Labour Force Survey 2013
Timor-Leste, 2013
Identification
TLS_2013_LFS_v01_M
Labour Force Survey 2013
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | TLS |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
The second LFS conducted in Timor-Leste, the 2013 LFS uses, to a large extent, concepts adopted in the 19th ICLS and this prevernts comparison with the 2010 LFS. The changes have broadened the concepts with the introduction of labour underutilization which allows us to see the pressure on labour market. The changes also mean that a majority of the subsistence food producers are no longer considered part of the labour force. This has significantly altered several employment and work-related indicators. With the methodological changes, it is not possible to make comparisons with the indicators from LFS 2010.
The principal objective of the LFS is to provide current data on the employment and unemployment situation of the population at national and subnational levels covering in particular vulnerable and informal employment, timerelated underemployment, potential labour force and subsistence foodstuff production.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Households
Individuals
Scope
Households:
- Individual characteristics
- Migration, incl. place of birth and citizenship
- Education
- Training (outside general education system)
- Household income
Individuals: - Employment characteristics of primary and secondary activitities
- Hours of work and underemployment
- Wages
- Unemployed and inactive persons characteristics
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Employment | ILO |
| Unemployment | ILO |
| Wages | ILO |
| Household Income | ILO |
| Education | ILO |
| Migration | ILO |
| Training (outside general education system) | ILO |
| Hours of work and underemployment | ILO |
Coverage
National coverage
Household members 10 years old and above.
Private households exclude population living in military barracks, penal institutions, dormitories of schools and universities, religious institutions, hospitals and so forth. For the armed forces, this means that they were included if they lived as members of a private household, but excluded if living in dormitories, barracks or similar accommodation.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| General Directorate of Statistics | Ministry of Finance |
| Secretariat of State for Professional Training and Employment Policy | Ministry of Finance |
| Name |
|---|
| Govenrment of Timor Leste |
| Australian Aid |
| International Labour Organization |
Sampling
The sample design of the Timor-Leste LFS 2013 was developed in two stages: first a stratified sample of enumeration areas was taken from the census sampling frame, followed by listing all private households in the sample enumeration areas; and the second stage drew 15 sample private households in each sample enumeration for interviewing.
Private households exclude population living in military barracks, penal institutions, dormitories of schools and universities, religious institutions, hospitals and so forth. For the armed forces, this means that they were included if they lived as members of a private household, but excluded if living in dormitories, barracks or similar accommodation.
Sample size is divided in three parts such as:
- East: Lautem, Baucau, Viqueque, Manatuto
- Central: Dili, Aileu, Ermera, Ainaro, Manufahi
- West: Liquica, Bobonaro, Covalima, Oecusse (Otonom).
98.6%
Survey instrument
There are 82 questions in the questionnaire that are group into two items:
A. Household questionnaire (roster)
B. Individual questionnaire (administered to all household members 10 years old and above)
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2013-10-05 | 2013-12-05 |
Survey interviewing was carried out with 13 teams composed of one supervisor, three interviewers and one driver. They were recruited from outside the General Directorate of Statistics through newspaper advertisements. They received five days of training: three days for classroom training, one day for pilot interviewing and one day for evaluation.
Data processing
Editing at this stage involved a review of the questionnaire regarding its filled-in contents, which included ensuring that there were no missing blocks of information for household members aged 15 years old and over, and no incorrect coding of occupation, branch of economic activity and other variables.
Data appraisal
The sampling error of an estimate is based on the difference between the estimate and the value that would have been obtained on the basis of a complete population count under otherwise identical conditions. it is decomposed into two components: (i) sampling bias; and (ii) sampling variance.
Access policy
ILO Microdata Repository
ILO Microdata Repository
http://www.ilo.org/surveydata/index.php/catalog/1163
Cost: None
Data Access
Data are to be taken from the Household Questionnaire
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:
General Directorate of Statistics of Timor Leste. Timor Leste Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2013. Ref.TLS_2013_LFS_v01_M. 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 |
|---|
| General Directorate of Statistics |
Metadata production
DDI_TLS_2013_LFS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | International Labour Organization | Documentation of the DDI |
2016-07-13
Metadata version
Version 01 (June 2016)
Version 02 (September 2016): Edited version based on Version 01 DDI (DDI_TLS_2013_LFS_v01_M_ILO) that was done by International Labour organization.