher education in Egypt. About 75% of the respondents in the sample are male. This is due to the fact of limiting the criteria for inclusion to graduates who ever worked. The increasing de-feminization of the Egyptian labor market explains the low representation of female graduates in the sample.
Weighting
Data is not weighted
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2012 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum | ERF |
| Cairo Demographic Center | CDC |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
One questionnaire form, in both Arabic and English, consisting of 5 Parts was designed to collect the survey data.
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum | (ERF) | erfdataportal@erf.org.eg | www.erf.org.eg |
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum (ERF) - 21 Al-Sad Al-Aaly St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt | erfdataportal@erf.org.eg | www.erf.org.eg |
Confidentiality
To access the micro data, researchers are required to register on the ERF website and comply with the data access agreement.
The data will be used only for scholarly, research, or educational purposes. Users are prohibited from using data acquired from the Economic Research Forum in the pursuit of any commercial or private ventures.
Access conditions
Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions.
Citation requirements
The users should cite the Economic Research Forum (ERF) as follows:
OAMDI, 2014. Higher Education Graduates Survey (HEGS), http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erfdataportal. Version 1.0 of Licensed Data Files; Egypt HEGS 2012. Egypt: Economic Research Forum (ERF).
OAMDI, 2014. Higher Education Graduates Survey (HEGS), http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erfdataportal. Version 1.0 of Licensed Data Files; Egypt HEGS 2012. Egypt: Economic Research Forum (ERF).
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The Economic Research Forum has granted the researcher access to relevant data following exhaustive efforts to protect the confidentiality of individual data. The researcher is solely responsible for any analysis or conclusions drawn from available data.
Copyright
(c) 2014, Economic Research Forum
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
EGY_HEGS_2012_V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum | ERF |
Date of Metadata Production
2012
DDI Document version
Version 1.0