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Employment and Unemployment Survey, EUS 2005

Jordan, 2005 - 2006
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JOR_EUS_2005_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets
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Jun 09, 2019
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Jordan05-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 133055
Valid (weighted): 135783.078
Invalid: 83581
Invalid (weighted): 80844.27
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 68
End: 69
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V307

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 51152 53376
39.3%
2 Inactive 81903 82407
60.7%
99 Not stated 0 0
0%
Sysmiss 83581 80844
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 15+
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.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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