Labour Force Survey 2011
Poland, 2011
Identification
POL_2011_LFS_v01_M
Labour Force Survey 2011
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Poland | POL |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Since the 4th quarter of 1999, the reference week of observation in the middle month of a quarter has been replaced by the continuous observation method (a mobile observation week).
Since the 1st quarter of 2001, the survey methodology has been adjusted to the EUROSTAT recommendation.
Since the 2nd quarter of 2003, the LFS results have been generalized to the total population with the use of the data on population of Poland (population aged 15 years old and more) from the balances compiled on the basis of the results of the Population and Housing Census 2002. Therefore, the LFS results from 2003 onwards are not fully comparable with the results from the previous years. The data presented in the publication for the 1st quarter of 2003 were recalculated in accordance with the new base for generalization of the results.
Since the 1st quarter of 2004, the survey has also included the foreign members of the households in the selected dwellings.
The Labour Force Survey has been carried out in Poland quarterly since May 1992. It has been improved in accordance with the Eurostat recommendations. The legal basis of the LFS provides the annual Regulation of the Council of Ministers concerning the programme of statistical surveys of official statistics. The survey concentrates on the situation from the point of view of the economic activity of the population, i.e. the fact of being employed, unemployed or economically inactive in the reference week.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households
- Individuals
Version
v01: Edited data, first version, for internal use only
2011
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- Demographic characteristics;
- Employment;
- Unemployment;
- Wages;
- Unemployment benefits;
- Training received.
Coverage
Whole country
Population of 15 years old and over.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Poland Central Statistical Office |
Sampling
The Labour Force Survey is the probability sample survey. Its results are generalized on the general population.
Since the fourth quarter of 1999, the observation of the reference week in the middle month of a quarter has been replaced by the continuous observation method, which means that in each of the 13 weeks of a quarter 1/13th part of the quarterly sample of dwellings is surveyed. It allows presenting the situation on the labour market during a whole quarter.
The selection of quarterly samples follows principles of the so-called rotation scheme according to which there are scheduled for the interview in a given quarter: two elementary samples2 surveyed in the previous quarter, one elementary sample introduced into the survey for the first time and one elementary sample that was not surveyed in the previous quarter and had been introduced into the survey exactly one year before.
As the result of this rotation system each elementary sample is used according to the 2-(2)-2 principle: two quarters in the survey, two quarters break, again two quarters in the survey and then out. The selection of the sample to the LFS survey is carried out according to the principles of the two-stage sampling. The first-stage sampling units are census units called census clusters (in urban areas) and census enumerations districts (in rural areas) stratified by voivodships and classes of localities. The second-stage sampling units are dwellings.
The selections of the first-stage sampling units and dwellings is carried out on the basis of the National Official Register Territorial Division of the Country, including, i.a. the list of territorial statistical units and the address register of dwellings aggregated in accordance with particular census clusters and census enumeration districts.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2011 | Quarterly |
- Main mode of data collection: face to face personal interview (paper and pencil);
- Number of ultimate sampling units (USU) interviewed per interviewer per day: 5;
- Average duration of an interview per household member of working age: 10 minutes;
- The field staff is mainly: part of a permanent survey organisation;
- Duration of training on the survey for newly recruited interviewers: 14 day(s);
- Respondents' participation in the survey is compulsory: No;
- Ultimate sampling units that could not be identified are replaced: No;
- Ultimate sampling units that could not be contacted are replaced: No;
- Ultimate sampling units that refuse to participate are replaced: No.
Data Access
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online)
Example:
Poland Central Statistical Office. Poland Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2011, Ref. POL_2011_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| ECA Team for Statistical Development | World Bank | ecatsd@worldbank.org |
Metadata production
DDI_POL_2011_LFS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
| Poverty Reduction & Economic Management Sector Unit | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2014-04-09
Metadata version
Version 01 (April 2014)