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Labour Force Sample Survey 2010

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2010
Reference ID
EGY_2010_LFS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
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
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  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
EGY_2010_LFS_v01_M
Title
Labour Force Sample Survey 2010
Country
Name Country code
Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY
Study type
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Series Information
The Labour Force Sample Survey was first conducted in 1957. In 2006, significant methodological changes were introduced to the survey. Data collection for the Labour Force Sample Survey is carried out on a quarterly basis during the months of January, April, July and October.
Abstract
The objectives of the survey are to measure the Egyptian civilian labour force, the level of employment and unemployment, and the geographic distribution of the employed and unemployed populations.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
- Household
- Individuals

Scope

Notes
- Demographic characteristics
- Main labour related characteristics
- Other labour related characteristics

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National
Universe
Whole population excluding the following groups: Armed forces, non-settled population, persons living in institutions and foreigners

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics Egypt, Arab Rep.

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
21,352 ultimate sampling units per quarter
Response Rate
The percentage of all eligible ultimate sampling units that are interviewed is 92.5%

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2010 2010
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Data is collected throughout the whole three months using a moving reference period

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation URL
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics Egypt, Arab Rep. Link
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:
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Egypt, Arab Rep. Labour Force Sample Survey (LFS) 2010. Ref. EGY_2010_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].

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_EGY_2010_LFS_v01_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2014-02-04
DDI Document version
Version 01 (February 2014)
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