Labor Force Survey 2016

Philippines, 2016

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Reference ID

PHL_2016_LFS-APR_v01_M

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Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

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C10-Overseas Filipino Indicator (PUFC10_CONWR)

Data file: lfs_april2016

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 50

End: 50

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Overseas Filipino Indicator

Categories

Value	Category
1	Overseas Contract Workers
2	Workers other than OCW
3	Employees in Philippine Embassy, Consulates & other Missions
4	Students abroad/Tourists
5	Others

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

An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a Filipino worker who works abroad with or without any contract.

An overseas contract worker (OCW) is a Filipino worker who is presently and temporarily out of the country to fulfill an overseas work contract for a specific length of time or who is presently at home on vacation but still has an existing overseas work contract

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