DDI_WBG_1999_LFS-Q4_v01_M_WB Development Data Group 2014-08-15 NADA Version 01 (August 2014) Labor Force Survey 1999 Fourth Quarter LFS-Q4 1999 WBG_1999_LFS-Q4_v01_M Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) NADA Palestinian National Authority Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs] The Labor Force Surveys constitute one of the basic statistical surveys that have been implemented by the PCBS since 1995, which includes a series of sample statistical surveys aimed to identify the reality of the Palestinian labor market. Such surveys also provide sufficient data essential for policy making and developing employment levels in the Palestinian Territory. In addition, this series aims to build a database that enables researchers, planners and decision makers to identify changes in the labor market from a year to another and carry out comparisons among similar seasons in different consecutive years. Unemployment Employment Labour force Underemployment Occupation Economic activity The main objective of collecting data on the Palestinian Labour Force Survey 1999 (Fourth Quarter) including components of employment, unemployment and underemployment, is to provide basic information on the relative size and structure of the Palestinian labour force. Data collected at different points in time provide a basis for monitoring current trends and changes in the labour market and in employment. These data supported with information on other aspects of the economy provide a basis for the evaluation and analysis of macro-economic policies. West Bank and Gaza National - Household - Individual aged 10 years and above Sample survey data [ssd] The survey covered the following topics: - Identification Information - Quality Control - Household Roster - Employment Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Sampling Frame: The sampling frame consisted of a master sample of enumeration areas (EAs) selected from the population housing and establishment census 1997, the master sample consists of area units of relatively equal size (number of households) , these units have been used as primary sampling units (PSUs). Sample Design: The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample. Target Population: All Palestinians aged 15 years and above living in the Palestinian Territories, excluding persons living in institutions such as prisons or shelters. Stratification: Four levels of stratification: 1. Stratification by Governorates. 2. Stratification by place of residence which comprises: (a) Urban, (b) Rural, (c) Refugee Camps 3. Stratification by classifying localities, excluding governorate capitals, into three strata based on the ownership of households within these localities of durable goods. 4. Stratification by size of locality (number of households). Sampling Unit: First stage sampling units are the area units (EAs) in the master sample. The second stage sampling units are households. Sample Size: The sample size in the fourth quarter/ round 15 (October 1999 - December 1999) was 7,559 (29,111 persons of working age). The sample is distributed over 481 enumeration areas. Target cluster size: The next important issue in sample design is the target cluster size or "sample-take," the number of households to be selected per PSU on the average. In this survey households have been selected from 481 master sample areas. Therefore, the sample take was around 16 households. Sample Rotation: Each round of the LFS covered all the 481 master sample areas. Basically, the areas remain fixed over time, but households in 50% of the EAs are replaced each round. The same household remains in the sample over 2 consecutive rounds, rests for the next two rounds and comes back to the sample for another and last two consecutive rounds before it is dropped from the sample. A 50 % overlap is then achieved between both consecutive rounds and between consecutive years (making the sample efficient for monitoring trends). In earlier applications of the LFS; the rotation pattern used was different; requiring a household to remain in the sample for six consecutive rounds, then dropped. The objective of such a pattern is to increase overlap between consecutive rounds, the new rotation pattern is introduced to reduce the burden on the households resulted from visiting the same household for six consecutive times. Face-to-face [f2f] The survey questionnaire was designed according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) recommendations. The questionnaire includes four main parts: 1. Identification Data: The main objective for this part is to record the necessary information to identify the household, such as, cluster code, sector, type of locality, cell, housing number and the cell code. 2. Quality Control: This part involves groups of controlling standards to monitor the field and office operation, to keep in order the sequence of questionnaire stages (data collection, field and office coding, data entry, editing after entry and store the data). 3. Household Roster: This part involves demographic characteristics about the household, like number of persons in the household, date of birth, sex, educational level.etc. 4. Employment Part: This part involves the major research indicators, where one questionnaire had been answered by every 15 years and over household member, to be able to explore their labour force status and recognize their major characteristics toward employment status, economic activity, occupation, place of work, and other employment indicators. Training and Recruitment: The purpose of the training courses were to provide participants with the main skills needed to conduct interviews. Two training courses were held, one in Ramallah for West Bank trainees, and one in Gaza City for Gaza Strip trainees. Each course consisted of two parts: one on survey methodology including survey design, questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, and field operations; and one part on the specifications of the labour force survey, including concepts and definitions, field work procedures, data collection, editing, coding, tips for asking questions and recording answers, as well as field team organization and field supervision. The training included lectures, exercises, as well as field exercises. The training continued for 3 days and 14 interviewers and 4 supervisors were trained. Fieldwork: The West Bank was divided into three regions (North, Middle, and South), each region was supervised by one field supervior. Each region consists of a number of districts and field work was carried out by one field work team which consisted of two interviewers. Gaza Strip was also divided into three region (North, Middle and South). Field work activities were initiated in Gaza Strip by one field work team, each of which consisted of a supervisor, an editor and four interviewers. Field work teams were distributed among all districts on the basis of sample size in each district. The number of LFS field work members amounted to 24 including the field work coordinator, four supervisors, four editors, and 15 interviewers including coders. Reference Week: The week ending on Friday preceding the interviewer's visit to the household. Four quarter had been carried out at 1999, the first quarter covered the period (January - March), the second quarter covered the period (April - June), and the third quarter conered the perriod (July - September), and the last quarter covered the period (October - December). - Response rate in the fourth quarter was 90.5% Data compiled in the context of labor force surveys involve individual and personal data. The confidentiality of such data is honored and safeguarded in accordance with Article (17) of the Palestinian General Statistical Law of 2000, which stipulates “All individual information and data submitted to the Bureau for statistical purposes shall be treated as confidential and shall not be divulged, in whole or in part, to any individual or to a public or private body, or used for any purpose other than for preparing statistical tables”. 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 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. q4-99s Labor force data that was collected using 1999 Fourth Quarter LFS questionnaire. 23197 45 Household number Household number Household number Household number Household number 23197 1800066 2279871 Person serial no.from the hosehold roster Person serial no.from the hosehold roster Person serial no.from the hosehold roster Person serial no.from the hosehold roster Person serial no.from the hosehold roster 23197 1 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex 23197 1 Male 2 Female Age at last birthday Age at last birthday Age at last birthday Age at last birthday Age at last birthday 23197 15 99 Currently attending school Currently attending school Currently attending school Currently attending school Currently attending school 23197 1 Yes 2 No Years of schooling Years of schooling Years of schooling Years of schooling Years of schooling 23197 24 Educational level Educational level Educational level Educational level Educational level 23197 1 Illitreat 2 Can Read and Write 3 Elementary 4 Preparatory 5 Secondary 6 Associatte Diploma 7 BA/Bse 8 Higher Diploma 9 Master Degree 10 Ph.D Worked for wage in any kind of job including casual activities even for one hour Worked for wage in any kind of job including casual activities even for one hour Worked for wage in any kind of job including casual activities even for one hour Worked for wage in any kind of job including casual activities even for one hour Worked for wage in any kind of job including casual activities even for one hour 23197 1 Yes 2 No-disable or abroad 3 Detained 4 No Assisted in any work inculding casual activities even if you did not work last week Assisted in any work inculding casual activities even if you did not work last week Assisted in any work inculding casual activities even if you did not work last week Assisted in any work inculding casual activities even if you did not work last week Assisted in any work inculding casual activities even if you did not work last week 14993 8204 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Have any work or enterprise for which you were absent last week Have any work or enterprise for which you were absent last week Have any work or enterprise for which you were absent last week Have any work or enterprise for which you were absent last week Have any work or enterprise for which you were absent last week 14147 9050 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Reason for being absent from work last week Reason for being absent from work last week Reason for being absent from work last week Reason for being absent from work last week Reason for being absent from work last week 119 23078 1 Ill 2 Vacation 3 Strike, curfew 4 Closure (with permit and with payment) 5 Temporary stoppage 6 Other Sysmiss Have any other job Have any other job Have any other job Have any other job Have any other job 8563 14634 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Number of hours worked in all jobs last week Number of hours worked in all jobs last week Number of hours worked in all jobs last week Number of hours worked in all jobs last week Number of hours worked in all jobs last week 8563 14634 2 99 Reason for number of hours worked last week less than 35 hours Reason for number of hours worked last week less than 35 hours Reason for number of hours worked last week less than 35 hours Reason for number of hours worked last week less than 35 hours Reason for number of hours worked last week less than 35 hours 1451 21746 1 Personal reasons (ill, vacation,...) 2 No wish to work more 3 Nature of work 4 Strike 5 Closure 6 Could not find additional work 7 Others Sysmiss Wanted to change job or to get additional work last week Wanted to change job or to get additional work last week Wanted to change job or to get additional work last week Wanted to change job or to get additional work last week Wanted to change job or to get additional work last week 8682 14515 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Reason for wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for wanted to change job or to get addtional work 308 22889 1 Insufficient income 2 Occupation is not suitable 3 Bad conditions 4 Place of work is far 5 Others Sysmiss Reason for not wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for not wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for not wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for not wanted to change job or to get addtional work Reason for not wanted to change job or to get addtional work 8374 14823 1 Good work 2 Studying, training 3 Home duties 4 Old, ill 5 Others Sysmiss Available for work last week Available for work last week Available for work last week Available for work last week Available for work last week 14028 9169 1 Yes 2 No-old, ill 3 No, student 4 No-home duties 5 No-others Sysmiss Any reason prevented from getting job that was offered in last week Any reason prevented from getting job that was offered in last week Any reason prevented from getting job that was offered in last week Any reason prevented from getting job that was offered in last week Any reason prevented from getting job that was offered in last week 1033 22164 1 No 2 Yes - student 3 Yes - home duties 4 Yes - old, ill 5 Yes - others Sysmiss How long available and able to work How long available and able to work How long available and able to work How long available and able to work How long available and able to work 1008 22189 160 Was seeking a job last week Was seeking a job last week Was seeking a job last week Was seeking a job last week Was seeking a job last week 1008 22189 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Steps taken to get job Steps taken to get job Steps taken to get job Steps taken to get job Steps taken to get job 841 22356 1 Asked friends 2 Read newspaper 3 Application to employers 4 Labor exchange 5 Others 6 Did nothing Sysmiss Reason for not seeking job last week Reason for not seeking job last week Reason for not seeking job last week Reason for not seeking job last week Reason for not seeking job last week 171 23026 1 Studing or training 2 Home duties 3 Old, ill 4 Found/ established a job which starts later 5 Waiting results from previous job/ applications 6 Waiting seasonal work 7 No permit/possibility to find work 8 Job finding/ no use 9 Find a job which doesn't match with qualifications 10 Not founding a job as payment scale is low 11 Not interested in job finding due to other income sources 12 Others Sysmiss Ever work in the past for at least two weeks regularly Ever work in the past for at least two weeks regularly Ever work in the past for at least two weeks regularly Ever work in the past for at least two weeks regularly Ever work in the past for at least two weeks regularly 14516 8681 1 Yes, in the last 12 months 2 Yes, 1-5 years ago 3 Yes, more than 5 years ago 4 No Sysmiss Place of work for main current/ previous job Place of work for main current/ previous job Place of work for main current/ previous job Place of work for main current/ previous job Place of work for main current/ previous job 9636 13561 1 At home 2 In same district in West Bank 3 In other district in West Bank 4 In same district Gaza Strip 5 In other district in Gaza Strip 6 Isreal 7 Settelments 8 Bounder Industrial Zoom 9 Abroad/ Arab Country 10 Abroad/ Foreign Country Sysmiss Industry Industry Industry Industry Industry 9630 13567 1 99 1 2 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 33 34 36 40 41 45 50 51 52 55 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 70 71 72 73 74 75 80 85 90 91 92 93 95 99 Sysmiss Occupation Occupation Occupation Occupation Occupation 9630 13567 11 93 11 12 13 21 22 23 24 31 32 33 34 41 42 51 52 61 62 71 72 73 74 81 82 83 91 92 93 Sysmiss Employment status Employment status Employment status Employment status Employment status 9636 13561 1 Employer (employs others) 2 On own account 3 Unpaid family member 4 Employee/ National Government 5 Employees/ Foreign Government 6 Employee / UNRWA 7 Employee/ Internaltional Organization 8 Employee/ Nonprofit Organization 9 Regular employee/ private sector 10 Irregular employee/ private sector 11 Other Sysmiss How long at this work How long at this work How long at this work How long at this work How long at this work 5836 17361 742 Number of days worked for wage last month Number of days worked for wage last month Number of days worked for wage last month Number of days worked for wage last month Number of days worked for wage last month 5836 17361 31 District District District District District 23197 1 jenin 5 tubas 10 tulkarem 15 nablus 20 qalqilia 25 salfeet 30 ramallah 35 jericho 40 jerosalem 45 bethlahim 50 hebron 55 gs-north 60 gaza city 65 deir albalah 70 khan younis 75 rafah Locality type Locality type Locality type Locality type Locality type 23197 1 2 3 Employment characteristics Employment characteristics Employment characteristics Employment characteristics Employment characteristics 23197 1 Employment 2 Unemployment 3 Outside of labour force in/out of labour force in/out of labour force in/out of labour force in/out of labour force in/out of labour force 23197 1 In labour force 2 Out labour force Employment characteristics - more Employment characteristics - more Employment characteristics - more Employment characteristics - more Employment characteristics - more 23197 1 Full employment 2 Unemployment 3 Outside of labour force 4 Visible underemployment 5 Invisible underemployment Employment characteristics - final Employment characteristics - final Employment characteristics - final Employment characteristics - final Employment characteristics - final 23197 1 Full employment 2 Underemployment 3 Unemployment 4 Outside of labour force West Bank/ Gaza Strip West Bank/ Gaza Strip West Bank/ Gaza Strip West Bank/ Gaza Strip West Bank/ Gaza Strip 23197 1 West Bank 2 Gaza Strip Reason of outside labour force Reason of outside labour force Reason of outside labour force Reason of outside labour force Reason of outside labour force 13538 9659 1 Old/ill 2 Home making/ duties 3 Studing 4 Others Sysmiss Marital status Marital status Marital status Marital status Marital status 23197 1 Never married 2 Married 3 Others Place of work Place of work Place of work Place of work Place of work 9636 13561 1 West Bank 2 Gaza Strip 3 Isreal 4 Others Sysmiss Employment status Employment status Employment status Employment status Employment status 9636 13561 1 Employer (employs others) 2 Self employed 3 Wage employees 4 Unpaid family members Sysmiss Industry group Industry group Industry group Industry group Industry group 23197 1 Agriculture 2 Manufacturing 3 Construction 4 Commerce, hotels and restaurants 5 Transport, storage and communication 6 Services Occupation group Occupation group Occupation group Occupation group Occupation group 23197 1 Legislators, senior officials and managers 2 Professionals, technical, associate and clerks 3 Service, shop and market workers 4 Skilled agricultural & fishery workers 5 Craft and related trade workers 6 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7 Elementary occupations Daily wage Daily wage Daily wage Daily wage Daily wage 5616 17581 1.154 488.008 Weight Weight Weight Weight Weight 23197 20.465 229.134