Labor Force Survey, LFS 2010

Egypt, 2010

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Reference ID

EGY_LFS_2010_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 20, 2018

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May 20, 2018

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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

Data file: Egypt 2010-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 294095

Valid (weighted): 67134060.714

Invalid: 49818

Invalid (weighted): 11274151.244

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 240

End: 240

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V2597

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Never worked during the reference period	187586	42671898	63.6%
1	Employed but previous job is not reported	76039	17510710	26.1%
2	Employed & reported a previous job	28969	6592100	9.8%
3	Not working & reported a last held job	1501	359353	0.5%
Sysmiss		49818	11274151

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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