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Employment and Unemployment Survey 2007, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Harmonization Data

Jordan, 2007
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JOR_2007_EUS_v01_M_v01_A_ERF
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Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics
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  • Jordan07-LFS
    HH-V1
  • Jordan07-LFS
    IND-V1

Main activity status of the third spouse [Standardized version] (MASSP_3)

Data file: Jordan07-LFS HH-V1

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 130
End: 131
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

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Categories
Value Category
1 Employed
2 Unemployed
3 Homemaker (Housewife)
4 Student
5 Pensioners/retired/disabled
6 Others
99 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 third spouse during the survey period.
Universe
Spouses aged 15+

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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Unlike LFS, the main distinction in MAS is between "employed" and "not employed."
- "Employed": refers to those who, during the reference period, experienced any employment (any type or any extent) - even just one occasional hour of paid work or irregular unpaid family work (ILO definition).
- "Not Employed": The rationale is that the individuals do not generally spend their time "being unemployed," but use the unemployment time to participate in other activities (e.g., attending school or being a housewife). Unemployment will generally be considered the primary activity only if the individual states that unemployment is his/her primary activity (e.g., unemployed and actively searching for a job) or if the individual is registered as unemployed and does not indicate significant participation in any other activity. In these cases, the individuals will be assigned their own category among the "Not Employed."
Accordingly, "Not Employed" is classified into:
- Unemployed - individuals who are not employed comprise all who are "not in employment" but "currently available to take up employment" and carry out "activities to


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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For the 15+ heads and spouses 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 and spouses 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 to 18).
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