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Labour Force Survey 2010

Thailand, 2010
Reference ID
THA_2010_LFS-Q4_v01_M
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National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO)
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    THA_2010_LFS-Q4_v01_M
    Title

    Labour Force Survey 2010
    Subtitle

    Fourth Quarter
    Country
    Name Country code
    Thailand THA
    Study type

    Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
    Series Information

    Labor force statistics have been compiled by the National Statistical Office since 1963 when the survey was initiated. During the year 1984-1997 three rounds of the survey for the whole kingdom were conducted each year. The first round enumeration is held in February coinciding with the non-agricultural season; the second round is normally held in May, in which month students who just finish their schooling enter into labour force; the third round is held in August, during the agricultural season. Commencing from the year 1998, another round of the survey in November has been conducted.
    Abstract

    The main objective of this survey is to estimate the numbers and characteristics of the labor force in Thailand and in different regions periodically. The Labor Force Survey has been undertaken by the National Statistical Office since 1963. Beginning in 1971, two rounds of the survey for the whole kingdom had been conducted each year, the first round enumeration was held during January-March coinciding with the non-agricultural season and the second round during July-September coinciding with the agricultural season. From 1984-1997, the survey has been conducted 3 rounds a year. And since 1998, the fourth rounds of the survey for the whole kingdom has been conducted additionally. Since then, the Labor Force Survey has been undertaken 4 rounds a year; the first round in February, the second in May, the third and the fourth round in August and November respectively. The statistical data derived from this quarter of the survey include:

    1. The number of persons in and out of the working age (15 years and over) by sex.

    2. The number of working age population by labor force status, age, sex, marital status, educational attainment.

    3. The number of employed persons by interesting characteristics such as age, sex, educational attainment, occupation, industry, work status, hours work.

    4. The number of unemployed persons by interesting characteristics e.g. duration of searching for job, type of previous work.

    NB: the LFS documented here contains data for all months of the year 2010. However, usually the LFS Q3 is taken as the standard for Thailand with reference to that year. The questionnaire attached refers to that of Q3, minus the module on informal employment.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    • Households

    • Individuals 15 years old and above

    Version

    Version Description
    • v0.1

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the study includes:

    • Characteristic of Household Member.

    • Education (person 15 or above).

    • Employment (person 15 or above).

    • Wanting more work during the last 7 days before interview's date.

    • Wage.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National Coverage.
    Universe

    Population resident in private and special households. Individuals ages 15 and over.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO) Ministry of Information and Communication Technology of Thailand
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Government of Thailand

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A Stratified Two - Stage Sampling was adopted for the survey. Bangkok Metropolis and provinces were constituted strata. The primary and secondary sampling units were blocks for municipal areas /villages for non - municipal areas and private households / persons in the special households respectively.

    STRATIFICATION

    Bangkok Metropolis and provinces were constituted strata. There were altogether 76 strata. Each stratum was divided into two parts according to the type of local administration, namely municipal areas and non - municipal areas.

    SELECTION OF PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT

    The sample selection of blocks / villages was performed separately and independently in each part by using probability proportional to size - total number of households. The total sample blocks /villages were 3,864 from 109,966 blocks / villages.

    SELECTION OF SECONDARY SAMPLING UNIT

    Private households were our ultimate sampling units. A new listing of private households was made for every sample block / village to serve as the sampling frame. In each sample block / village, a systematic sample of private households were selected with the following sample size:

    • Municipal area: 15 sample households per block.

    • Non - municipal areas: 12 sample households per village/

    • Before selecting sample private households in each sample block / village, the list of private households was rearranged by household ' s size - member of the household.

    • All special households located within the sample areas were included in the sample and the persons in the special household were systematically selected for the interviewing.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Thailand Labour Force Survey questionnaire consists of five parts:

    Part 1: Characteristic of Household Member.

    Part 2: Education (Ask persons 15 years and over).

    Part 3: Employment, ask persons 15 years and over.

    Part 4: Wanting more work during the last 7 days before interview's date.

    Part 5: Wage or salary (wage, supplementary benefits, and non-cash benefits).

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2010 2010
    Time periods
    Start date End date
    2010-10 2010-12
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    National Statistical Office of Thailand Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
    Data Collection Notes

    Labor force information for this quarterly survey, which was conducted during the 1st-12th of July-September 2010, was obtained through interviews with head or member of households of 4,800 households in the Bangkok, 48,960 households in other municipal areas and 34,920 households in non-municipal areas or a total of 83,880 households throughout the kingdom. Fourty four enumerators with previous experience in survey operations were employed in the Bangkok, while in the other provinces (changwats), the field staff comprised 830 enumerators.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO) Ministry of Information and Communication Technology of Thailand http://web.nso.go.th/index.htm services@nso.go.th
    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:

    National Statistical Office of Thailand. Thailand- Labour Force Survey 2010, Fourth Quarter. Ref.THA_2010_LFS-Q4_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.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    National Statistical Office of Thailand Ministry of Information and Communication Technology services@nso.go.th http://web.nso.go.th/index.htm
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