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Labor Force Survey 2005

West Bank and Gaza, 2005
Reference ID
WBG_2005_LFS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Metadata
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Did…seek a job last week (pw14)

Data file: lfs-q4-s

Overview

Valid: 2290
Valid: 200349.989
Invalid: 21108
Invalid: 1860478.512
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 33
End: 33
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Did…seek a job last week
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
Sysmiss
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.
Interviewer instructions
No Skip to PW16
Question post text
Why did not .... seek for a job last week?

Description

Definition
Seeking work:
Seeking work is defined as having taken specific steps in the reference week to find paid
employment or self-employment. Job seekers are classified into:
1. Available for work: A person ready to work if he\she is offered any job, and
there is no reason preventing him\her from accepting such a job although he\she
did nothing to get a job.
2. Actively seeking work: A person who is willing to work and is actively seeking
work through reading newspaper advertisement, asking friends, registration at
the labour exchange offices, or asking employers.
Universe
The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory
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