Labour Force Survey 2012
Albania, 2012
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Labour Force Survey 2012
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Albania | ALB |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household based survey. The first LFS in Albania was conducted in 2007 in the spring-quarter (April-May). Between 2007 and 2011 the LFS in Albania was carried out annually. Starting from 2012 LFS is carried out as a continuous survey, providing quarterly labour market indicators.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Albania has been carrying out by INSTAT since 2007 with annual periodicity. The survey is household-based and the unit of observation are all household members aged 15 years and older. The main objective of LFS is to establish a sustainable labour market statistics system according to EUROSTAT recommendations and guidelines.
Based on the data gathered through LFS it is possible to make a quantitative and dynamic assessment of labour market developments, to define the participation of all persons aged 15 years and over in labour market, the employment rate, the employment by economic activity, by sex and age-group, unemployment rate, women participation in labour market, etc.
Sample survey data [ssd]
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) have the following units of analysis: individuals and households.
Version
Version 0.1
Scope
The scope of The Labour Force Survey (LFS) includes:
- DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS: Age, sex, marital status, place/country of birth, nationality, ethnicity, place/country of the previous residence, educational attainment and relationship to household head.
- MAIN LABOUR RELATED CHARACTERISTICS: Employment, unemployment, hours of work, employment related benefits, social security coverage, training received, usual activity and absence from work.
- OTHER LABOUR RELATED CHARACTERISTICS: Industry, occupation, status in employment, institutional sector (public/private), size of establishment, full time/part time status, permanency of the job, working time arrangements, duration of employment, existence of more than one job, characteristics of the second job(s), duration of unemployment, previous working experience, characteristics of the last job, search for another job, reasons for seeking another job, methods of looking for work, registration as unemployed, receipt of unemployment benefits and reasons for not being in the labour force.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Employment | ILO | https://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/home/statisticaldata/conceptsdefinitions?_afrLoop=633793491503926#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D633793491503926%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dlltznlduu_4 |
| Unemployment | ILO | https://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/home/statisticaldata/conceptsdefinitions?_afrLoop=633793491503926#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D633793491503926%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dlltznlduu_4 |
| Labour Force & Labour force Participation rate | ILO | https://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/home/statisticaldata/conceptsdefinitions?_afrLoop=633793491503926#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D633793491503926%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dlltznlduu_4 |
| Working age population | ILO | https://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/home/statisticaldata/conceptsdefinitions?_afrLoop=633793491503926#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D633793491503926%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dlltznlduu_4 |
| Inactive Population | ILO | https://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/home/statisticaldata/conceptsdefinitions?_afrLoop=633793491503926#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D633793491503926%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Dlltznlduu_4 |
Coverage
National Coverage.
The Survey covered all individuals 15 years and over residing in the selected private households.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Institute of Statistics of Albania |
Sampling
The sample is based on a two-stage sampling procedure. In the first stage are selected the geographical areas (PSU) with a proportional probability to the size of the enumeration area. In the second stage within each geographical areas (once selected in the first stage) are selected a fix number of households by equal probability systematic sampling method.
The sampling frame for LFS is based on the Population Census of 2001 and the updated household list. The sample selection was made in two stages; in the first step were selected the geographical areas and in the second stage were randomly selected the households inside these areas. The sample size for LFS 2012 was 5040 household for each calendar quarter of 2012.
From the selected households, the 69 percent answered the LFS questionnaire
The LFS methodology is in full accordance with the EUROSTAT standards and guidelines as regards to the representation of sample, coefficient of the variation of the main indicators, the drafting and the weighting of data. The sampling weights are calculated following several steps and take into account the sample design, adjustment for the household level no-responses, and the calibration with the demographic data.
For the Labour Force Survey data weighting procedure is used the population calculated based on the Population and Housing Census, and on the demographic events (births and deaths) provided by the General Directory of Civil Status.
Survey instrument
The Questionnaires for the LFS includes the following modules:
- HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: List of demographic characteristics of household members.
- INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONNAIRE: For all persons aged 15 years old and over on last day of the reference week and usually present in the household. This module includes: Labour Status, Characteristics of Main Job, Working Time, Second Job, Work Patterns, Work Experience Abroad, Previous Work Experience of Persons Not in Employment, Search For Employment, Education and Training, School-To-Work Transition of Young People Module, First Significant Job After First Leaving Formal Education, School-To-1st Significant Job Transition Period and Situation One Year Ago.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2012-01 | 2012-12 |
- Data collection in the fieldwork is spread across all months of the year.
- The gathered data refers to a specific reference period named reference week. The reference week is the calendar week which starts on Monday and finishes on Sunday before the interview day.
- The main mode of data collection is face to face personal interview (paper and pencil)
- The number of Ultimate Sampling Units (USU) interviewed per interviewer per day are three units.
- The average duration of an interview per household member of working age is 25 minutes
- The field staff is mainly recruited for the Survey collection
- The duration of training on the survey for newly recruited interviewers is three days
- Respondents' participation in the survey is compulsory
- Ultimate sampling units that could not be identified are replaced
- Ultimate sampling units that could not be contacted or refuse to participate aren't replaced
Access policy
Albanian Institute of Statistics
Albanian Institute of Statistics
http://www.instat.gov.al/en/figures/micro-data.aspx
Cost: None
Data Access
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian Institute of Statistics | http://www.instat.gov.al/ | info@instat.gov.al |
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| General information | Albanian Institute of Statistics | info@instat.gov.al |
Metadata production
DDI_ALB_2012_LFS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | ILO |
2016-08-05
Metadata version
Version 1.1 (August 2016). This version is identical to version ILO 1.0 (2015-11-06), except for the sections on Date of production, Topic classification, Questionnaires, Sampling Procedure, Response rates and Resources information which were updated.