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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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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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May 31, 2016
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Seeking a job through other activities not elsewhere classified (SRCHACT_90)

Data file: Egypt 2012-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 14544
Valid (weighted): 3272972.023
Invalid: 355746
Invalid (weighted): 79253835.148
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 181
End: 181
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2099

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
0 No 14482 3258735
99.6%
1 Yes 62 14237
0.4%
Sysmiss 355746 79253835
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 set of dummy variables should indicate the activity(ies) undertaken by the unemployed in their search efforts to find a job during the reference period.
Universe
Unemployed INDs aged 15+
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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Searching for a private project: includes searching for a land, premises, machinery, supplies, farming inputs, etc.
Online search: includes placing or updating the CV on professional or social networking sites.
Applying directly to the employer: includes checking worksites, farms, factories or other assembly places



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