Labor Force Survey, LFS 2008
Palestine, 2008
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Reference ID
PAL_LFS_2008_HD_V1
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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Palestine08-LFS
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Palestine08-LFS
IND-V1
Main activity status in the reference period [Detailed version] (MAS_D)
Data file: Palestine08-LFS IND-V1
Overview
Valid:
107361
Valid (weighted):
2716689.023
Invalid:
0
Invalid (weighted):
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
86
End:
88
Width:
3
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V2134
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Employed | 24068 | 606363 |
22.3%
|
| 110 | Employed but temporary absent from work | 59 | 1754 |
0.1%
|
| 111 | Sick leave/Ill | 61 | 1562 |
0.1%
|
| 112 | Vacation/Official vacation | 622 | 15413 |
0.6%
|
| 113 | Temporary stoppage of the industry | 1564 | 52242 |
1.9%
|
| 114 | Travel | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 115 | Strike/Curfew | 74 | 2235 |
0.1%
|
| 120 | Managing own properties | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 130 | Employed but temporary unpaid | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 131 | Arranges to take up paid/self- employment activity | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 132 | Waiting for the start date of an agreed work | 36 | 1338 |
0%
|
| 133 | Waiting to have clients | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 134 | Unpaid leave for more than one year | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 135 | Waiting to go back to previous job | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 200 | Unemployed | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 210 | Unemployed ever worked (seeking a job) | 5955 | 161895 |
6%
|
| 220 | Unemployed never worked (seeking a job) | 1615 | 43873 |
1.6%
|
| 230 | Unemployed (not seeking a job) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 231 | Awaiting a recall to a previous job (temporary laid off) | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 232 | Awaiting work applications/interviews/competitions results | 328 | 8637 |
0.3%
|
| 233 | Unable to issue work permission due to political circumstanc | 642 | 15901 |
0.6%
|
| 234 | Not able to seek a job due to closure/curfew | 40 | 1032 |
0%
|
| 235 | In military service | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 300 | Homemaker (Housewife) | 22742 | 604352 |
22.2%
|
| 310 | Homemaker | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 320 | Housewife | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 400 | Student | 39535 | 962995 |
35.4%
|
| 500 | Pensioners/retired/disabled | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 510 | Pensioners | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 520 | Retired | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 530 | Disabled | 583 | 14082 |
0.5%
|
| 540 | Unable to work | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 550 | Old | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 560 | Disabled/Old/Ill | 6461 | 145875 |
5.4%
|
| 600 | Others | 2528 | 64703 |
2.4%
|
| 610 | Out of labor force | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 620 | Discouraged unemployment | 301 | 8908 |
0.3%
|
| 630 | Not working and not looking for a job | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 640 | Have income/revenue/means | 8 | 129 |
0%
|
| 650 | In prison | 135 | 3327 |
0.1%
|
| 660 | In hospital | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 670 | Landlord | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 680 | Family responsibilities | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 999 | 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
Main activity status with respect to the labor force, which 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 also distinguishes between different types of employment and unemployment.
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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Among the employed, the variable should distinguish between those who are actually employed, those who are temporarily absent from work (by reason of absence if available), those managing their own properties and those who are engaged in a job opportunity but are temporarily unpaid.
Similarly, for the unemployed, the variable, if possible, should identify those who have worked before and those who have never worked, in addition to the unemployed who are not seeking a job, with the reason for why the individual is not looking for a job opportunity.
The code 113 indicating temporary stoppage of the industry may also indicate an activity reduction or a temporary closure, which means that the employing entity might not be working in full capacity. This might be due to a lack in the number of customers or to a shortage in demand. In both cases, this should always imply that the individual is still employed (temporarily absent) since he/she is still paid/earn income.
The reasons for which the person is identified to be a discouraged unemployed (Code 620) are reported in detail in the variable (NOTSRCH_R).
Discouraged unemployment includes those who are available and want to work but given up on searching for a job because they found no suitable employment options and/or were met with lack of success when applying.
Family responsibilities includes taking caring for children, the incapacitated or elderly.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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For those employed but temporary unpaid because of waiting for the start date of an agreed work (MAS_D=132), all main job characteristics were recoded "not stated" since they did not effectively start working.
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Among the employed, the variable should distinguish between those who are actually employed, those who are temporarily absent from work (by reason of absence if available), those managing their own properties and those who are engaged in a job opportunity but are temporarily unpaid.
Similarly, for the unemployed, the variable, if possible, should identify those who have worked before and those who have never worked, in addition to the unemployed who are not seeking a job, with the reason for why the individual is not looking for a job opportunity.
The code 113 indicating temporary stoppage of the industry may also indicate an activity reduction or a temporary closure, which means that the employing entity might not be working in full capacity. This might be due to a lack in the number of customers or to a shortage in demand. In both cases, this should always imply that the individual is still employed (temporarily absent) since he/she is still paid/earn income.
The reasons for which the person is identified to be a discouraged unemployed (Code 620) are reported in detail in the variable (NOTSRCH_R).
Discouraged unemployment includes those who are available and want to work but given up on searching for a job because they found no suitable employment options and/or were met with lack of success when applying.
Family responsibilities includes taking caring for children, the incapacitated or elderly.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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For those employed but temporary unpaid because of waiting for the start date of an agreed work (MAS_D=132), all main job characteristics were recoded "not stated" since they did not effectively start working.