Labor Force Survey 2008

West Bank and Gaza, 2008

Reference ID

WBG_2008_LFS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

Study website

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Feb 19, 2014

Last modified

Mar 29, 2019

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How many hours did…work in all jobs last week (pw06)

Data file: lfs-q3-2008s

Overview

Valid: 29298

Valid: 2666440.678

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 49

End: 51

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How many hours did…work in all jobs last week?

Categories

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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

IF the hours 35 or more Skip to PW08

Question post text

Did…want to change his/her job or to get additional work last week?

Description

Definition

Hours worked:
Total number of hours actually worked during the reference period as well as overtime and time spent at the place of work on activities such as preparation of the workplace. Leaves, meal breaks and time spent on travel from home to work and vice versa are excluded from work hours.

Universe

The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory

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