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Employment and Unemployment Survey 2010, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Harmonization Data

Jordan, 2010
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JOR_2010_EUS_v01_M_v01_A_ERF
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Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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  • Jordan10-LFS
    HH-V1
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    IND-V1

Main activity status of the head [Detailed version] (MASHD_D)

Data file: Jordan10-LFS HH-V1

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 131
End: 133
Width: 3
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
100 Employed
110 Employed but temporary absent from work
111 Sick leave/Ill
112 Vacation/Official vacation
113 Temporary stoppage of the industry
114 Travel
115 Strike/Curfew
120 Managing own properties
130 Employed but temporary unpaid
131 Arranges to take up paid/self- employment activity
132 Waiting for the start date of an agreed work
133 Waiting to have clients
134 Unpaid leave for more than one year
135 Waiting to go back to previous job
200 Unemployed
210 Unemployed ever worked (seeking a job)
220 Unemployed never worked (seeking a job)
230 Unemployed (not seeking a job)
231 Awaiting a recall to a previous job (temporary laid off)
232 Awaiting work applications/interviews/competitions results
233 Unable to issue work permission due to political circumstanc
234 Not able to seek a job due to closure/curfew
235 In military service
300 Homemaker (Housewife)
310 Homemaker
320 Housewife
400 Student
500 Pensioners/retired/disabled
510 Pensioners
520 Retired
530 Disabled
540 Unable to work
550 Old
560 Disabled/Old/Ill
600 Others
610 Out of labor force
620 Discouraged unemployment
630 Not working and not looking for a job
640 Have income/revenue/means
650 In prison
660 In hospital
670 Landlord
680 Family responsibilities
999 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
Main activity status of the head during the survey period (detailed version of coding).
Universe
Heads aged 15+

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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Among the employed, the variable should distinguish between those who are actually employed, those who are temporarily absent from work (by reason of absence if available), those managing their own properties and those who are engaged in a job opportunity but are temporarily unpaid.

Similarly, for the unemployed, the variable, if possible, should identify those who have worked before and those who have never worked, in addition to the unemployed who are not seeking a job, with the reason for why the individual is not looking for a job opportunity.

The code 113 indicating temporary stoppage of the industry may also indicate an activity reduction or a temporary closure, which means that the employing entity might not be working in full capacity. This might be due to a lack in the number of customers or to a shortage in demand. In both cases, this should always imply that the individual is still employed (temporarily absent) since he/she is still paid/earn income.

The reasons for which the person is identified to be a discouraged unemployed (Code 620) are reported in detail in the variable (NOTSRCH_R).

Discouraged unemployment includes those who are available and want to work but given up on searching for a job because they found no suitable employment options and/or were met with lack of success when applying.

Family responsibilities includes taking caring for children, the incapacitated or elderly.


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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For the 15+ heads reported inactive (students, housewife, with means, etc.), if they are willing to work but not actively searching for a job, and if a reason for not searching is reported, they should be considered "Other" (code 6) in the standardized version, and "Discouraged unemployment" (code 620) in the detailed version.
For other inactive 15+ heads who are neither willing nor seeking a job, their initial inactivity status is identified in both MAS and MAS_D and reported as the main reason for not searching a job/being inactive in NOTSRCH_R (codes 15-18).
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