Labor Force Survey 2006
West Bank and Gaza, 2006
Reference ID
WBG_2006_LFS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Why did not…seek a job last week (pw16)
Data file: lfs-q2-s
Overview
Valid:
380
Valid:
36333.543
Invalid:
22624
Invalid:
2064472.96
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
35
End:
36
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Did... seek for a job last week?
What were the steps taken to get a job?
What were the steps taken to get a job?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Studying, training |
| 2 | Home duties |
| 3 | Old, Illness |
| 4 | Found\established a job which starts later |
| 5 | Waiting results form previous job\applications |
| 6 | Waiting clients |
| 7 | Closure/ curfew |
| 8 | Still trying to have permit to wok in Israel and settlements |
| 9 | Vacation / official vacation during the reference period |
| 10 | Do not have any qualification or occupation |
| 11 | Didn’t seek job due low wages |
| 12 | Find a job doesn’t fit with qualifications |
| 13 | Discouraged to find job |
| 14 | Not interested in job Finding due to other income sources |
| 15 | The household do nor permit to work (only for women) |
| 16 | Others |
| Sysmiss |
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
Seeking work:
Seeking work is defined as having taken specific steps in the reference week to find paid
employment or self-employment. Job seekers are classified into:
1. Available for work: A person ready to work if he\she is offered any job, and
there is no reason preventing him\her from accepting such a job although he\she
did nothing to get a job.
2. Actively seeking work: A person who is willing to work and is actively seeking
work through reading newspaper advertisement, asking friends, registration at
the labour exchange offices, or asking employers.
Seeking work is defined as having taken specific steps in the reference week to find paid
employment or self-employment. Job seekers are classified into:
1. Available for work: A person ready to work if he\she is offered any job, and
there is no reason preventing him\her from accepting such a job although he\she
did nothing to get a job.
2. Actively seeking work: A person who is willing to work and is actively seeking
work through reading newspaper advertisement, asking friends, registration at
the labour exchange offices, or asking employers.
Universe
The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory