Decent Work Study in Agriculture 2017
Pilot Survey
Kenya, 2017
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KEN_2017_DWSA_v01_M_v01_A_OCS
Decent Work Study in Agriculture 2017
Pilot Survey
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Kenya | KEN |
Agricultural Survey [ag/oth]
The Global Strategy to improve Agriculture and Rural Statistics (GSARS) and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) have administered a survey in three counties near Nairobi where most households are engaged in agriculture. The survey captured information on the household’s agricultural activities, as well as detailed information on individuals’ employment and work activities over the last week and the last year. In addition to employment and unemployment estimates, four different measures of underemployment are estimated. All four indicators are useful in depicting labour force performance. The time-related underemployment and skill-based underemployment indicators capture underutilization of labour across all levels of employment. On the other hand, the last two indicators: the measures based on the quality, and security of employment; better describe employment at the bottom of the employment spectrum. They are proxies for those who would be unemployed if formal safety nets were in place and unemployment was an option. In contrast to what is presented here, in a high-income European country where unemployment benefits are provided, the unemployment rate would probably be higher and the estimates for the last two indicators would be smaller.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household and individual
Scope
The description of scope for the survey covers agricultural production, employment and training.
| Topic |
|---|
| Agriculture |
| Employment |
Coverage
Not representative
Agricultural Households
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Global Strategy for improving Agricultural and Rural Statistics | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Government of Kenya |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Global Strategy for improving Agricultural and Rural Statistics | Funding |
Sampling
For this survey, two stage sampling method was used. This involved the sampling of enumeration areas (EAs) and sampling of households. Three counties were selected purposively: Machakos, Murang'a and Kiambu. 36 EAs was sampled randomly: 12 in each county. After the listing, 15 households were sampled in each EA.
The sample was not representative at the county level. At the end, 495 households were valid interviewed.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire for the survey has the following sections:
Section 1 - Household identification and introduction
Section 2 - Characteristics of the dwelling
Section 3 - Characteristics of the holding
Section 4 - Education
Section 5 - Employment (Wage)
Section 6 - Employment (Unpaid)
Section 7 & 8 - Checks and temporary absence
Section 9 - Job search
Section 10 & 11 - Working time in actual and usual hours
Section 12 - 19 - Main jobs
Section 20 - Own use production work
Section 21 - Credit
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017-08-07 | 2017-11-12 |
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Depositor information
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| OCS | FAO |
Data Access
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO. |
Micro datasets disseminated by FAO shall only be allowed for research and statistical purposes. Any user which requests access working for a commercial company will not be granted access to any micro dataset regardless of their specified purpose. Users requesting access to any datasets must agree to the following minimal conditions:
- The micro dataset will only be used for statistical and/or research purposes;
- Any results derived from the micro dataset will be used solely for reporting aggregated information, and not for any specific individual entities or data subjects;
- The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO;
- The micro dataset cannot be re-disseminated by users or shared with anyone other than the individuals that are granted access to the micro dataset by FAO.
Metadata production
DDI_KEN_2017_DWSA_v01_M_v01_A_OCS
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Chief Statistician | Food and Agriculture Organization | Metadata producer |
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library |
2023-01-31
Metadata version
Version 01 (January 2023): This metadata was downloaded from the FAO website (https://microdata.fao.org/index.php/catalog) and it is identical to FAO version (KEN_2017_DWSA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document ID and Survey ID.