Labor Force Survey 2008
West Bank and Gaza, 2008
Reference ID
WBG_2008_LFS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Feb 19, 2014
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- Data files
- lf-q4-2008s
- lfs-2008s
- lfs-q1-2008-s
- lfs-q2-2008s
- lfs-q3-2008s
Status in Employment -Main Job (pw23)
Data file: lfs-q3-2008s
Overview
Valid:
8997
Valid:
841698.096
Invalid:
20301
Invalid:
1824742.582
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
40
End:
41
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What is\was his\her employment status
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Employer |
| 2 | Self employed |
| 3 | Unpaid family member |
| 4 | Employee/ National Government |
| 5 | Employess/Foreign Government |
| 6 | Employee/UNRWA |
| 7 | Employee/International Organization |
| 8 | Employee/Nonprofit Organization |
| 9 | Regular employee/private sector |
| 10 | Irregular employee/private sector |
| 11 | Others |
| Sysmiss |
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.
Interviewer instructions
Mark (x) in the circle if an extra questionnaire was completed for the household
(4-11 skip to PW23d)
(4-11 skip to PW23d)
Description
Definition
Main job:
The job at which the person usually works the most hours in his\her main job. If a person usually works the same number of hours at two jobs, the “main” job is the job at which the person has been employed the longest.
The job at which the person usually works the most hours in his\her main job. If a person usually works the same number of hours at two jobs, the “main” job is the job at which the person has been employed the longest.
Universe
The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| It includes all employed persons who are at working age and working like employer, own-account worker, employee and unpaid family member. | Employment |
| A person who operates his or her own economic enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade, and hires no employees. | self-employed |
| A person who works without pay in an economic enterprise operated by a related person living in the same household | Unpaid family member |
| A person who works for a public or private employer and receives remuneration in wage, salary, commission, tips, piece-rates or pay in kind. | Employee |