Labor Market Panel Survey 2012
Egypt, Arab Rep., 2012
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Labor Market Panel Survey 2012
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The Economic Research Forum (ERF) in cooperation with Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has carried out the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) during the years 1988, 1998, 2006, and 2012.
"The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey, carried out by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in cooperation with Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) since 1998, has become the mainstay of labor market and human resource development research in Egypt, being the first and most comprehensive source of publicly available micro data on the subject.
The 2012 round of the survey provides a unique opportunity to ascertain the impact of the momentous events accompanying the January 25th revolution on the Egyptian economy and labor market and on the lives of Egyptian workers and their families. The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey of 2012 (ELMPS 2012) is the third round of this longitudinal survey, which was also carried out in 2006.
The ELMPS is a wide-ranging, nationally representative panel survey that covers topics such as parental background, education, housing, access to services, residential mobility, migration and remittances, time use, marriage patterns and costs, fertility, women’s decision making and empowerment, job dynamics, savings and borrowing behavior, the operation of household enterprises and farms, besides the usual focus on employment, unemployment and earnings in typical labor force surveys. In addition to the survey’s panel design, which permits the study of various phenomena over time, the survey also contains a large number of retrospective questions about the timing of major life events such as education, residential mobility, jobs, marriage and fertility. The survey provides detailed information about place of birth and subsequent residence, as well information about schools and colleges attended at various stages of an individual’s trajectory, which permit the individual records to be linked to information from other data sources about the geographic context in which the individual lived and the educational institutions s/he attended." (Assaad and Krafft, 2013)
For details on the the key characteristics of the ELMPS 2012, see:
Assaad, R., and Krafft, C. (2013). The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey: Introducing the 2012 Round. Economic Research Forum Working Paper No. 758
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households
- Individuals
- Enterprises
Version
Version 2.1: this version includes the following data files :
- Cross-section (xs) data for 2012.
- Repeated cross section for 1988, 1998, 2006, 2012
- Panel data
Version 1.0 - Version 1.4 were internal releases.
2013-10
Scope
The topics covered by the survey included:
"Parental background, education, housing, access to services, residential mobility, migration and remittances, time use, marriage patterns and costs, fertility, women’s decision making and empowerment, job dynamics, savings and borrowing behavior, the operation of household enterprises and farms, besides the usual focus on employment, unemployment and earnings in typical labor force surveys.
In addition to the survey’s panel design, which permits the study of various phenomena over time, the survey also contains a large number of retrospective questions about the timing of major life events such as education, residential mobility, jobs, marriage and fertility. The survey provides detailed information about place of birth and subsequent residence, as well information about schools and colleges attended at various stages of an individual’s trajectory, which permit the individual records to be linked to information from other data sources about the geographic context in which the individual lived and the educational institutions s/he attended." (Assaad and Krafft, 2013)
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Labor Force | ERF |
| Unemployment | ERF |
| Enterprises | ERF |
| Migration & Remittances | ERF |
| Education | ERF |
| Social Protection (includes Pensions, Safety Nets, Social Funds) | ERF |
| Earnings | ERF |
| Empowerment | ERF |
| Job dynamics | ERF |
Coverage
<pre>Region Rural/Urban
Greater Cairo Both
Alexandria and Suez Canal Urban
Urban Lower Egypt Urban
Urban Upper Egypt Urban
Rural Lower Egypt Rural
Rural Upper Egypt Rural</pre>
For detailed information on the regions and governorates used in the ELMPS 2012 Sample, see:
Assaad, R., and Krafft, C. (2013). The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey: Introducing the 2012 Round. Economic Research Forum Working Paper No. 758
The survey covered a national sample of households and all households members aged 6 and above. In addition to Enterprises operated by the household.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Economic Research Forum (ERF) |
| Name |
|---|
| Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics |
Sampling
"The first round of the panel, the Egypt Labor Market Survey of 1998 (ELMS 1998) was carried out on a nationally representative sample of 4,816 households containing 23,997 individuals. The original sample of the ELMS 1998 was selected from 200 primary sampling units (PSUs) across Egypt. The 1998 sample was a two-stage stratified random sample selected from a master sample prepared by CAPMAS and over-sampled urban areas. In 1998, the PSUs were selected according to the probability proportional to size (PPS) method.
The ELMPS 2006 followed the initial ELMS 1998 sample, locating 3,685 households from the original ELMS 1998 survey and adding 2,168 new households that emerged from these households as a result of splits, as well as a refresher sample of 2,498 households, all totaling 8,351 households containing 37,140 individuals.
In 2006, the refresher sample of households was selected from an additional 100 PSUs randomly selected from a new master sample prepared by CAPMAS. The ELMPS 2012 is therefore the third round of a periodic longitudinal survey that tracks the labor market and the demographic characteristics of households and individuals interviewed in 2006, both individuals included in the ELMS 1998 and individuals added in 2006, as well as a refresher sample of 2,000 new households to ensure that the data continues to be nationally representative, a total sample of 12,060 households and 49,186 individuals.
The field work for the ELMPS 2012 was carried out from March to June of 2012. In 2012, the refresher sample of 2,000 households was selected from an additional 200 PSUs randomly selected from a new master sample prepared by CAPMAS. By design, the 2012 refresher sample over-sampled areas with high migration rates.
The attrition that occurred from the original 1998 sample to 2006 was mostly random in nature, due to the loss of records containing identifying information for 1998 households (Assaad and Roushdy 2009). The attrition that occurred from the 2006 sample to the 2012 sample was due to a variety of processes. [...]
The final sample for the ELMPS 2012 was 12,060 households, consisting of 6,752 households from the 2006 sample, 3,308 new households that emerged from these households as a result of splits, and a refresher sample of 2,000 households. Of the 37,140 individuals interviewed in the 2006 survey, 28,770 (77 percent) were successfully re-interviewed in 2012. These individuals, 13,218 of whom were also tracked in 1998, form a panel that can be used for longitudinal analysis. The 2012 sample also includes 20,416 new individuals." (Assaad and Krafft, 2013)
For details on The Pattern of Attrition from 2006 to 2012, see:
Assaad, R., and Krafft, C. (2013). The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey: Introducing the 2012 Round. Economic Research Forum Working Paper No. 758
Data is not self-weighted.
For details on the creation of sample weights, see:
Assaad, R., and Krafft, C. (2013). The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey: Introducing the 2012 Round. Economic Research Forum Working Paper No. 758
Survey instrument
"The 1998, 2006, and 2012 questionnaires all have three major sections: (i) a household questionnaire administered to the head of household or his or her spouse, requesting information about basic demographic characteristics of all household members, ownership of
durable goods and assets, and housing conditions, services, and facilities; (ii) an individual questionnaire administered to every individual in the household age six and above; and (iii) a household enterprise and income module that collects information on enterprises operated by the household, as well as all income sources. In 2006 and 2012 this section includes information on current migrants, remittances, and transfers.
The questionnaires for the different survey rounds are intentionally similar to ensure data comparability over time. However, additional modules and questions have been added to the surveys over time.[...]
The 2006 ELMPS added modules on siblings’ characteristics, fertility, women’s status, the cost of marriage, and questions on the characteristics of the first job. The 2006 also added additional questions to detect employment and a more detailed education history. The ELMPS 2012 added a life events calendar, tracking education, marriage, work, and migration over time, as well as modules on health, return migration, information technology, and savings and borrowing. Additionally, in 2012, the module on female employment was extended to include previous as well as current wage workers. Questions were added on non-wage earnings in 2012. The mobility module was also expanded to better capture information on first jobs and questions were included about any job changes since the revolution. As well as including detailed labor market data, the ELMPS surveys include detailed information on education, geographic residence, occupation, and economic activity, which can be linked to other sources of data on Egypt. The data includes the codes for all schools attended, as well as for the educational certificate an individual obtained. Geographic codes identifying up to four different places of residence are collected. Additionally, detailed economic activity and occupation codes are collected. This level of detail allows researchers to connect the ELMPS data to other datasets on Egypt, and further expands the opportunities for research and analysis." (Assaad and Krafft, 2013)
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2012-03-01 | 2012-06-10 |
| Name |
|---|
| Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics |
"The 2012 data collection process proceeded in two phases. First, in late 2011, an enumeration phase was undertaken. This phase focused on locating households and individuals from the 2006 sample. If households or individuals had moved, every effort was made to collect current contact information. Additionally, the refresher sample was designed to over-sample high-migration areas, and refresher sample PSUs and households were randomly selected based on this sampling approach [...] The 2012 ELMPS was implemented by 39 teams in the field, each consisting of one supervisor, one reviewer, and four enumerators. Additionally, there were two teams undertaking quality control. All interviewers were trained for 10 days by the technical director and CAPMAS prior to fielding the survey. The fielding of the full 2012 survey took place from March 1, 2012 to June 10, 2012, with more than 90% of households and individuals surveyed during March and April." (Assaad and Krafft, 2013)
Data processing
"Desk review, coding, and data entry and validation at CAPMAS occurred after fielding." (Assaad and Krafft, 2013)
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| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
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| yes | To access the micro data, researchers are required to register on the ERF website and comply with the data access agreement. The data will be used only for scholarly, research, or educational purposes. Users are prohibited from using data acquired from the Economic Research Forum in the pursuit of any commercial or private ventures. |
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The users should cite the Economic Research Forum as follows:
OAMDI, 2013. Labor Market Panel Surveys (LMPS), http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erfdataportal. Version 2.1 of Licensed Data Files; ELMPS 2012. Egypt: Economic Research Forum (ERF).
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| Economic Research Forum (ERF) | erfdataportal@erf.org.eg | http://www.erf.org.eg |
Metadata production
DDI_EGY_2012_ELMPS_v02_M
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| Economic Research Forum |
2013-10
Metadata version
Edited version, the original DDI (Version 2.1) (EGY_ELMPS_2012_V2.1) was downloaded from Economic Research Forum (ERF) Catalog (http://www.erfdataportal.com/index.php/catalog) on December 2014. The following DDI elements have been modified: DDI Document ID, survey ID, edit some of the DDI elements, and attached external resources.