Labor Force Survey 1998-1999

Nepal, 1998 - 1999

Reference ID

NPL_1998_LFS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Central Bureau of Statistics

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Q.54 Days worked during the month (q54)

Data file: nlfs

Overview

Valid: 61350

Invalid: 13272

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 360

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 168

End: 170

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

We have finished talking about the last 7 days. Now I would like to know about your activities during the last 12 months, month by month.

Literal question

During [Month], did [Name] do any work ? If 'Yes', How many days did [Name] work during [Month]?

Interviewer instructions

Question 54 aims to find out the number of days worked during the last year by each person,
month by month. A day will count as a working day if the person did at least one hour of
‘work’ on that day. Make sure that the respondent is including all their economic activities,
not just the main one. Remember that all the activities shown in Question 16 count as work,
including activities such as collecting firewood, fetching water, and herding animals.

Question post text

Explain concept of "work". First start with the same month a year ago, then move forward until you reach last month, Assuming that each month contains exactly 30 days.

Copy totals for each person from the worksheet into the corresponding columns 54, 55, 56.

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