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Expenditure and Consumption Survey, 1996

West Bank and Gaza, 1995 - 1996
Reference ID
WBG_1996_PECS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Labour force status in the current period (PCLFS)

Data file: Pal_1996_Person

Overview

Valid: 0
Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 68
End: 69
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
1 Active
2 Inactive
99 Not stated
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
Current labour force status that distinguishes between the employed, the unemployed, and those not in the labour force.
Universe
All individuals aged 12+

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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Variable is constructed for all persons administered this module in each questionnaire. For this reason the lower age cut-off (and perhaps upper age cut-off) at which information is collected will vary from country to country.
All persons are considered active in the labour force if they presently have a job (formal or informal, i.e. are employed) or do not have a job but are actively seeking work (i.e. unemployed).
Variable is constructed for all persons administered this module in each questionnaire. For this reason the age cut-offs at which information is collected will vary from country to country.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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