Labour Force Survey 2005-2006
Bangladesh, 2005 - 2006
Identification
BGD_2005_LFS_v01_M
Labour Force Survey 2005-2006
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | BGD |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Labour force survey in Bangladesh is a household-based sample survey. Bangladesh Bureau of statistics (BBS) has been conducting labour force survey (LFS) since 1980. The first round survey was taken in 1980; the second one in 1983-84. There were two regular surveys taken in 1984-85 and 1985-86. The fifth LFS was taken in 1989, the sixth in 1990-91 and the seventh (and the last) was taken in 1995-96. The eighth was conducted in 1999-2000. The latest survey, before the current one, was done with the National Child Labour Survey 2002-03. The data for the 2002-03 LFS were collected for short period while the data for the 2005-06 were collected for whole year. Therefore, the two surveys are not strictly comparable.
The main objectives of the survey is to estimate:
- the size of labour force by age, gender, education and locality;
- the number of working (employed) persons by occupation, industry and employment status;
- the demographic and socio-economic conditions of labour force;
- the average hours worked, earnings etc. of working (employed) persons;
- the extent of unemployment / underemployment;
- the number of educated unemployed by age, sex, education and locality;
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
- Household member 15 years and over
Scope
The 2006-2005 National Labor Force Survey includes the following topics:
HOUSEHOLD
- Identification of Sample Household
- Composition of Household
- Household/ Dwelling Particulars
- Current Activity Status 15 years and above
- Current Activity Status Child 5-14 years during last week
- Education and Current Activities Status 5-30 years
- Engaged in Household Activities Including Students and for all other Persons
- For Unemployed/ Vagabond Persons Activity Status (age of 15 years and above)
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) | Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | Funding the study |
Sampling
Sample Design
The sample design of Labour Force Survey 2005-06 was a stratified cluster design. It is termed as Integrated Multi-Purpose Sample (IMPS) design. This design utilized Population Census, 2001 as the sampling frame.
Stratification
Stratification for the design was done in two ways. First, the universe (country) was divided into three basic strata by locality: Rural, Urban and SMS. Secondly within each stratum, further stratification was carried out. In the rural stratum, 64 zilas were formed 64 sub-strata. As in the urban stratum, 61 zilas were formed as 61 sub-strata. Three zilas (Gazipur, Narayanganj and Khulna) of urban areas were formed as a part of SMS. In the SMA stratum 4 sub-strata were formed. Thus, in total, there were 129 sub-strata for the design.
Sampling Plan
The IMPS sample consists of 1000 primary sampling units (PSUs) or Enumeration Blocks (EBs). As enumeration block was constructed taking two contiguous Enumeration Areas (EAs) of Population Census 2001 and it was cluster of around 200 households. Out of these 1000 PSUs/EBs, 640 PSUs were allocated to Rural stratum, 280 PSUs to Urban stratum and 80 PSUs in the SMA stratum. To obtain reliable estimate at zila level, second level stratification was done by zila within Rural and Urban strata and by specific SMA within SMA stratum. The second level stratification was treated as sub-strata and the required PSUs were allocated to these sub-strata.
Post Design Weights
Post design weights were developed to make the estimates objective and logical. Weights were derived in the same way as the stratifications were done. In other words, 129 weights or raising factors were used for the estimation purpose. Actually weights are the inverse of the sampling fractions obtained from the ration of observed sample households in the survey to the updated (as on April, 2006) total households. The sampling fractions were variable type and derived at the zila level so that estimates at zila level become rational and logical.
Survey instrument
The 2005-06 Bangladesh Annual Labour Force Survey questionnaire contains 8 sections
Section 1: Identification of the Sample Area
Section 2: Household/Dwelling Particulars
Section 3: Composition of Household
Section 4: Current Activity Status 15 years and above
Section 5: Current Activity Status Child 5-14 years during last week
Section 6: Education and Current Activities Status 5-30 years
Section 7: Engaged in household activities including students and for all other persons (Those who are not included as active worker in Section Ni 4.5)
Section 8: For Unemployed/ Vagabond persons activity status of the age of 15 years and above
A draft questionnaire for the Labour Force Survey 2005-06 was designed on the basis of the objectives of the survey. An informal pre-testing of the draft questionnaire was carried out by the officers and staffs of the Industry and Labour Wing of BBS.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2005-10 | 2006-09 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |
The Deputy Directors, Statistical Officers/Regional Statistical Officers/ Assistant Statistical Officers were involved in supervision of the field work at different level.
Training of Survey Personnel
An intensive training of the master trainers, supervising officers and enumerators was arranged tin two stages. At the first stage, divisional coordinators and supervising officers were trained in Dhaka Head Office for two days. Training of the enumerators was conducted by the master trainers for three days at the Dhaka Head Office.
Data Collection
The survey was conducted in 1000 PSUs all over the country through the year. In every quarter, 250 PSUs were enumerated. 28 Enumerators collected data from three PSUs every month, 28 supervising officers supervised the data collection work of 28 enumerators. Enumerators collected data from 40 selected household roughly for give days in each PSUs.
Data processing
Manual editing and coding of data were carried out by the enumerators at the field level following the International Standard Classification of Occupation (ISCO-88) and Bangladesh Standard Industrial Classification (BSIC, Rev-3) at 3 digit and 4 digit level respectively. Other items e.g., geo-codes and open ended answers were also coded in accordance with their respective code lists.
Data entry were carried out by the Computer Wing of BBS and tabulation plan, data processing were developed by the Industry and Labour Wing of BBS.
Data appraisal
Limitations
The study has the following limitations:
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Labour force data by occupation and industry at 3 digit and 4 digit level respectively may not be too realistic because of sample size.
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Age-heaping may be observed due to digit preference and data on age recoding given without smoothing
Data Access
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
Example:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Bangladesh Labour Force Survey 2005-2006. Ref. BGD_2005_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [source] on [date].
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics | dg@bbs.gov.bd | www.bbs.gov.bd |
Metadata production
DDI_WB_BGD_2005_LFS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| World Bank, Development Data Group | The World Bank | Production of metadata |
Metadata version
Version 01: (August 2011)