Labour Force Survey 2015
Vietnam, 2015
Identification
VNM_2015_LFS-Q1_v01_M
Labour Force Survey 2015
First Quarter
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Vietnam | VNM |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS-Q1) is a household-based sample suvey conducted by the General Statistics Office.
The survey was purposed to collect the information on labor market participation from households and household members of 15 years old and above residing in Vietnam.
This is the first quarterly LFS which was conducted by GSO following the Decision No 1287/QD-TCTK by its Director General dated 10 November 2014. The survey data was collected and reported monthly by all Provincial Department of Statistics to the Departments of Population and Labor Statistics, GSO. The micro dataset which was then produced by GSO would be aggregated quarterly for the national and regional levels and yearly for the provincial level on national statistical indicators on labor, employment, unemployment and income.
The quarterly LFS survey since first quarter 2015 has incorporated ILO's recommendations in reflecting the “labour under-utilization” category in the labour market of Vietnam.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households
- Individuals of 15 years old and above
Version
v01: Edited, anonymised dataset for pubic distribution
2015-04
Some of the variables in the micro dataset were labeled by GSO.
The remaining variables were labeled by ILO Country Office for Vietnam (CO-Hanoi) using the GSO's final questionnaires, manual for interviewers and the related instructions on coding.
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- Household composition and individual information
- Demographic characteristics
- Work activity
- Unemployment
Coverage
National coverage
The survey covered all women and men aged 15 and above resident of the household, including household members who served in the armed forces (military or policy and similar residing in the household. Those family members who served in armed forces but did not live in the household were excluded.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| General Statistics Office of Vietnam | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
| Name |
|---|
| Government of Vietnam |
Sampling
The sample size was selected ensuring the level of representation by quarter at regional level and by year at provincial level, which specifically includes 56,340 households per quarter in equivalent to 18,780 households per month.
The sample selection includes two stages as follow:
Stage 1 (selection of location): Each province composed of two categories of selected samples by urban and rural areas. At this stage, the Provincial level list of surveyed households which was the main range of samples was extracted from 20% of the samples of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) by 1st April 2014, would be divided into two independent ranges of samples (urban and rural areas). The surveyed locations would then be selected using the statistics probability formula decided by the Department of Population and Labor Statistics, GSO.
Stage 2 (selection of households): in each selected location for survey identified from stage 1, the Provincial Department of Statistics reviewed and updated the administrative units and prepared the list of households, grouping by an upper half and a lower half of the list. With each half of this list, the Provincial Department of Statistics selected 15 households using the sample selection software provided by GSO for the VHLSS in April 2014. The data of sample households in each group were collected on a rotation basis by different periods of the quarter. The list of selected locations for each month was prepared by the Department of Population and Labor Statistics, GSO and sent to Provincial Department of Statistics for implementation.
Survey instrument
The Questionnaire consisted of three sections with 64 questions.A household questionnaire was administered in each household, which collected various information on household members including sex, age, relationship, marital status, education and qualification, work activity in the last 7 days, current and previous work, reasons for work break, working hours and remuneration, unemployment and under-employment statu, work mobility and reasons.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Provincial Department of Statistics | GSO |
The data was collected by the interviewers in the face-to-face interviews. For the household members who were temporarily absent, interviewers could ask other members of the household or use the official document provided by his/her relatives or local government to fill into the questionnaire.
Access policy
ILO Microdata Repository
ILO Microdata Repository
http://www.ilo.org/surveydata/index.php/catalog/1165
Cost: None
Data Access
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:
General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2015, First Quarter. Ref.VNM_2015_LFS-Q1_v01_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 | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Population and Labor Statistics | General Statistics Office | dansolaodong@gso.gov.vn | https://www.gso.gov.vn/Default_en.aspx?tabid=491 |
| ILO Department of Statics | microdata@ilo.org | www.ilo.org/microdata |
Metadata production
DDI_VNM_2015_LFS-Q1_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| ILO Country Office for Vietnam | ILO ROAP | Documentation of LFS |
2016-02-23
Metadata version
Version 01 (February 2016)
Version 02 (October 2016): Edited version based on Version 01 DDI (DDI_VNM_2015_LFS-Q1_v01_M_ILO) that was done by International Labour organization.