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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2005

Palestine, 2005
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PAL_LFS_2005_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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  • Palestine05-LFS
    HH-V1
  • Palestine05-LFS
    IND-V1

Economic activity classification of the main job [Standardized version] (IND)

Data file: Palestine05-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 28108
Valid (weighted): 610330.6
Invalid: 90044
Invalid (weighted): 1832640.65
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 90
End: 92
Width: 3
Range: 10 - 999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2734

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
10 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5226 94691
15.5%
20 Mining and quarrying 62 1319
0.2%
30 Manufacturing 3311 76819
12.6%
40 Electricity, gas and water supply 89 2158
0.4%
50 Construction 3573 77477
12.7%
60 Wholesale and retail trade 4606 106535
17.5%
70 Transportation and storage 1337 30317
5%
80 Accommodation and food service activities 488 11707
1.9%
90 Information and communication 144 3536
0.6%
100 Financial and insurance activities 139 3372
0.6%
110 Real estate, professional and support service activities 381 9750
1.6%
120 Public administration and defense 4058 89309
14.6%
130 Education 2744 58297
9.6%
140 Human health and social work activities 919 21438
3.5%
150 Other activities 1009 23103
3.8%
998 Unspecified 0 0
0%
999 Not stated 22 501
0.1%
Sysmiss 90044 1832641
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 for the main job.
Universe
Employed individuals aged 10+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)

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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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For those employed but temporary unpaid because of waiting for the start date of an agreed work (MAS_D=132), all main job characteristics were recoded "not stated" since they did not effectively start working.
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