Labour Force Survey 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008
Identification
BIH_2008_LFS_v02_M
Labour Force Survey 2008
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Labour Force Survey 2008 was carried out the third time in Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2008. The survey was carried out by Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics and Federal Institute of Statistics.
The Labour Force Survey represents research conducted to gather data on the basic characteristics of the working-age population, based on which the total labour force in the country is reviewed, together with data on demographics, education, socio-economic standing and other characteristics of the population. The main goal of the research is to gather data on the three main, mutually exclusive segments of population: the employed, the unemployed and the inactive. The data are also to be used to monitor, measure, and estimate the economic and social changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Persons of 15 years of age or older.
Version
Version 02
2008
Scope
The scope of the Labour Force Survey includes:
Demographic characteristics: age, sex, educational attainment;
Main labour related characteristics: employment, unemployment;
Other labour related characteristics: industry, occupation, status in employment, duration of unemployment, registration as unemployed.
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Federal Institute of Statistics |
| Republic Institute of Statistics of the Republic of Srpska |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| United Nations Development Programme | Technical assistance |
| Name |
|---|
| Department for International Development |
Sampling
The survey covered 10,509 households, including 6066 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3443 in the Republika Srpska, and 1000 in the Brko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sample did not include collective households (university dormitories, nursing homes, institutes for the mentally disabled, orphanages, homes for disabled adults, monasteries, convents, etc.).
The sample was designed as a stratified two-stage random sample.
Weights were calculated in two steps. In the first step, each of the selected households was allocated the weight of the sample selection as the inverted value of probability of selecting each household. In the second step, adjustments were made on the basis of failure to respond. Post-stratification, i.e. adjustment of weights per age group and gender, was not executed due to lack of reliable estimates of population per age group or gender.
The rate of unresponsiveness in the Survey is 11.9%, which includes the rate of rejection of 4.2%.
Survey instrument
The sections included in the questionnaire are:
A. Labor activity during the reference week
B. Employment characteristics of the main job
C. Second - additional job
D. Previous work experience
E. Search for employment
F. Methods used during the last four weeks to find job
G. Education
H. Situation one year before survey
I. Income
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 |
| Name |
|---|
| Federal Institute of Statistics |
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Republic Institute of Statistics of the Republika Srpska |
The reference period is the time during which data were gathered. The majority of data relate to the economic activity of persons during a calendar week, from Monday through Sunday, called the reference week. A certain quantity of the data relate to other periods (four weeks, or a year, in relation to the reference week).
Depositor information
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Poverty - GP | World Bank |
Data Access
| Name | URL |
|---|---|
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | www.bhas.ba/?lang=en |
| Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics | www.rzs.rs.ba |
| Federal Institute of Statistics | www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/english/uprave/zavod_za_statistiku.php |
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
Example:
Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2008, Ref. BIH_2008_LFS_v02_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
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
| Name | URL |
|---|---|
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | www.bhas.ba/?lang=en |
| Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics | www.rzs.rs.ba |
| Federal Institute of Statistics | www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/english/uprave/zavod_za_statistiku.php |
Metadata production
DDI_BIH_2008_LFS_v02_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
| Poverty - GP | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2017-05-22
Metadata version
Version 03 (May 2017)
- new version 0f datasets added
Version 02 (August 2016)
- datasets added
Version 01 (March 2014)