Labour Force Survey 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016
Identification
BIH_2016_LFS_v01_M
Labour Force Survey 2016
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The Labour Force Survey was carried out by Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics and Federal Institute of Statistics. Methodological principles behind the Survey are based on the recommendations and definitions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the requirements of the European Statistical Office (EUROSTAT), which set the standards for the international comparability of data in the area of labour statistics.
The Labour Force Survey represents research conducted to gather data on the basic characteristics of the working-age population, based on which the total labour force in the country is reviewed, together with data on demographics, education, socio-economic standing and other characteristics of the population. The main goal of the research is to gather data on the three main, mutually exclusive segments of population: the employed, the unemployed and the inactive. The data are also to be used to monitor, measure, and estimate the economic and social changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Data source for Bosnia and Herzegovina and District of Brcko is Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Data sources for entity level are Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics and Federal Institute of Statistics.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Persons of 15 years of age or older
Version
Version 01
2016
Scope
The scope of the labour force survey includes:
- demographic characteristics: age, sex, educational attainment;
- main labour related characteristics: employment, unemployment;
- other labour related characteristics: industry, occupation, status in employment, duration of unemployment, registration as unemployed.
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Federal Institute of Statistics |
| Republic Institute of Statistics of the Republic of Srpska |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| United Nations Development Programme | Technical assistance |
| Name |
|---|
| Department for International Development |
Sampling
Final data from Census on population 2013 are published in June 2016 and were not used for the selection of the sample, while previously conducted Census was done in 1991. Considering the major migrations of the population since then, and the fact that the Survey research is based on the random sample of households as units of observation, it was necessary to provide up-to-date data based on which the sample could be selected.
UNDP supported formulation and implementation of the Sample Frame Update project, for which funding was provided by the Government of the UK through its Department for International Development (DFID), 10616 households from Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected from the Expanded Master Sample, namely: 6121 for the ederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3442 for the Republic of Srpska and 1053 for Brcko District.
The sample was designed as a stratified two-stage random sample.
The rate of unresponsiveness in the Survey is 23,1% which includes the rate of rejection of 6,8%.
Weights were calculated in two steps. In the first step, each of the selected households was allocated the weight of the sample selection as the inverted value of probability of selecting each household. In the second step, adjustments were made on the basis of failure to respond. Post-stratification, i.e. adjustment of weights per age group and gender was not executed due to lack of reliable estimates of population per age group or gender.
Survey instrument
The sections included in the questionnaire are:
A. Labour activity during the reference week
B. Employment characteristics of the main job
C. Second - additional job
D. Previous work experience
E. Search for employment
F. Methods used during the last four weeks to find job
G. Education
H. Situation one year before survey
I. Income
J. Ad Hoc module of labour force survey 2011 enployment of people disabilities
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016 |
| Name |
|---|
| Federal Institute of Statistics |
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Republic Institute of Statistics of the Republika Srpska |
The reference period is the time during which data were gathered. The majority of data relate to the economic activity of persons during a calendar week, from Monday through Sunday, called the reference week. A certain quantity of the data relate to other periods (four weeks, or a year, in relation to the reference week).
Depositor information
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Poverty -GP | World Bank |
Data Access
| Name | URL |
|---|---|
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | www.bhas.ba/?lang=en |
| Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics | www.rzs.rs.ba |
| Federal Institute of Statistics | www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/english/uprave/zavod_za_statistiku.php |
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:
Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2016, Ref. BIH_2016_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 | URL |
|---|---|
| Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | www.bhas.ba/?lang=en |
| Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics | www.rzs.rs.ba |
| Federal Institute of Statistics | www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/english/uprave/zavod_za_statistiku.php |