DDI_ARM_2008_LFS_v01_M_WB Development Data Group 2014-02-27 NADA v01 (February 2014) Labour Force Survey 2008 LFS 2008 ARM_2008_LFS_v01_M National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

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 NADA Republic of Armenia State Budget European Commission (TACIS Programme) National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs] The first Labour Force Survey in Armenia was carried out in 1996-1998 within the framwork of UNDP. On a regular basis it started to be implemented since 2001 together with Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS). Each year an ad-hoc module is added to LFS (child labor module, informal employment, etc.) v01 (February 2014) The Armenia Labour Force Survey provides comprehensive information on the country's labor market and quantitative estimation of the main indicators characterizing it. The survey methodology is based on ILO recommendations developed by Eurostat. The survey covers the following topics: employment, underemployment, informal employment, working hours, income and remuneration of work, non-working employees, temporary employed, status of employment, employees that have the second job, unemployment, economically inactive population and other. The LFS uses representative sample of households, where all household members 15-75 years old are interviewed. All questions regarding employment, working hours, unemployment and other related questions refer to the last seven days preceding the survey. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia conducted LFS 2008 with technical and financial support from Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS) programme. Armenia National The survey unit is the household. Sample survey data [ssd] The scope of the study includes: - demographic characteristics - employment - main job/activity - second job/activity - persons out of work National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia To conduct the survey, a random two-stage stratified sample by regions (marzes) has been designed. All marzes with rural and urban settlements were covered by sample population with proportion of all households available in these settlements. At the first stage of sampling, the preliminary sampling units, i.e. enumeration districts were selected by the proportion of households in the corresponding strata. 2001 Armenian population census results were used to calculate the mentioned proportions. According to the sample, 40 urban and 44 rural settlements of 11 marzes of the republic were selected. At the second stage of sampling, the households to be surveyed were selected. The main sample comprised 2,000 households - 1,335 urban and 665 rural. At the same time a reserve sample was selected by the same steps, because it was anticipated that in most cases the questionnaire may not be completed due to household's refusal to participate in the survey, absence from the republic or other reasons. As a result, the households that did not participate in the survey were replaced by the same number of households from the reserve sample. Face-to-face [f2f] During the survey month each respondent is questioned on the basis of seven days in a week; which means that all the questions regarding employment, working hours, unemployment and other related questions refer to the last seven days preceding the survey. Interviewers submitted completed questionnaires to the head office for verification and coding. The completed information was coded using corresponding classifications, passed logical check and data entry. The following classifications were used in the survey: - Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE) - International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) - International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93) - International Classification of Education (ISCED-96). The rate of participation of households in the survey was 76%. The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include: - the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name) - the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation - the survey reference number - the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online) Example: National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. Armenia Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2008, Ref. ARM_2008_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date]. 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.