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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2008

Palestine, 2008
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PAL_LFS_2008_HD_V1
Producer(s)
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Dec 27, 2015
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Reason for few weekly working hours is official working hours < threshold (FHRSWK_R_01)

Data file: Palestine08-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 9103
Valid (weighted): 230340.683
Invalid: 98258
Invalid (weighted): 2486348.339
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 119
End: 119
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V2134

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
0 No 6603 168289
73.1%
1 Yes 2500 62052
26.9%
Sysmiss 98258 2486348
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
This set of variables should provide the reason(s) for which an individual reported weekly working hours below a country specific threshold.
Universe
Employed individuals aged 10+ and working weekly less than 35 hours
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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The threshold used in such a variable may vary from one dataset to another. The variable's universe will denote the threshold used in each country. Some of the reasons reported are called "involuntary reasons." They can be used with the criterion of usually working for hours below a certain threshold to define the "visible underemployment."


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The original variable indicating the reason for which an employee is working less than 35 hours weekly (pw07) is not reported for those who are employed but temporary absent from their work (MAS_D=110), or temporary unpaid (MAS_D=132). Thus, the main reason for the "zero" number of working hours reported for those cases will be "temporary absent from work".
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