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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2018

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2018
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EGY_LFS_2018_HD_V3
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 2018-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 289109
Valid (weighted): 83783130.452
Invalid: 34570
Invalid (weighted): 13159351.29
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 101
End: 102
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V1961

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 89866 29034698
34.7%
2 Inactive 199238 54747588
65.3%
99 Not stated 5 844
0%
Sysmiss 34570 13159351
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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