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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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets

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May 31, 2016

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May 20, 2018

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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

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: 154

End: 154

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V2099

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Never worked during the reference period	207104	46089225	65%
1	Employed but previous job is not reported	74884	16851827	23.8%
2	Employed & reported a previous job	32076	7107110	10%
3	Not working & reported a last held job	3689	848085	1.2%
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

This variable should identify those who have previously been employed for pay or for profit for a continuous period of time.

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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This information is collected for all individuals in the working-age population to identify those who have previously experienced any employment during the reference period.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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