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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2012

Egypt, 2012
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2012_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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May 31, 2016
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Egypt 2012-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 317753
Valid (weighted): 70896247.496
Invalid: 52537
Invalid (weighted): 11630559.675
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 82
End: 83
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2099

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 121504 27231909
38.4%
2 Inactive 196248 43664126
61.6%
99 Not stated 1 212
0%
Sysmiss 52537 11630560
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
The current labor force status should distinguish between the active (employed or unemployed) and inactive individuals (out of the labor force).
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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Individuals are considered "active" in the labor force if they presently have a job (formal or informal, i.e. are employed) or do not have a job but are actively seeking work (i.e. unemployed). Those unemployed and do not seek a job are considered inactive.


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