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Labor Force Survey 2012, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Harmonization Data

West Bank and Gaza, 2012
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WBG_2012_LFS_v01_M_v01_A_ERF
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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Previously worked during the reference period (PRVWRK)

Data file: Palestine12-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 0
Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 187
End: 187
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

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Categories
Value Category
0 Never worked during the reference period
1 Employed but previous job is not reported
2 Employed & reported a previous job
3 Not working & reported a last held job
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable should identify those who have previously been employed for pay or for profit for a continuous period of time.
Universe
Individuals aged 10+

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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This information is provided for all individuals in the working-age population to identify those who have previously experienced any employment during the reference period.
In many surveys, the data is not collected for employed individuals, in such cases they are recoded "1".


COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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Data on previous job is only collected for employed but temporary unpaid, unemployed and inactive individuals indicating last held job characteristics.
No data on previous job for the rest of the employed individuals is provided.
Those who reported previous work experience during more than 1 year preceding the survey were recoded "0" indicating that they never worked during the reference period.
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