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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2011

Egypt, 2011
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Reference ID
EGY_LFS_2011_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Egypt 2011-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 319319
Valid (weighted): 69026992.409
Invalid: 53065
Invalid (weighted): 11368814.471
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 88
End: 89
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2302

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 123300 26711018
38.7%
2 Inactive 195998 42311410
61.3%
99 Not stated 21 4565
0%
Sysmiss 53065 11368814
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)

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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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