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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2008

Palestine, 2008
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Reference ID
PAL_LFS_2008_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Labor force status in the reference period (LFS)

Data file: Palestine08-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 107361
Valid (weighted): 2716689.023
Invalid: 0
Invalid (weighted): 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 82
End: 83
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2134

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Active 35064 912246
33.6%
2 Inactive 72293 1804371
66.4%
99 Not stated 4 72
0%
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 10+
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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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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