Labor Force Survey 2006

West Bank and Gaza, 2006

Reference ID

WBG_2006_LFS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Metadata

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Why was…absentfrom his/her job last week (pw04)

Data file: lfs-q4-s

Overview

Valid: 339

Valid: 31553.479

Invalid: 22805

Invalid: 2110410.77

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 19

End: 19

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category
1	Ill
2	Vacation
3	Strike,curfew
4	Closure(with permit and with payment)
5	Temporary stoppage
6	other
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.

Interviewer instructions

Ill Skip to PW08

Question post text

Did…want to change his/her job or to get additional work last week

Description

Definition

Work:
Includes any activity for wage or salary, for profit or family gain, in cash or in kind. One
hour or more of such activity constitutes work. Work also includes unpaid activity on a
family farm or business.

Universe

The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory

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