Labour Force Survey 2015
Thailand, 2015
Identification
THA_2015_LFS-Q4_v01_M
Labour Force Survey 2015
Fourth Quarter
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Thailand | THA |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Labor force statistics have been compiled by the National Statistical Office since 1963 when the survey was initiated. During the year 1984-1997 three rounds of the survey for the whole kingdom were conducted each year. The first round enumeration is held in February coinciding with the non-agricultural season; the second round is normally held in May, in which month students who just finish their schooling enter into labour force; the third round is held in August, during the agricultural season. Commencing from the year 1998, another round of the survey in November has been conducted.
The Labour Force Survey 2015, Fourth Quarter was conducted by National Statistical Office of Thailand. The main objective of this survey is to estimate the numbers and characteristics of the labour force in Thailand and in different regions periodically. The statistical data derived from this quarter in the survey include:
- number of persons in and out of the working age (15+)
- number of working age population by labour force status, age, sex, marital status, education attainment
- number of employed persons by a number of characteristics, such as age, sex, education attainment, occupation, industry, work status and hours of work
- number of unemployed persons by characteristics such as duration of job search, and type of previous work
Sample survey data [ssd]
Households
Individuals 15 years old and above.
Version
v01
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- Characteristic of Household Member
- Education (person 15 or above)
- Employment (person 15 or above)
- Wanting more work during the last 7 days before interview's date
- Wages
Coverage
National
Population resident in private and collective households. Individuals ages 15 and over.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO) |
| Name |
|---|
| Government of Thailand |
Sampling
A Stratified Two - Stage Sampling was adopted for the survey. Provinces were constituted strata. The primary and secondary sampling units were enumeration areas (EAs) for municipal areas and non-municipal areas and private households/persons in the collective households respectively.
Stratification
Provinces were constituted strata. There were altogether 77 strata. Each stratum was divided into two parts according to the type of local administration, namely municipal areas and non - municipal areas.
Selection of primary sampling unit
The sample selection of enumeration areas were performed separately and independently in each part by using probability proportional to size - total number of households. The total sample enumeration areas was 5,970 from 127,460 EAs.
Selection of secondary sampling unit
Private households were the ultimate sampling units. A new listing of private households was made for every sample enumeration area to serve as the sampling frame. In each sample EAs, a systematic sample of private households were selected with the following sample size:
Municipal areas: 16 sample households per EAs
Non-municipal areas: 12 sample households per EAs
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | 2015-12-12 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Statistical Office of Thailand | Ministry of Information and Communication Technology |
Labor force information for this quarterly survey, which was conducted during the 1st-12th of October-December 2015, was obtained through interviews with head or member of households of 4,800 households in the Bangkok, 48,960 households in other municipal areas and 34,920 households in non-municipal areas or a total of 83,880 households throughout the kingdom. Fourty four enumerators with previous experience in survey operations were employed in the Bangkok, while in the other provinces (changwats), the field staff comprised 830 enumerators.
Access policy
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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:
National Statistical Office of Thailand. Thailand Labour Force Survey 2015, Fourth Quarter. Ref.THA_2015_LFS-Q4_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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Statistical Office of Thailand | Ministry of Information and Communication Technology | services@nso.go.th | http://web.nso.go.th/index.htm |
Metadata production
DDI_THA_2015_LFS-Q4_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Economic and Social Analysis Unit/ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific | International Labour Organization | Documentation of the DDI |
2016-05-17
Metadata version
Version 01
Version 02 (October 2016): Edited version based on Version 01 DDI (DDI_THA_2015_LFS-Q4_v01_M) that was done by International Labour organization.