Labor Force and Child Labor Survey 2014
Zimbabwe, 2014
Identification
ZWE_2014_LFCLS_v01_M
Labor Force and Child Labor Survey 2014
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | ZWE |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Zimbabwe has been conducting the Labor Force and Child Labor Survey (LFCLS) after every five years since 1994. The most recent surveys were conducted in 2004, 2011, and 2014.
The 2014 Labor Force and Child Labor Survey (LFCLS) is a component of the National Household Surveys Capability Programme designed to monitor living conditions. The survey provides in-depth information on the labor force as well as socio-economic indicators useful in monitoring living conditions in Zimbabwe.
The primary objectives were to provide information on:
- The number of people classified according to their activity status,
- The size and characteristics of the economically active population, that is, the employed and the unemployed,
- Informal sector employment and informal employment,
- Retrenchments,
- Social protection and the welfare of the employees (safety at work, decent work agenda and wages),
- The number of working children,
- Detrimental effects of work on children,
- Living conditions in general, and
- Labor migration
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
Scope
The 2014 Zimbabwe Labor Force and Child Labor Survey covered the following topics:
- Household identification
- Demographic characteristics
- Migration
- Disability
- Education
- Activity for persons age 5 years and above
- Employment, for person age 5 years and above
- Employment, secondary job, for persons age 5 years and above
- Hours worked, for persons age 5 years and above
- Hours worked in care work, for persons age 5 years
- Work related income, for persons age 5 years and above
- Unemployment, for persons age 15 years and above
- Retrenchment, for Persons 15 years and above
- Social security, for all persons
- Work related safety, for persons 5 years and above
- Child questions, for Persons age 5 -17 years
- Health, all persons
- Housing characteristics
| Topic | URI |
|---|---|
| Population characteristics and living conditions | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Activity and labour force | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Characteristics of the employed | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Informality | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Employment in secondary activities | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Characteristics of the unemployed and underemployment | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Youth employment and unemployment | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Older persons employed and unemployed | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Social security | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Retrenchments | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Work related safety | www.zimstat.co.zw |
| Migration | www.zimstat.co.zw |
Coverage
National coverage
The LFCLS covered population (age 15 years and above) in private households excluding collective or institutional households, mobile population and those living on the street. Students in boarding schools were also not included.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Zimbabwe | Financial support |
| United Nations Development Programme | Financial support |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Financial support |
| Department For International Development | Financial support |
| International Labour Organisation | Financial support |
Sampling
Zimbabwe is divided into ten provinces which are Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands, Masvingo, Harare and Bulawayo. The first eight provinces are predominantly rural while the last two are predominantly urban.
A stratified two–stage sample design was used. At the first stage, enumeration areas were selected with probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling method. The measure of size being the number of households enumerated in the 2012 population census. A household listing operation was done to create the second stage sampling frame. The second stage involved the selection of households, which are the ultimate sampling units, using systematic random sampling.
A total of 419 enumeration areas (EAs) were selected with probability proportional to size. Twenty-five households were covered per each EA resulting in a total of 10475 households. Samples were allocated to different strata with a view to obtaining reliable estimates at provincial level while maintaining the interest of national level estimates.
The overall response rate was 93 percent and the reasons for non-response included:
• Household members were away for an extended period beyond the survey period
• Dwelling units were vacant
• Selected households refusing to participate in the survey.
Survey instrument
The survey questionnaire consists of nineteen sections.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-02 | 2014-06-27 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
The quality of data obtained in the field to a greater extent depends on the quality of training and amount of supervision during data collection. Supervision involved:
• Checking if the itineraries were being prepared and followed,
• Checking team organization and deployment,
• Conducting spot checks and making sure the enumerators visited the correct EAs and households,
• Checking whether correct procedures on interviewing were being followed,
• Editing completed questionnaires for correctness and completeness, and
• Attending to some technical and administrative issues as they arose.
The Provincial Operations Branch coordinated the administration and logistics of the survey, with the Provincial Supervisors coordinating the overall supervision of data collection in their respective provinces. The survey supervisory team consisted of technical team members from Head Office who were assigned a province each to supervise, 10 Provincial Supervisors and team leaders.
Pencil and paper interviewing (PAPI) were used for data collection. The data collection for the 2014 LFCLS was carried out in all the 10 provinces by 169 enumerators and 35 team leaders. The provincial teams comprised supervisors (national and provincial), team leaders, enumerators, and drivers. Each team leader was assigned four to six enumerators to supervise and each enumerator covered two EAs.
The data collection for the LFCLS was carried out from 2 to 27 June, 2014 and interviews were mainly conducted in local languages.
Data processing
After data collection, Provincial Supervisors and team leaders in all provinces checked and edited questionnaires and conducted call backs where necessary. Completed questionnaires were sent to the Head Office for coding and further editing before data processing.
Data entry and verification was performed during the period 13 July to 4 August, 2014 using the Census and Survey Processing (CSPro), a Windows-based package. During data entry, further editing of computer identified errors were done and corrections made. Data ranges in numerical values were used to eliminate erroneous data as a result of mistakes made during coding. For missing values, extra codes were devised to cater for them. Tabulation was done using Statistical Analysis System (SAS), also a Windows-based package, for data analysis.
Metadata production
DDI_ZWE_2014_LFCLS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development | Documentation of the study |
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Review of the metadata |
2021-08-03
Metadata version
Version 02 (August 2021). Identical to a DDI published on Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) microdata catalog. Some of the metadata fields have been edited.