Labor Force Survey 1991

Philippines, 1991

Reference ID

PHL_1991_QLFS-Q1_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Statistics Office

Metadata

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Dec 22, 2014

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Available for work? (AVAIL)

Data file: 1991jan

Overview

Valid: 39171

Valid: 21969274

Invalid: 97715

Invalid: 36537555.6

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

This question is to be asked for persons 10 years old and over who had no job or business during the past week.

Literal question

Column 22- Was ___ available for work during the past week?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
9
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

For a person to be available for work, he must have the time to work during the reference week. He must not have any reason at all for refusing a job, if offered, during the past week. If a person wants to work but cannot do so during the past week because of temporary illness, obligation to take care of children, attendance in school, etc., then that person can not considered as being available for work.

Question post text

If the answer is either Yes or No, go to the next column (col. 23).

Description

Definition

Available for work means that the person has the time for work during the reference week. He must not have any reason at all for refusing a job, if offered, during the past week.

Universe

For persons 10 years old and over who had no job or business.

concept

Concept

Name
Available for work means that the person has the time for work during the reference week. He must not have any reason at all for refusing a job, if offered, during the past week.

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