Labor Force Survey 2008

West Bank and Gaza, 2008

Reference ID

WBG_2008_LFS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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Did…ever work in the past period for at least two weeks regularly (pw17)

Data file: lfs-2008s

Overview

Valid: 80933

Valid: 7861634.134

Invalid: 26428

Invalid: 2636067.995

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 37

End: 37

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Did....... work for wage in any kind of job including
casual activities even for one hour?
Was .... available for work last week?
Was there any reason that prevented ..... from getting a job if he was offered on last week?
What were the steps taken to get a job?

Literal question

Did…ever work in the past period for at least two weeks regularly?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes-in the last12 months
2	Yes-more than one year less than 5 years ago
3	Yes-more than5 years ago
4	No
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

Mark (x) in the circle if an extra questionnaire was completed for the household
Yes- in the last 12 months Skip to PW18

Yes- less than 5 years ago
Yes- more than 5 years ago
No End

Question post text

Where did work place were …work in the main current/previous job?

Description

Universe

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

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