Household Socio-Economic Survey, IHSES 2012
Iraq, 2012 - 2013
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Reference ID
IRQ_IHSES_2012_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO)
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- Iraq12-HH-V2
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Main activity status of the head [Detailed version] (MASHD_D)
Data file: Iraq12-HH-V2
Overview
Valid:
25146
Valid (weighted):
34205038.051
Invalid:
0
Invalid (weighted):
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
193
End:
195
Width:
3
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V1264
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Employed | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 110 | Employed during last week | 18658 | 24186886 |
70.7%
|
| 120 | Employed but temporary absent from work | 220 | 303969 |
0.9%
|
| 130 | Waiting to go back to previous job | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 140 | Found a job and waiting for the start date | 8 | 9746 |
0%
|
| 150 | Employed (1-14 hours) weekly | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 160 | Employed (15 hours or more) weekly | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 170 | Employed (35 hours or more) weekly | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 200 | Unemployed | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 210 | Unemployed ever worked (looking for a job) | 192 | 304936 |
0.9%
|
| 220 | Unemployed never worked (looking for a job) | 271 | 420679 |
1.2%
|
| 230 | Temporary unemployed (in military services) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 300 | Homemaker (Housewife) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 310 | Homemaker | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 320 | Housewife | 1297 | 1756373 |
5.1%
|
| 330 | Working housewife | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 400 | Student | 45 | 53460 |
0.2%
|
| 410 | Working student | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 500 | Pensioners/retired/disabled | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 510 | Pensioners | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 520 | Retired | 3592 | 5949022 |
17.4%
|
| 530 | Disabled | 455 | 651796 |
1.9%
|
| 540 | Unable to work | 23 | 33324 |
0.1%
|
| 550 | Old | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 560 | Disabled/Old/Ill | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 600 | Others | 270 | 366236 |
1.1%
|
| 610 | Out of labor force | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 620 | Out of human force | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 630 | Have income/revenue/means | 33 | 47078 |
0.1%
|
| 640 | In prison or in hospital | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 650 | Not working and not looking for a job | 49 | 82742 |
0.2%
|
| 660 | Landlord | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 670 | Child | 1 | 944 |
0%
|
| 999 | Not stated | 32 | 37845 |
0.1%
|
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
Main activity status of the head during the survey period
Universe
All heads aged 6+ years
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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COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The employment status variable was generated by ERF using the variables provided in the raw data data as follows:
1- Employed includes those Employed during last week, Employed but temporary absent, or Employed but waiting to start
Employed during last week are those who reported at least 1 working hour during the 7 days preceding the survey whether in section 7 (q0801>0) or section 12 (Sum of q1304_01 to q1304_07>0) in addition to those who confirmed having a full time job therefore they do not search for more job (q0804=2) & (q0809=2)
Employed but temporary absent are those who are reported temporarily way from work due to illness or vacation (q0802=10)
Employed but waiting to start are those who are reported having a work contract and waiting to start (q0802=4)
2- Unemployed are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed, unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) or because they cannot find a job (q0804=1) and are currently searching for a job (q0805<6)
Unemployed previously employed are those who reported having worked before (q0809=1) while those who reported no previous jobs (q0809=3) were recoded unemployed never worked.
3- Housewives are those who are reported housewives in reason for not working or not searching for a job (q0802=8, q0804=4)
4- Students are those who are reported currently enrolled and were not previously identified as employed, unemployed or housewives (q0502=3)
5- With means are those who are reported to have income and do not need to work (q0804=10)
6- Retired are those who are reported too old for work or retired (q0802=6,7, q0804=6)
7- Disabled are those who reported inability or handicap (q0802=5)
8- Unable to work are those who are reported to be unable to take more work (q0804=9)
9- Not working and not looking for a job are those who reported no desire in working (q0802=9)
10- Children are those who are reported to be too young to work (q0802=1, q0804=7)
11- Other are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed or unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) and not searching for a job (q0805=6) OR those who reported "Other" in both reason for not working and reason for not searching for more work (q0802=15, q0804=13)
12- Not stated are those who did not report an employment status and are aged 6 years or older or those for whom the employment status could not be identified
13- The generated employment status was recoded missing for those who are younger than 6 years of age
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COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The employment status variable was generated by ERF using the variables provided in the raw data data as follows:
1- Employed includes those Employed during last week, Employed but temporary absent, or Employed but waiting to start
Employed during last week are those who reported at least 1 working hour during the 7 days preceding the survey whether in section 7 (q0801>0) or section 12 (Sum of q1304_01 to q1304_07>0) in addition to those who confirmed having a full time job therefore they do not search for more job (q0804=2) & (q0809=2)
Employed but temporary absent are those who are reported temporarily way from work due to illness or vacation (q0802=10)
Employed but waiting to start are those who are reported having a work contract and waiting to start (q0802=4)
2- Unemployed are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed, unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) or because they cannot find a job (q0804=1) and are currently searching for a job (q0805<6)
Unemployed previously employed are those who reported having worked before (q0809=1) while those who reported no previous jobs (q0809=3) were recoded unemployed never worked.
3- Housewives are those who are reported housewives in reason for not working or not searching for a job (q0802=8, q0804=4)
4- Students are those who are reported currently enrolled and were not previously identified as employed, unemployed or housewives (q0502=3)
5- With means are those who are reported to have income and do not need to work (q0804=10)
6- Retired are those who are reported too old for work or retired (q0802=6,7, q0804=6)
7- Disabled are those who reported inability or handicap (q0802=5)
8- Unable to work are those who are reported to be unable to take more work (q0804=9)
9- Not working and not looking for a job are those who reported no desire in working (q0802=9)
10- Children are those who are reported to be too young to work (q0802=1, q0804=7)
11- Other are those who are reported not working because of social reasons, work ended, was dismissed or unable to get a job or for security reasons (q0802=3,11,12,13,14) and not searching for a job (q0805=6) OR those who reported "Other" in both reason for not working and reason for not searching for more work (q0802=15, q0804=13)
12- Not stated are those who did not report an employment status and are aged 6 years or older or those for whom the employment status could not be identified
13- The generated employment status was recoded missing for those who are younger than 6 years of age