Labor Force Survey 2005, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Harmonization Data

West Bank and Gaza, 2005

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WBG_2005_LFS_v01_M_v01_A_ERF

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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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Reason for desiring to change the main job/get an additional job (WNTCHJ_R)

Data file: Palestine05-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 120

End: 121

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Insufficient earnings
2	Does not match the educational qualification
3	Bad work conditions
4	Inappropriate work place location
5	Present job is seasonal/casual
6	Occupation is not suitable
7	Does not like present job
8	Inappropriate working hours
90	Others
99	Not stated

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

The variable provides the main reason for which an individual reported desire to change his/her main job or get an additional one.

Universe

Employed individuals aged 10+ reported desire to change job/get additional one

Others

Notes

GENERAL NOTES
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The "work place location" might be a reason for the desire to change the job if it is too far from the individual's residence area or if the transportation is too difficult.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The original variable indicating the willingness to change the job or get an additional one (pw08) is not reported for those who are employed but temporary unpaid (MAS_D=132). Thus, the generated variable for those cases is recoded 99 "not stated".

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