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Labour Force Survey 2006

Jamaica, 2006
Reference ID
JAM_2006_LFS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Feb 19, 2014
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    JAM_2006_LFS_v01_M
    Title

    Labour Force Survey 2006
    Country
    Name Country code
    Jamaica JAM
    Study type

    Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Scope

    Notes

    A. Socio-economic and demographic characteristics
    B. Components and characteristics of the labour force
    C. Characteristics of the employed labour force including level of training
    D. Characteristics of the unemployed labour force including level of training
    E. Characteristics of those outside the labour force

    Coverage

    Universe

    Persons 14 years and older

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Statistical Institute of Jamaica
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Government of Jamaica

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Stratified random sample

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2006 2006
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Statistical Institute of Jamaica
    Data Collection Notes

    The Labour Force survey is undertaken quarterly on average; in January, April, July and October. However, the Databank only has the datasets for the April survey when the labour market is considered to be more stable.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL
    Statistical Institute of Jamaica Government of Jamaica http://www.statinja.com/
    Access conditions

    A copy of the User Undertaking Form must be signed before data may be accessed. Alternatively, you may contact STATIN http://www.statinja.com/
    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Kristin Fox University of the West Indies helen.fox@uwimona.edu.jm
    The World Bank Microdata Library The World Bank microdata@worldbank.org http://microdata.worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_JAM_2006_LFS_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Data Group The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2013-08-19

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (August 2013)
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