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Labour Force Survey 2004

Jamaica, 2004
Reference ID
JAM_2004_LFS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Feb 19, 2014
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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  • Study Description
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
JAM_2004_LFS_v01_M
Title
Labour Force Survey 2004
Country
Name Country code
Jamaica JAM
Study type
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]

Scope

Notes
A. Socio-economic and demographic characteristics
B. Components and characteristics of the labour force
C. Characteristics of the employed labour force including level of training
D. Characteristics of the unemployed labour force including level of training
E. Characteristics of those outside the labour force

Coverage

Universe
Persons 14 years and older

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Government of Jamaica GOJ

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Stratified random sample

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2004 2004
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
The Labour Force survey is undertaken quarterly on average; in January, April, July and October. However, the Databank only has the datasets for the April survey when the labour market is considered to be more stable.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation
Statistical Institute of Jamaica STATIN

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Kristin Fox University of the West Indies helen.fox@uwimona.edu.jm
The World Bank Microdata Library The World Bank microdata@worldbank.org Link
Access conditions
A copy of the User Undertaking Form must be signed before data may be accessed. Alternatively, you may contact STATIN http://www.statinja.com/
Citation requirements
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:

Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Jamaica Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2004, Ref. JAM_2004_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Access authority
Name Affiliation URL
Statistical Institute of Jamaica Government of Jamaica Link

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
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.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_JAM_2004_LFS_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2013-08-19
DDI Document version
Version 01 (August 2013)
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