Employment and Earnings Survey 2013
Tanzania, 2013
Identification
TZA_2013_EES_v01_M
Employment and Earnings Survey 2013
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Tanzania | TZA |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
The 2013 Employment and Earnings Survey (EES) is the sixth survey in a continuation of the similar surveys conducted each year. The history of the (EES) in Tanzania dates back to 1963 when the first post-independence survey was launched. However, due to lack of financial resources, these surveys were suspended after 1984. In 2001, the EES resumed and were conducted annually except for 2008 and 2009. Reports for 2001, 2002, 2005-2007, 2010-2011, 2012 and 2013 were published and are available both on the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website and in its library.
The main objective of the 2013 Employment and Earnings Survey (EES) was to provide information relating to the status of employment and earnings as well as data on the socio-economic characteristics of the labor market. The survey was designed such that its results could be used for estimating the labor market indicators for use in policy formulation, planning and estimating the contribution of various sectors to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Tanzania Mainland.
This survey was the main source of information on the distribution of employment and earnings, newly recruited workers, job vacancies and the number of employees in the formal sector of employment at regional level. It was expected that it would provide new insights for planners, policy makers, researchers and others dealing with employment and related issues in the country.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Establishments
Version
2014-08
Scope
The 2013 Employment and Earnings Survey included the following topics:
- Number of new workers recruited during the last 12 months
- Identification of establishments
- Employment and earnings
- Current job vacancies
- Regular employees
- Casual workers
- Total turnover
Coverage
Tanzania Mainland
Tanzania Mainland
Formal establishment of both public and private sectors.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics | Government of Tanzania |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics | Government of Tanzania | Technical support |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Tanzania | Funding |
Sampling
The Employment and Earnings Survey 2013 sample was based on a sampling frame obtained from the Central Register of Establishments (CRE) maintained by the NBS. The existing sampling frame was developed on the basis of International Standard Industrial Classification Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4). 10.
The EES 2013 covered all establishments of public and all private sector establishments employing at least 50 employees. For all private sector establishments employing 5 - 49 employees a multistage sampling technique was used. The first stage within a region included stratification of all private establishments employing 5 - 49 employees into two strata namely 5 - 9 employees and 10 - 49 employees. Then the sample size for each stratum was developed in each region. Finally probability Proportional to Size (PPS) was used to draw the sample within each industry.
A similar approach was used in all the 25 regions to draw the sample size across all industrial major divisions in the two strata separately to enhance representation of all economic activities to the economy.
On average, the response rate was 89.2% Employment and Earnings Survey 2013.
The sampling weights for the strata were calculated by using the simple expansion method denoted as:-
Weight = N/n
Where: N = Total number of establishments before sampling
n = Total number of sampled establishments
Variable weight was used in the data set to weight the data.
Survey instrument
The Annual EES used an English questionnaire which was divided into several sections namely; Identification, Regular employees, Employment and earnings, Casual workers, Number of workers recruited during the last 12 Months and Job vacancies.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-30 | 2013-10-31 | 4 months |
| Start date | End date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 1 year |
| Name |
|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics |
After questionnaires were sent to various owners of establishments in all regions, the regional statistical managers were responsible for demonstrating how to fill and make initial checks of the filled questionnaires. In case of any additional information put into a questionnaire, the headquarter supervisors conducted ad hoc training to regional managers on how to address new areas added and how to fill them in the questionnaire.
Data were collected using questionnaires delivered to the selected establishments by regional statistical offices. Data collected refer to identification of establishments, regular employees, casual workers, number of new workers recruited and the current job vacancies. The survey did not include the following:
- Wage earners in seasonal small-holder agriculture
- Employees in households
- Members of the foreign diplomatic missions, corporation and international aid organizations stationed in Tanzania
- Members of armed forces
Data processing
After the questionnaires were received by the headquarters, Labor and Price Statistics Department recruited temporary editors for editing and coding the filled in questionnaires before data entered to the computer to continue with further data processing steps. Completion data entry followed by computer data editing for consistent and data entry error checks.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics | Government of Tanzania | www.nbs.go.tz | dg@nbs.go.tz |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by section 20 of the Tanzania Statistics Act No. 1 of 2002. Before being granted access to the datasets, all users have formally agreed: 1. All identifying information such as the name and address of respondent has been removed. 2. The information is disclosed in a manner that is not likely to enable the identification of the particular person or undertaking or business to which it relates. 3. Not attempt to identify any particular person or undertaking or business. 4. Use of information for research or statistically purpose only. 5. Not to disclose the information to any other person or organization. 6. When required by the Director General, return all documents made available to him. 7. Comply with the directions given by the director general relating to the records. 8. Every person involved in the research or statistical project for which information is disclosed pursuant to this section shall make the declaration of secrecy set out in the first schedule. |
The datasets have been anonymized and are available for public use. It is accessible to all users for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
- The data and other material will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics.
- The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. It will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
- No attempt will be made to produce links among data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, or among data from the (National Bureau of Statistics) and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
- No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the National Bureau of Statistics.
- Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics will cite the source of data in accordance with the citation requirement provided with each dataset.
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:
National Bureau of Statisitcs. Employment and Earnings Survey (EES) 2013. Ref. TZA_2013_EES_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from www.microdata.worldbank.org 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 | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director general | National Bureau of Statistics | dg@nbs.go.tz | www.nbs.go.tz |
| Department manager | National Bureau of Statistics | it.nbs@nbs.go.tz | www.nbs.go.tz |
| NADA administrator | National Bureau of Statistics | nada@nbs.go.tz | www.nbs.go.tz |
Metadata production
DDI_TZA_2013_EES_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics | Government of Tanzania | Metadata preparation |
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Review of metadata |
2014-11-21
Metadata version
Version 02 (August 2016)
Edited version, produced by Development Data Group (The World Bank), based on National Bureau of Statistics. The following changes were made:
- Updated date of production, series information, abstract
- Updated external resources
- Dropped topics classifications
Version 01(November, 2014)
Metadata documentation produced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)