Labour Force Survey 2014
Namibia, 2014
Identification
NAM_2014_LFS_v01_M
Labour Force Survey 2014
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Namibia | NAM |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The first full-scale Labor Force Survey (LFS) in Namibia was carried out in 1997 under the National Household Survey Program that was launched after the government endorsed the Five Year Plan of Development of Statistics in Namibia in 1993. Since then six Labor Force Surveys have been conducted in the country at more or less regular intervals of every four years. The labor force survey of 2014 was the third of its kind to be conducted by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) since its establishment in 2012. The first annual labor force survey was conducted in 2012.
Like all its predecessors the Namibia Labor Force Survey (LFS) 2014 was conducted with the objective of generating “timely collection and release of key socio-economic indicators for assessment of labor market conditions in Namibia.” The survey covered all aspects of people's work including the education and training needed to equip them for work, the jobs themselves, the job search for those out of work and the income and benefits from work.
As with previous LFS analysis this survey covered wide-range of topics to meet the demands of local stakeholders in labor statistics as well as standard reporting demanded by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). For example the survey included SADC Minimum Indicator List page, for a quick glance of standard employment and unemployment indicators for accessing Namibia's efforts in meeting its various developmental goals in particular, those relating to job creations.
The objective of this survey was therefore to provide basic findings and indicators from the survey and to promote understanding of the prevailing labor market situation in the country since 2012. These findings provided a basis for better planning, policy formulation and labor-related discussions. The survey was conducted nationwide and covered all fourteen administrative regions. The main objectives of the survey include:
- Basic information on the size and structure of the country's work force.
- Basic information on the size of the informal economy.
- Basic elements for measuring the labor supply and the extent to which the available human resources are utilized in the production process of the economy.
- Basic information for projections of the economically active population and its components for socio-economic planning.
- A basis for research in areas ranging from testing labor market segmentation theories to formulating demographic models.
- Information on the situation in regional markets and on the number of persons employed in specific occupational categories.
- Useful indicators on the future course of the economy.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Individuals
- Households
Version
v01
2014-09-28
Scope
The survey covered the following topics:
- Household demographic characteristics
- Classification information
- Education
- Activity status
- Employment
- Hours worked
- Unemployment
- Housing income
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Namibia Statistics Agency | Government of Namibia |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | Government of Namibia |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| International Labour Organisation | Technical assistance |
| Name |
|---|
| Government of the Republic of Namibia |
Sampling
The target population of the Labor Force Survey 2014 was members of private households in Namibia. The population living in institutions, such as hospitals, hostels, police barracks and prisons was not covered in the survey. However private households within institutional settings were covered, such as teacher's houses on school premises or doctors living in separate houses in the hospital compound.
A representative sample of 572 Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) giving 10,296 households were selected through a stratified two-stage probability sample, where the first stage units were geographical areas designated as PSUs and the second stage units were the households. Up-to-date listings of households in the selected PSU were prepared during the field work and 18 households were selected in each PSU using systematic sampling.
The National Sampling Frame which is maintained by the NSA, was based on the Enumeration Areas (EAs) of the 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC) and the households within the Enumeration Areas (EAs).
Survey instrument
The Namibia Labor Force Survey 2014 questionnaires were enclosed in a booklet of eight questionnaires. Each book was assigned a unique sequential number and each questionnaire was assigned a unique number.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2014-09-28 | 2014-10-15 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Namibia Statistics Agency | Government of Namibia |
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Namibia Statistics Agency, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2014. Ref. NAM_2014_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia Statistics Agency | Government of Namibia | http://www.nsa.org.na/index.php |
Metadata production
DDI_NAM_2014_LFS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2015-10-16
Metadata version
Version 01 (October 2015)