Expenditure and Consumption Survey, PECS 1995/1996
Palestine, 1995 - 1996
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Reference ID
PAL_PECS_1996_HD_V2.0
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Feb 19, 2014
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- Palestine96-HH-V2
- Palestine96-IND-V2
Main activity status in the current period [Detailed version] (PCMAS_D)
Data file: Palestine96-IND-V2
Overview
Valid:
19424
Valid (weighted):
19178.536
Invalid:
12263
Invalid (weighted):
12057.189
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
95
End:
97
Width:
3
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V2369
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Employed | 5431 | 5367 |
28%
|
| 110 | Employed during last week | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 120 | Employed but temporary absent from work | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 130 | Waiting to go back to previous job | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 140 | Found a job and waiting for the start date | 0 | 0 |
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%
|
| 180 | Managing own properties | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 200 | Unemployed | 480 | 471 |
2.5%
|
| 210 | Unemployed ever worked (looking for a job) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 220 | Unemployed never worked (looking for a job) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 230 | Temporary unemployed (in military services) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 300 | Homemaker (Housewife) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 310 | Homemaker | 5911 | 5832 |
30.4%
|
| 320 | Housewife | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 330 | Working housewife | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 400 | Student | 4667 | 4612 |
24%
|
| 410 | Working student | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 500 | Pensioners/retired/disabled | 952 | 943 |
4.9%
|
| 510 | Pensioners | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 520 | Retired | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 530 | Disabled | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 540 | Unable to work | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 550 | Old | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 560 | Disabled/Old/Ill | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 600 | Others | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 610 | Out of labor force | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 620 | Out of human force | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 630 | Have income/revenue/means | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 640 | In prison or in hospital | 240 | 235 |
1.2%
|
| 650 | Not working and not looking for a job | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 660 | Landlord | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 670 | Child | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 999 | Not stated | 1743 | 1718 |
9%
|
| Sysmiss | 12263 | 12057 |
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 with respect to the labor force, that distinguishes between the employed and the not employed. The employed are those for whom work is the main activity, while for all the others, the main activity should attempt to distinguish between pensioners, students, and homemakers. This detailed variable distinguishes as well between different types of employment and unemployment.
Universe
All individuals aged 12+ 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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