DDI_PHL_2008_QLFS-Q4_v01_MMonina C. GlumalidAccelerated Data Program2009-08-12NADAVersion 01: Adapted from "DDI_PHL_2008_LFS_v2_M" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.Labor Force Survey 2008OctoberLFS 2008 Q4PHL_2008_QLFS-Q4_v01_MNational Statistics Office
National Statistical Coordination Board
Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics
The data user acknowledges that any available intellectual property rights, including copyright in the data are owned by the Philippines National Statistics Office.NADAPhilippine GovernmentIncome and Employment Statistics Division (IESD)World Bank Microdata LibraryLabor Force Survey [hh/lfs]The first labor force survey, named the Philippine Statistical Survey of Households (PSSH) was conducted in May 1956. The employment concepts, questionnaire design and other characteristics of the survey, including the title, have evolved through the years (see Technical Document entitled”Development of Labor Force Surveys”). Currently, the LFS is conducted on a quarterly basis. The survey months are January, April, July and October.v2.0_M: Edited data, for public use.Labor forceEmploymentUnemploymentUnderemploymentLabor forceEmploymentUnemploymentUnderemploymentThe Labor Force Survey (LFS) aims to provide a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor market.Specifically, the survey is designed to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment for the country as a whole, and for each of the administrative regions.
Importance of the Labor Force Survey:
a. It provides a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor market towards
1) creation and generation of gainful employment and livelihood opportunities
2) reduction of unemployment and promotion of employment
3) improvement of working conditions
4) enhancement of the welfare of a working person
b. It provides statistics on levels and trends of employment and unemployment and underemployment for the country and regions;
c. It is used for the projection of future manpower, which when compared with the future manpower requirements, will help identify employment and training needs;
d. It helps in the assessment of the potential human resource available for economic development; and
e. It identifies the differences in employment, unemployment, and underemployment according to the different economic, social and ethnic groups existing within the population.PhilippinesThe geographic coverage consists of the country's 17 administrative regions defined in Executive Order (EO) 36 and 131. The 17 regions are:
National Capital Region (NCR),
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),
Region I - Ilocos Region,
Region II - Cagayan Valley,
Region III - Central Luzon,
Region IV-A - CALABARZON,
Region IV-B - MIMAROPA,
Region V - Bicol Region,
Region VI - Western Visayas,
Region VII - Central Visayas,
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas,
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula,
Region X - Northern Mindanao,
Region XI - Davao Region,
Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN,
Caraga,
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)Individuals
HouseholdsThe LFS has as its target population, all household members of the sample housing units nationwide. A household is defined as an aggregate of persons, generally but not necessarily bound by ties of kinship, who live together under the same roof and eat together or share in common the household food. Household membership comprises the head of the household, relatives living with him such as his or her spouse, children, parent, brother or sister, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, grandson or granddaughter, and other relatives. Household membership likewise includes boarders, domestic helpers and non-relatives. A person who lives alone is considered a separate household.
Persons who reside in the institutions are not within the scope of the survey.Sample survey data [ssd]The survey involves the collection of data on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population in general. It focuses on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment of the country with data breakdown for each of the regions.National Statistics OfficeThe sampling design of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) uses the sampling design of the 2003 Master Sample (MS) for Household Surveys that started July 2003.
Sampling Frame
As in most household surveys, the 2003 MS used an area sample design. The Enumeration Area Reference File (EARF) of the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) was utilized as sampling frame. The EARF contains the number of households by enumeration area (EA) in each barangay. This frame was used to form the primary sampling units (PSUs). With consideration of the period for which the 2003 MS will be in use, the PSUs were formed/defined as a barangay or a combination of barangays with at least 500 households.
Stratification Scheme
Startification involves the division of the entire population into non-overlapping subgroups called starta. Prior to sample selection, the PSUs in each domain were stratified as follows:
1) All large PSUs were treated as separate strata and were referred to as certainty selections (self-representing PSUs). A PSU was considered large if it has a large probability of selection.
2) All other PSUs were then stratified by province, highly urbanized city (HUC) and independent component city (ICC).
3) Within each province/HUC/ICC, the PSUs were further stratified or grouped with respect to some socio-economic variables that were related to poverty incidence. These variables were: (a) the proportion of strongly built houses (PSTRONG); (b) an indication of the proportion of households engaged in agriculture (AGRI); and (c) the per-capita income (PERCAPITA).
Sample Selection
To have some control over the subsample size, the PSUs were selected with probability proportional to some estimated measure of size. The size measure refers to the total number of households from the 2000 CPH. Because of the wide variation in PSU sizes, PSUs with selection probabilities greater than 1 were identified and were included in the sample as certainty selections.
At the second stage, enumeration areas (EAs) were selected within sampled PSUs, and at the third stage, housing units were selected within sampled EAs. Generally, all households in sampled housing units were enumerated, except for few cases when the number of households in a housing unit exceeds three. In which case, a sample of three households in a sampled housing unit was selected at random with equal probability.
An EA is defined as an area with discernable boundaries within barangays, consisting of about 150 contiguous households. These EAs were identified during the 2000 CPH. A housing unit is a structurally separate and independent place of abode which, by the way it has been constructed, converted, or arranged, is intended for habitation by a household
Sample Size
The 2003 Master Sample consist of a sample of 2,835 PSUs of which 330 were certainty PSUs and 2,505 were non certainty PSUs. The number of households for the 2000 CPH was used as measure of size. The entire MS was divided into four sub-samples or independent replicates, such as a quarter sample contains one fourth of the PSUs found in one replicate; a half-sample contains one-half of the PSUs in two replicates. Thus, the survey covers a nationwide sample of about 51,000 households deemed sufficient to measure the levels of employment and unemployment at the national and regional levels.
Strategy for non-response
Replacement of sample households within the sample housing units is allowed only if the listed sample households had moved out of the housing unit. Replacement should be the household currently residing in the sample housing unit previously occupied by the original sample.Face-to-face [f2f]ISH Form 2 (LFS questionnaire) is a four-page, forty four-column questionnaire that is being used in the quarterly rounds of the Labor Force Survey nationwide. This questionnaire gathers data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the population.
On the first page of the questionnaire, the particulars about the geographic location, design codes and household auxiliary information of the sample household that is being interviewed are to be recorded. Certifications by the enumerator and his supervisor regarding the manner by which the data are collected are likewise to be made on this page.
The inside pages of the questionnaire contain the items to be determined about each member of the sample household. Columns 2 to 11 are for the demographic characteristics; columns 2 to 7A are to be ascertained of all members of the household regardless of age. Columns 8 to 9 are asked for members 5 years old and over, while column 10 is asked for members 5 to 24 years old, column 11, for 15 years old and over, while columns 12 to 16 are asked for members 5 years old and over. Items 18 to 44 on the other hand, are the series of items that will be asked of all the members 15 years old and over to determine their labor force and employment characteristics.
Most of the questions have pre-coded responses. The possible answers with their corresponding codes are printed at the bottom of the page for easy reference. Only the appropriate codes need to be entered in the cells. Other items, however, require write-in entries such as column 14 (primary occupation) and column 16 (kind of business/industry), etc. For such items, it is required that the enumerator describes the primary occupation or kind of business/industry.
The ISH Form 2 is provided as external resources.Training:
There were three levels of training:
The first level involves the training of task force members conducted at the Central Office participated by selected central office personnel, selected regional or provincial staff.
The second level training was held at the Regional Offices participated by the Provincial Statistical Officers, Regional Statisticians, and Provincial Statisticians. Regional or provincial staff who attended the Task Force Training will act as trainers during the second level training.
The third level training was held at the Provincial Offices participated by the District Statistics Officers, Statistical coordination Officers and hired Statistical Researchers. The provincial staff who attended the second level training will act as trainers in this level of training.
Enumeration:
The enumeration period started start on the second week up to the end of the survey month including Saturdays. The total mandays given to each enumerator to complete his/her workload will depend on the assigned sample areas but must not go beyond 21 days. All households from the sample barangays/EAs had been administered with the LFS questionnaire (ISH Form 2) with an output of six to eight households per day. A courtesy call to the head of the Barangay were done to inform that there is an on-going survey in their area. Detailed instructions on how to deal with problems encountered during enumeration is included as Technical Documents.The Regional Directors/Officer-In-Charge (RDs/OICs), Provincial Statistics Officers (PSOs), Regional and Provincial Staff were allotted a number of days to supervise the enumeration.
1) The RD/OIC coordinates with the PSOs and provides the general supervision to the staff of the provincial offices under the jurisdiction on all administrative matters and field operations relative to the survey.
2) The PSO supervises the activities of the personnel to ensure that the data collection is finished according to the timetable set.
3) The Regional and Provincial Statistician supervise in the field and ensure that all items in the questionnaire were asked, and review and edit questionnaires while still in their area of assignment and ensure that all sample households have corresponding questionnaire.
Central Office Statisticians were assigned to provinces to supervise and monitor the conduct of the survey.Calculation of Basic Weights:
Following a standard approach, the weights to be used in analyzing surveys based on the 2003 MS are developed in three stages.
- First, base weights are computed to compensate for the unequal selection probabilities in the sample design.
- Second, the base weights are adjusted to compensate for unit non-response.
- Third , the non-response adjusted weights are further adjusted to make some weighted sample distributions to conform to some known population totals.
Final Survey Weight
-The final survey weight assigned to each responding unit is computed as the product of the base weight, the non-response adjustment, and the population weighting adjustment. The final weights should be used in all analyses to produce valid estimates of population parameters.
More detailed explanation on the estimation procedure is provided in the Technical Documents.Data processing involves two stages: manual processing and machine processing.
Manual processing is done at the provincial offices. This is the general review of the questionnaires. This process includes the folioing of the questionnaires, completeness and consistency checking of the responses, editing and coding of responses. This is done prior to machine processing.
The average output per day is 50 questionnaires.A total of 56,414 households were selected for the January 2008 LFS. Of this total, 44,410 were considered eligible households where 94.9 percent or 42,161 households were successfully interviewed.Among the regions, Ilocos Region had the highest response rate of 96.7 percent. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) registered the lowest response rate of 89.8 percent.The Survey conforms to the provisions of confidentiality stated under Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 591, which says that the "Data furnished to the Bureau of Census and Statistics (BCS) now known as the National Statistics Office (NSO) by an individual, corporation, partnership, institution or business enterprise shall not be used as evidence in any court or in any public office either as evidence against the individual, corporation, association, partnership, institution, or business enterprise from whom such data emanates; nor shall such data or information be divulged to any person except authorized employees of the NSO acting in the performance of their duties; nor shall such data be published except in the form of summaries or statistical tables in which no reference to an individual, corporation, association, partnership, institution or business enterprise shall appear."AdministratorAny report, paper or similar articles, whether published or not, emanating from the use of this data shall give appropriate acknowledgement as suggested herein, "2008 Labor Force Survey, National Statistics Office, Manila, Philippines”, as the source of basic data. The data user or client is encouraged to provide NSO with a copy of such report, paper or article. It is understood that unless expressly allowed by the client, such report, paper or article shall not be used for any purpose other than monitoring.Authorization to use this data is granted only to the client or data user and persons within its organization, if applicable. Under no circumstances shall the client reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in his organization. The NSO shall hold the data user fully responsible for safeguarding the data from any unauthorized access or use.
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor.
2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files.
3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor.The NSO gives no warranty that the data are free from errors. Hence, the NSO shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage as a result of the client's manipulation or tabulation of the dataLFS_October 2008DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Household members, Relationship to household head, Sex, Age, Marital Status, Highest Grade Completed
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Primary Occupation, Kind of Business, Nature of Employment, Normal Working Hours, Total Hours Worked, Class of Worker, Basis of Payment, Basic pay per Day, Want more hours of work?, Available for Work?, Did look for work?, Job search method, Number of weeks looking for work, Why not looking? Previous occupation
PAST QUARTER ACTIVITY:
Kind of Business047RegionRegionRegionRegionRegion1Region I - Ilocos Region2Region II - Cagayan Valley3Region III - Central Luzon5Region V- Bicol6Region VI - Western Visayas7Region VII - Central Visayas8Region VIII - Eastern Visayas9Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula10Region X - Northern Mindanao11Region XI - Davao12Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN13National Capital Region14Cordillera Administrative Region15Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao16Caraga41Region IVA - CALABARZON42Region IVB - MIMAROPARegion - a subnational administrative unit comprising of several provinces having more or less homogeneous characteristics, such as ethnic origin of inhabitants, dialect spoken, agricultural produce, and others.StratumStratumStratumStratumStratumStratum - is a five-digit code that is unique at the regional level indicating the stratum to which the sample EA belongs. The first digit indicates whether the PSU is certainty or non-certainty. The last digits indicate the 1st stratum code, 2nd stratum code and final PSU ordering.Primary Sampling Unit - PSUPrimary Sampling Unit - PSUPrimary Sampling Unit - PSUPrimary Sampling Unit - PSUPrimary Sampling Unit - PSUPSU - is a five-digit number that is unique at the national level assigned to the primary sampling units formed.Household Unique Sequential NumberHousehold Unique Sequential NumberHousehold Unique Sequential NumberHousehold Unique Sequential NumberHousehold Unique Sequential NumberHousehold Unique Sequence Number - is a sequencial number assigned to all sample householdsC2K Urban Rural Classification (Based on 1970 Definition)C2K Urban Rural Classification (Based on 1970 Definition)C2K Urban Rural Classification (Based on 1970 Definition)C2K Urban Rural Classification (Based on 1970 Definition)C2K Urban Rural Classification (Based on 1970 Definition)1Urban2RuralFinal WeightFinal WeightFinal WeightFinal WeightFinal WeightThe final survey weight assigned to each responding unit is computed as the product of the base weight, the nonresponse adjustment, and the population weighting adjustmentSurvey MonthSurvey MonthSurvey MonthSurvey MonthSurvey Month1January4April7July10OctoberThe survey month of the Labor Force Survey is October.Survey YearSurvey YearSurvey YearSurvey YearSurvey Year200320032004200420052005200620062007200720082008The survey year is 2008.C101-Line NumberC101-Line NumberC101-Line NumberC101-Line NumberC101-Line NumberEncircle respondentIn filling up the questionnaire, always begin with the first line. Then fill up each line successively for as many as there are members in the household. The first line should always be for the household head. The rest of the household members
follow.
Encircle the line number of the respondent. Only members with code 01 to 08 in Col. 5 (Relationship) are qualified to act as respondents in the survey. The age of the respondent should not be less than 15. In cases where there are no qualified respondents, an explanation should be written on the available space found at the
bottom of the questionnaire.The line number is a 2-digit code used to identify each member of the household.
The first member is assigned Line No. 01, the second number, Line No. 02 and so
on. If there are more than 15 members in the sample household, use an extra
questionnaire to accommodate all the members. The line numbers in the second
questionnaire should be the continuation of those in the first questionnaire, hence,
cross out the pre-printed line numbers such as 01 and change it to 16, 02 to 17,
and so on.C05-Relationship to Household HeadC05-Relationship to Household HeadC05-Relationship to Household HeadC05-Relationship to Household HeadC05-Relationship to Household HeadRelationship to HH Head
(Enter code)Note that a married son who, together with members of his family, is a member of the household of his parents with whom he lives, should not be reported as head of
his own family but as "Son", and his wife and children as "Daughter-in-law" and
"Grandson" or "Granddaughter".
Adopted and stepchildren are to be considered son/daughter and will have a code of "03".
In some households, relatives of the head or his spouse are hired as domestic
help or live with them as boarders. For such relatives, their being a domestic
helper or boarder should take precedence and should be listed as such in this column.All persons1Head2Wife/Spouse3Son/daughter4Brothers/sisters5Son/daughter_law6Grandchildren7Father/Mother8Other Relative9Boarder10Domestic Helper11Non_RelativeThe person whose name appears on the first line of the list of members is the head of the household. All other members should be related to him in some way. The following are the appropriate codes:
01 Head
02 Wife/spouse
03 Son/daughter
04 Brothers/sisters
05 Son-in-law/daughter-in-law
06 Grandson/granddaughter
07 Father/mother
08 Other relative
09 Boarder
10 Domestic helper
11 Non-relativeC06-SexC06-SexC06-SexC06-SexC06-SexSex
1 M
2 F
(Enter code)Do not depend solely on the name of a person for his sex. Such names as Rio, Joey, Rosario, etc. are used as names for both males and females.All persons1Male2FemaleThe sex of a person should be accurately recorded using the appropriate codes,
i.e., "1" for male and "2" for femaleC07-Age as of Last BirthdayC07-Age as of Last BirthdayC07-Age as of Last BirthdayC07-Age as of Last BirthdayC07-Age as of Last BirthdayAge as of last birthdayPut a check mark in column 7A for members 5 years old and overEnter age as a 2-digit number; if less than 10 years, prefix a "0" to make it a 2-digit code. For infants less than 1 year as of the day of your visit, enter "00'. For persons aged 98 or over, enter "98".
If the respondent cannot give exact information about the age of any one member of the household, politely ask him to give his best estimate. In the remote case that he cannot or he refuses to give even an estimate, enter "99" in column 7 for that member to indicate that age is unknown.All personsThe age of a person should be reported in terms of the number of years completed, i.e., his age as of his last birthday.C08-Marital StatusC08-Marital StatusC08-Marital StatusC08-Marital StatusC08-Marital StatusMarital (civil) status
(Enter code)In column 8, enter only the code for marital status. The categories for marital status and their corresponding codes are as follows:
1 Single
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced/Separated
5 Unknown
In cases when the respondent cannot give information on the marital status of the
HH member, try probing. If he cannot give or refuses to give an answer, enter "5" in column 8 for that member to indicate that the marital status is unknown.
Avoid antagonizing the respondent; do not refute the reported marital status of any member.For persons 5 years old and over1Single2Married3Widowed4Divorce/Separate5UnknownA person is single if he has never been married, or whose marriage has been
annulled.
Married is the marital status of a person who has been united in matrimony with another person of opposite sex through a religious or civil rites, or who lives together consensually with another as husband or wife. To be considered married, the couple must still be living together; or, if living apart from each other, the separation must only be temporary.
A person whose marriage has been annulled will be considered as single.
Report as widowed a person who has been married before; whether formally or
consensually, if his marital partner has died. In case the widowed has remarried, his marital status is married.
A person is considered divorced/separated, if the partner has left permanently, with or without legal sanctions.C09-Highest Grade CompletedC09-Highest Grade CompletedC09-Highest Grade CompletedC09-Highest Grade CompletedC09-Highest Grade CompletedHighest grade completed
(Enter code/specify degree)Enter in column 9 only the code corresponding to the highest grade completed of members 5 years old and over as follows:
00 No grade completed
01 Elementary Undergraduate
02 Elementary Graduate
03 High School Undergraduate
04 High School Graduate
05 College Undergraduate
06 College Graduate
99 Not Reported
For college graduates, the degree and field of study must be specified.
For a household member who has completed a college or higher degree, specify in words the degree which he has obtained as for example B.S. Agriculture, B.S. Statistics, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, A.B. Economics (Bachelor of Arts in Economics), MDE (Master in Development Economics), among others.
Do not consider vocational or technical courses which any member has taken. What is asked here is the person's highest attainment in the formal educational
system.
For persons who still go to school, be sure to record the highest educational level he has attained and not the level he is currently enrolled in. For example, a person who is currently a Freshman high school student should be reported as Elementary Graduate, with code 02 in this column .
For those who pursued and completed two or more degrees of the same level and
duration, report only one degree or whichever is preferred to be reported.
Note that Elementary Teacher's Certificate (ETC) and Associate in Arts (AA) are not Bachelor's degrees. Persons with these as their highest attainment should be coded "05", for college undergraduate.For persons 5 years old and overNo Grade Completed1Elementary Undegraduate2Elementary Graduate3Highschool Undergraduate4Highschool Graduate5Collge Undergraduate99Not reportedHighest grade completed is the person's highest attainment in the formal educational system.C10-Currently Attending School (April 2005)C10-Currently Attending School (April 2005)C10-Currently Attending School (April 2005)C10-Currently Attending School (April 2005)C10-Currently Attending School (April 2005)Is ___ currently attending school?
1 YES
2 NOEnter code 1 "Yes" if the member is currently attending school and code 2 "No" if not.For persons 5-24 years old1Currently attending school2Not currently attending schoolCurrent school attendance means attending a regular educational institution, public or private, for systematic instruction at any level of education. The term "currently" refers to School Year 2008-2009 for elementary and secondary education and the first semester of the current school year for post secondary, college or higher.
A student who was enrolled in the current school year but has dropped out of school is considered not currently attending school.
Please also note that schooling at home and attendance at other non-regular educational institutions such as music and sport schools are not considered school attendance in the present context. Pre-primary schooling if part of the regular educational system is however considered as schooling.
During school vacation, particularly in April round, a person is considered currently attending school if he/she has attended and completed school in the previous school year. For college students on semestral/term break, they are considered currently attending school if they have attended and completed the previous semester.C11-Contract/Overseas Worker IndicatorC11-Contract/Overseas Worker IndicatorC11-Contract/Overseas Worker IndicatorC11-Contract/Overseas Worker IndicatorC11-Contract/Overseas Worker IndicatorOverseas Filipino Indicator
(Enter Code)If code is 1, 2 or 3, go to next household memberRecall that overseas workers are listed as members of the household only for purposes of estimating the household population of the country. However, for purposes of determining the labor force characteristics, they shall be excluded.
Column 11 is used to identify the overseas contract worker and other overseas Filipino worker among the household members. A code of "1" is to be entered if a person is an OCW, regardless of whether he is out of the country to fulfill an overseas work contract for a specific length of time of visit or on vacation but still has an existing overseas work contract. Code "2" will be entered if a person is an overseas worker other than OCW or Filipinos who worked abroad without any contract.
For purposes of LFS, Filipino workers who usually go out of the country through "backdoor" means will be considered as overseas worker other than OCW (code 2) not OCWs. However, careful probing must be done before classifying them as overseas worker other than OCW. He must not have any work within the Philippines to be considered as overseas worker other than OCWs. If he has other work within the Philippines aside from those outside the Philippines, then he must be coded 5 (others).For persons 15 years old and over1OCW2Workers other than OCW3Employees in Phil. Embassy, Consulates and other Missions4Students Abroad/Tourist5OthersAn 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 contractC12-Did do any Work for at Least one Hour during the Past WeC12-Did do any Work for at Least one Hour during the Past WeC12-Did do any Work for at Least one Hour during the Past WeC12-Did do any Work for at Least one Hour during the Past WeC12-Did do any Work for at Least one Hour during the Past WeDid ___ do any work for at least one hour during the past week?
1 YES, skip to col. 14
2 NOOne hour is the minimum time a person should be engaged in an economic activity to be considered as employed.
This column refers not only to the work done in the primary job but refers also to the work done in other jobs (secondary job). Hence, if he did not work in his primary job during the past week but rather worked in his secondary job, he should have an answer of "Yes" in this column. In this case, columns 14 - 26 should be asked relating to the primary job although he did not work in this primary job during the past week.
Skip to column 14 if the answer in column 12 is "Yes", otherwise, ask the next column.For persons 5 years old and over1Worked at Least One Hour2Did not Work at Least One HourWork is any economic activity that a person does for pay, in cash or in kind, in any establishment, office, farm, private home or for profit or without pay on family farm or enterprise.
"Worked at all" for purposes of this survey means that a person reported to his place of work and performed his duties/activities for at least one hour during the reference week.C13-Did Have a Job/Business during the Past Week?C13-Did Have a Job/Business during the Past Week?C13-Did Have a Job/Business during the Past Week?C13-Did Have a Job/Business during the Past Week?C13-Did Have a Job/Business during the Past Week?Although ___ did not work, did ___ have a job or business during the past week?
1 YES
2 NO, skip to col. 31These persons are considered employed even though they are not actually at work. They should have an answer of "1" - YES in column 13. If the answer is "No" (code 2), skip to column 31.
If the answer in this column is "No" and age is 5-14 years old, line out the succeeding columns and go to next household member. However, if the answer is "Yes" and age is 5-14, ask columns 14-16 only. Line out the succeeding columns and go to next household member.For persons 5 years old and over1With Job/Business During the Past Week2No Job/Business During the Past WeekSome persons may not have worked at all during the past week and therefore would have a code of "2" (NO) in column 12 but may actually have jobs or businesses that they are temporarily not reporting to, as in the following cases:
- An employee on strike
- A person on vacation or sick leave
- A person temporarily laid off due to non-economic reasons like machine breakdown
- A person with a new job to begin within 2 weeks from the date of the interview
- Regular and temporary teachers, excluding substitutes, during summer vacation who still receive pay and who expect to go back to their jobs in the next school year
These persons are considered employed even though they are not actually at work. They should have an answer of "1" - YES in column 13. If the answer is "No" (code 2), skip to column 31.C15-Primary OccupationC15-Primary OccupationC15-Primary OccupationC15-Primary OccupationC15-Primary OccupationIf the entry in column 12 or column 13 is "1", column 14 must have an entry describing the primary occupation of the member.What was ___'s primary occupation during the past week?
(Specify, occupation e.g. elementary teacher, palay farmer, etc.)The following are considered when identifying the primary job:
If a person has only one occupation, regardless of permanency, full time or part time, consider this as his/her primary occupation.
If a person has two or more jobs, consider as primary the one which is permanent, whether full time or part time.
If a person has two or more permanent jobs, consider the one where he/she works more hours as his/her primary job. If, however, these two permanent jobs have equal hours of work, consider as primary the one where he/she derives more income.
If a person has more than two jobs, use the same rule as in (1) above.
Describe the specific job or occupation performed by the person in the
establishment, office, farm, etc., like palay farmer, farm worker (paid or unpaid), or fisherman, typist, etc.
A person operating his own farm should be reported as farmer-owner while the
person hired to manage or oversee a farm is farm manager or farm overseer. Paid
laborers or unpaid family workers assisting in the farm operation are considered farm workers.
There must be no entry of student, housekeeper, retired person or other non-gainful activity in this column.
Column 15 is for the 4-digit code of the primary occupation that will be taken from the new Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC).For persons 5 years old and over1Armed Forces2Non-Gainful Occupations9Other Occupations Not Classifiable11Officials of Government and Special-Interest Organizations12Corporate Executives and Specialized Managers13General Managers or Managing-Proprietors14Supervisors21Physicists, Mathematical and Engineering Science Professionals22Life Science and Health Professionals23Teaching Professionals24Other Professionals31Physical Science and Engineering Associate Professionals32Life Science and Health Associate Professionals33Teaching Associate Professionals34Related Associate Professionals41Office Clerks42Customer Services Clerks51Personal and Protective Service Workers52Models, Salespersons and Demonstrators61Farmers and Other Plant Growers62Animal Producers63Forestry and Related Workers64Fishermen65Hunters and Trappers71Mining, Construction and Related Trade Workers72Metal, Machinery and Related Trades Workers73Precision, Handicraft, Printing and Related Trades Workers74Other Craft and Related Trades Workers81Stationary Plant and Related Operators82Machine Operators and Assemblers83Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators91Sales and Services Elementary Occupations92Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery and Related Laborers93Laborers in Mining, Construction, Manufacturing and TransportOccupation refers to the type of work, trade or profession performed by the individual during the reference week such as palay farmer, typist, physician, beauty parlor operator, etc. If he is not at work, occupation refers to the kind of work he was doing or will be doing if merely waiting for a new job to begin within two weeks from the date of interview.
Primary occupation is any gainful activity of a person which is a permanent and full time job, lasting for one (1) year or longer or had lasted or expected to last for one year or longer, regardless of whether he/she had a job/ business at work or not during the past weekC17-Kind of Business (Primary Occupation)C17-Kind of Business (Primary Occupation)C17-Kind of Business (Primary Occupation)C17-Kind of Business (Primary Occupation)C17-Kind of Business (Primary Occupation)Kind of Business or Industry
(Specify industry e.g. public school, palay farm, etc.)If age is 5 - 14, line out the succeeding columns and go to next household member.This column asks specifically and adequately the nature of the business or
industry of the place where the work was performed in connection with the
occupation reported, like cocktail lounge, growing of palay (lowland, irrigated) catching fish, commercial bank, retail sale of food, private household, etc.
Politely ask the respondent to give you a description of the nature of work or the kind of business/es or industry/ies and record the response in Column 17.
An answer such as farm or store or retail store or wholesale store or mine or factory plant or shop or school or government or transportation company, etc. is too general and do not give adequate description of the business or industry.
If the answer is vague or is not specific, clarify the answer from the respondent by asking such questions as:
What kind of retail store is this?
Does the shoe factory manufacture leather shoes, rubber shoes or what?
Does the firm sell or repair radios?
Did she wash clothes at a laundry shop or in own home?
Do not be satisfied with answers like firm names such as ASEC Company Inc.,
Cover and Pages, etc., since they do not necessarily describe the business or
activity. Probe and try to elicit from the respondent information about the kind of product (if a manufacturing firm) or the kind of service that the company is engaged in.
Moreover, if work is pursued in a big company that is engaged in several types of activities, report the nature of the particular activity of that company in which the person is working.
If work is for a government office or institution, the name of the office, bureau, public school, etc. may be accepted. If work is for the executive branch of a local government, indicate whether provincial, city or municipal government.
Column 17 is for the 4-digit code of the kind of business or industry. The new
Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (1994 PSIC) will be used in coding the industry.For persons 5 years old and over1Growing of Crops2Farming Animals3Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Service Activities, Except Veterinary Activities4Hunting, Trapping and Game Propagation5Forestry, Logging and Related Service Activities6Fishing10Metallic Ore Mining11Non-Metallic Mining and Quarrying15Manufacture of Food Products and Beverages16Manufacture of Tobacco Products17Manufacture of Textiles18Manufacture of Wearing Apparel19Tanning and Dressing of Leather, Manufacture Luggage, Handbags and Footwear20Manufacture of Wood, Wood Products and Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture of Articles of Bamboo, Cane Rattan and the Like; Manufacture of Plaiting Materials21Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products22Publishing, Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media23Manufacture of Coke, Refined Petroleum and Other Fuel Products24Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products25Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products26Manufacture of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products27Manufacture of Basic Metals28Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment29Manufacture of Machinery and Equipment, NEC30Manufacture of Office, Accounting and Computing Machinery31Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Apparatus, NEC32Manufacture of Radio, Television and Communication Equipment and Apparatus33Manufacture of Medical, Precision and Optical Instruments, Watches and Clocks34Manufacture of Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi-Trailers35Manufacture of Other Transport Equipment36Manufacture and Repair of Furniture37Recycling39Manufacture, NEC40Electricity, Gas Steam and Hot Water Supply41Collection, Purification and Distribution of Water45Construction50Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel51Wholesale Trade and Commission Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles52Retail Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, Repair of Personal and Household Goods55Hotels and Restaurants60Land Transport; Transport via Pipelines61Water Transport62Air Transport63Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel Aggencies64Postal and Telecommunications Services65Banking Institutions66Non-Bank Financial Intermediation67Insurance and Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security68Activities Auxiliary to Financial Intermediation70Real Estate Activities71Renting of Machinery and Equipment Without Operator; Personal and Household Goods72Computer and Related Activities73Research and Development74Miscellaneous Business Activities75Public Administration and Defense; Compulsory Social Security80Public Education Services81Private Education Services85Health and Social Work90Sewage and Refuse Disposal, Sanitation and Similar Activities91Activities of Membership Organizations, NEC92Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Activities93Other Service Activities95Private Households with Employed Persons99Extra-Territorial Organizations and BodiesIndustry is the nature or character of the business or enterprise or the place wherein a person works.C24-Class of Worker (Primary Occupation)C24-Class of Worker (Primary Occupation)C24-Class of Worker (Primary Occupation)C24-Class of Worker (Primary Occupation)C24-Class of Worker (Primary Occupation)Class of Worker
(Enter Code)Go to Column 27 if code is 3,4 or 6Enter in column 24 the code for class of worker of each employed household member.
Enter code 6 (worked without pay) to a household member if there is an operator (code 3) either from primary or secondary job working in the same activity. Code 5 (worked with pay) is entered if any member of the household has code 4 as class of worker in the same activity and the worker should be living in the same household of the employer.
Skip to column 27 if the class of worker is code 3, 4 or 6.For persons 15 years old and overPrivate Household1Private Establishment2Gov't/Gov't Corporation3Self Employed4Employer5With pay (Family owned Business)6Without Pay (Family owned Business)9Not ReportedClass of worker is the relationship of the worker to the establishment where he works. This is sometimes referred to as "Industrial Status" in other countries.
The following categories are the classes of workers:
0-Worked for private household - if a person worked in a private household for pay, in cash or in kind. Examples: domestic helper, household cook, gardener, family driver, etc.
1-Worked for private establishment - if a person worked in a private establishment for pay, in cash or in kind. This class includes not only persons working for a private industry but also those working for a religious group (priest, acolyte), missionary (nuns, sisters, etc.), unions, and non-profit organizations.
2-Worked for government/government corporation - if a person worked for the Philippine government or a government corporation or any of its instrumentalities.
3-Self-employed without any paid employee - if a person worked for profit or fees in own business, farm, profession or trade without any paid employee.
4-Employer in own family-operated farm or business - if a person, working in his own business, farm, profession or trade had one or more regular paid employees, including paid family members. A farmer who hires laborers during harvesting/planting season and during such other related activities is considered an employer provided the activity falls during the reference week.
5-Worked with pay on own family-operated farm or business - if a person worked in own family-operated farm or business and receives cash or a fixed share of the produce as payment for his services. He/she must be a member of the sample household.
6-Worked without pay on own family-operated farm or business - if a member of the family worked without pay in a farm or business operated by another member living in the same household. The room and board and any cash allowance given, as incentives are not counted as compensation for these family workers.
A family member who works on exchange labor arrangements on the farm of another is included under this category.C18-Nature of Employment (Primary Occupation)C18-Nature of Employment (Primary Occupation)C18-Nature of Employment (Primary Occupation)C18-Nature of Employment (Primary Occupation)C18-Nature of Employment (Primary Occupation)Nature of Employment
(Enter code)Nature of employment is one of the most difficult employment characteristics to determine on account of the great variety of economic activities and the circumstances under which they are pursued. This is particularly so among own account workers or agricultural workers whose work is characterized to a large extent by irregularity or seasonality.
Always ask probing questions to ascertain more precisely the nature of employment of each person who is reported to have a job or business. Make notations or remarks on the bottom page of the questionnaire about the activities that seem to provide you with difficulties in classifying.For persons 15 years old and over1Permanent Job2Short_term3Different EmployerNature of employment refers to the permanence or regularity or seasonality with which a particular work or job/business is being pursued. It is the status in job or business, which may be any of the following:
1 - Permanent job/business/unpaid family work - when employment, for pay or profit or as unpaid family worker, had lasted or expected to last for one year or longer. In general, work is considered permanent if the person engaged in an activity works or expects to work for at least one year. For farm operators or farm workers, however, their job can be considered permanent even if they work or expect to work for only 10 calendar months in a year provided that during the remaining two months, their activities are in relation to farming such as inspection of the fields, pasturing of work animals, taking care of the livestock and poultry or even simply cleaning equipment being used in the farm.
A person who worked under probationary period for 6 months must have a code of "1" if he is expected to work for at least one year. If the work is expected to last for less than one year or less than 10 calendar months, consider the nature of employment as short term or seasonal.
2 - Short-term or seasonal or casual job/business/unpaid family work - when employment had lasted or expected to last less than one year since it started or for less than 10 calendar months in a year in the case of farm operators and fishermen and their unpaid family workers.
3 - Worked for different employers or customer on day to day or week to week basis - for odd job workers/stevedores not on payroll or not connected with union/market and other cargo handlers receiving pay from individual customers.C19-Normal Working Hours for the Day for the Past WeekC19-Normal Working Hours for the Day for the Past WeekC19-Normal Working Hours for the Day for the Past WeekC19-Normal Working Hours for the Day for the Past WeekC19-Normal Working Hours for the Day for the Past WeekNormal working hours per day during the past weekEnter in this column the normal working hours per day in his primary job for which the person reported for work during the reference week. To determine the normal working hours per day, you may ask the following question:
In a regular or working day, how much time does ____ usually spend working in the job that he/she does?
If the person regularly works overtime, then the number of hours he usually spends in a day doing overtime work must be included in reporting the normal working hours.
If the person did not do any work at all during the past week but had a job or business during that week, normal working hours should be the regular working hours he would spend in that job/business had he reported for work.
If a person did not do any work in his primary job during the past week but rather worked in his other job/s, the entry to be reported here should still be the normal working hours in his primary job.
The entry in this column should be in two digits.For persons 15 years old and overNormal working hours worked per day is the usual or prescribed working hours of a person in his primary job/business, which is, considered a full day's work.
If a person did not report for work during the reference week but has a job/business at that time, normal working hours would refer to the usual or prescribed working hours he will spend in his primary job/business per day if he reported for work.C20-Total Number of Hours Worked During the Past WeekC20-Total Number of Hours Worked During the Past WeekC20-Total Number of Hours Worked During the Past WeekC20-Total Number of Hours Worked During the Past WeekC20-Total Number of Hours Worked During the Past WeekTotal Number of Hours Worked During the Past WeekThe entry in Column 20 should be the actual total number of hours worked during the past week by a person in the primary job that he held during the past week.
If a person did not do any work during the past week but had a job/business during the reference week, then the entry in this column should be "000".For persons 15 years old and overwith a job, not at work999Not ReportedThe actual number of hours worked by a person in his primary job that he held during the past week or in his other job(s)/business if there are or if there is any.
It includes the duration or the period the person was occupied in his work, including overtime, but excluding hours paid but not worked. For wage and salary earners, it includes time worked without compensation in connection with their occupations; such as the time a teacher spends at home preparing for the forthcoming lectures. For own account workers, it includes the time spent in the shop, business or office, even if no sale or transaction has taken place.C21-Did Want more Hours of Work During the Past WeekC21-Did Want more Hours of Work During the Past WeekC21-Did Want more Hours of Work During the Past WeekC21-Did Want more Hours of Work During the Past WeekC21-Did Want more Hours of Work During the Past WeekDid _____ want more hours of work during the past week?
1 YES
2 NOAscertain whether or not the household member who was at work, or who had a job/business even though not at work, desired to have more or longer hours of work in the same job or to have additional job or to work in another new job with longer working hours, if such was available.
If the answer is "YES", see to it that the desire for more hours of work should be more or less for all the days of the week and not just for a particular day(s). However, for persons who worked for the first time or who decided to resume working but whose work commenced only during the middle of the week, it is enough that they expressed their desire to work longer hours each day or more days during the week they worked.
If the answer in this column is either code 1 or 2, go to the next column.For persons 15 years old and over1Want More Hours of Work2Did not Want More Hours of WorkWanting more of hours of work is the desire to have more or longer hours of work in the same job or to have additional job or to work in another new job with longer working hours, if such was available.C22-Did Look for Additional Work During the Past WeekC22-Did Look for Additional Work During the Past WeekC22-Did Look for Additional Work During the Past WeekC22-Did Look for Additional Work During the Past WeekC22-Did Look for Additional Work During the Past WeekDid ___ look for additional work during the past week?
1 YES
2 NOThis question must be asked if the answer in column 21 is either code "1" or "2".
The purpose of this question is to determine the number of those who look for additional work during the past week aside from their present job or occupation.For persons 15 years old and over1Looked for Additional Work2Did not Look for Additional WorkThe purpose of this question is to determine the number of those who look for additional work during the past week aside from their present job or occupation.C23-Was this his first time to do any Work?C23-Was this his first time to do any Work?C23-Was this his first time to do any Work?C23-Was this his first time to do any Work?C23-Was this his first time to do any Work?Was this ___'s first time to do any work?
1 YES
2 NOExplain to the respondent the meaning of work; ask probing questions to ascertain the existence of a job or business, or unpaid work on family farm or enterprise.
Probe further if the answer in this column is "YES" and the age reported in column 7 is greater than 30. Thirty years old is not an age limit but a way to verify the correctness of the respondent's answer.
Include those who may not have worked at all during the past week but may have job to begin within two (2) weeks from the date of interview.
Ask this question to the employed household member and if the answer is "YES", enter code 1, otherwise, enter code 2.
Write in the available space found at the bottom of the questionnaire, the date when the household member started working.For persons 15 years old and over1First Time to Do Any Work2Not First Time to Do Any WorkThis question determines whether or not a person is a "new entrant" to the labor force. A person is a new entrant if it is his first time to do any work.
A person is considered to have worked only for the first time if he started working only during the current survey period. Current survey period refers to January 1 - 31 for the first quarter, April 1 - 30 for the second quarter, July 1 - 31 for the third, and October 1 - 31 for the fourth.
Take note of the following cases in order to determine who are to be considered as new entrants or not:
1. Future start of work was during current survey round
Consider him as new entrant if he will start his work two weeks within the interview date.
2. Future start of work is not within the current survey roundC25-Basis of Payment (Primary Occupation)C25-Basis of Payment (Primary Occupation)C25-Basis of Payment (Primary Occupation)C25-Basis of Payment (Primary Occupation)C25-Basis of Payment (Primary Occupation)For members with code 0,1,2 or 5 in col.24 (class of worker)Basis of Payment
(Enter code)This should be asked for members with code 0, 1, 2 or 5 in Col. 24 (class of worker).
The codes provided in the questionnaire are as follows:
0 - In kind, imputed (received as wage/salary)
1 - Per piece - a person receives remuneration proportionate to his output or number of units produced
2 - Per hour - the manner of payment for the services rendered is by hour
3 - Per day - the manner of payment for the services rendered is per day
4 - Monthly - the manner of payment for the services rendered is on monthly basis. The mode of receipt may be weekly or every 15th day of the month.
5 - Pakyaw - workers are paid by results
6 - Other salaries/wages (specify, e.g. per trip)
7 - Not salaries/wages (specify, e.g. commission basis, honorarium, boundary basis)
If the answer is code "7", skip to column 27.For persons 15 years old and overIn Kind only1Per piece2Per Hour3Per Day4Monthly5Pakyaw6Other S./Wages7Commission BasisThis column asks for the basis of payment the employed household member is entitled to receive as the price of labor.C26-Basic Pay per Day (Primary Occupation)C26-Basic Pay per Day (Primary Occupation)C26-Basic Pay per Day (Primary Occupation)C26-Basic Pay per Day (Primary Occupation)C26-Basic Pay per Day (Primary Occupation)For members with code 0,1,2 or 5 in col.24 (class of worker)Basic Pay per Day (in Cash)Based on the answer in Col. 25, ask the basic pay received by the household member. Only those with codes 0 - 6 in Col. 25 must have entries in this column. This means that only those receiving salaries and wages should have entries in this column. Take note however of cases when a worker receive only in kind salaries and wages as payment for their services (not additional benefits). This should be imputed and entered as basic pay.
Entries for this column must be salaries/wages per dayFor persons 15 years old and overNo WagesBasic pay is the pay for normal time, prior to deductions of social security contributions, withholding taxes, etc. It excludes allowances, bonuses, commissions, overtime pay, benefits in kind, etc. Also called basic wage.C27-Other Job IndicatorC27-Other Job IndicatorC27-Other Job IndicatorC27-Other Job IndicatorC27-Other Job IndicatorDid _______ have other job or business during the past week?
1 YES
2 NO, skip to column 29If the answer is "Yes", enter code 1 and ask the next column. Otherwise, the entry in this column should be "2" and skip to column 29.For persons 15 years old and over1With Other Occupation2No Other OccupationThis is a screening question to determine if an employed person has other job or business aside from his primary occupation during the past week. Other job/business is any gainful activity of a person which may be permanent or temporary, full time or not, aside from his primary occupation reported in Column 14. The concept of work also applies to "other job".
If the household member did not work in his other job during the past week but actually has other job, the answer in this column is code "1".C28-Number of Jobs during the past week (April 2005)C28-Number of Jobs during the past week (April 2005)C28-Number of Jobs during the past week (April 2005)C28-Number of Jobs during the past week (April 2005)C28-Number of Jobs during the past week (April 2005)How many other job/s did ___ have during the past week?This question should be asked if the answer in column 27 is "Yes".
If the person had other job/s, enter here the number of jobs that he held during the past week.For persons 15 years old and overThis is the number of other job/s the household member held during the past weekC29-Total Hours Worked for all Jobs (April 2005)C29-Total Hours Worked for all Jobs (April 2005)C29-Total Hours Worked for all Jobs (April 2005)C29-Total Hours Worked for all Jobs (April 2005)C29-Total Hours Worked for all Jobs (April 2005)Total hours worked for all jobs during the past weekSkip to column 42 if 48 hours or lessThe entry in this column is the same as the entry in Column 20 (Total Number of Hours Worked) if the answer in Column 27 (Did __ have other job or business during the past week?) is NO.
If a person did not do any work in his primary/secondary job during the past week but had a job/business during the reference week, then the entry in this column is "000".
Skip to column 42 if the total hours worked reported in this column is 48 hours or less.For persons 15 years old and overThis question is addressed to all employed persons during the reference week, whether they were employees, self-employed (own-account workers), employers or unpaid family workers, and whether they hold one or more than one job during the reference week.
The entry in this column should be greater than or equal to the total hours worked in the primary job (Column 20).C30-Reasons for Working More than 48 Hours during the past weekC30-Reasons for Working More than 48 Hours during the past weekC30-Reasons for Working More than 48 Hours during the past weekC30-Reasons for Working More than 48 Hours during the past weekC30-Reasons for Working More than 48 Hours during the past weekReason for working more than 48 hours during the past week
(Enter code)
1 - Wanted more earnings
2 - Requirements of the job
3 - Exceptional work
4 - Ambition, passion for job
5 - Other reasons (specify)Skip to column 42If more than one reason is given, enter the first applicable answer category in the list:
Enter "1" if the person worked more than 48 hours during the week because he or she wanted more earnings.
Enter "2" if long hours of work are the requirement of the job. This may happen during the harvest period in agricultural activities or in the case of medical doctors during hospital shifts.
Enter "3" if the reported long hours of work during the reference week were exceptional, for example, due to a deadline or the simultaneous absence of several workers, or due to an exceptionally high volume of demand.
Enter "4" if the long hours of work during the reference week were voluntary, for example, because the person is ambitious or is passionate of his or her work.
Enter "5" if other reasons, not fitting any of the above 4 categories, are reported. In such cases, it would be greatly helpful if the reason could be explained in a few words.
Write the line number of the member with code 5, the column no. and the specific reason for working more than 48 hours in the box found at the bottom of the questionnaire.For persons 15 years old and over1Wanted More Earnings2Requirements of the Job3Exceptional week4Ambition, passion for job5Other reasonsAccording to the ILO Convention No. 1 (1919), the "working hours of persons employed in any public or private industrial undertakings or in any branch thereof, other than an undertaking in which only members of the same family are employed, shall not exceed eight in the day and forty-eight in the week, with exceptions hereinafter provided for" certain categories of workers.
Excessive hours of work can be detrimental to physical and mental health and they impede balance between work and family life. Excessive hours of work are often a signal of inadequate hourly pay and low earnings in the main job.
The purpose of the question is to distinguish those working long hours for economic reasons from the others.C37-Was Available for Work During the Past Week?C37-Was Available for Work During the Past Week?C37-Was Available for Work During the Past Week?C37-Was Available for Work During the Past Week?C37-Was Available for Work During the Past Week?Had opportunity for work existed last week or within two weeks, would ____ have been available?
1 YES
2 NOEnter "1" if the person would be available to work during the reference week or within two weeks if a suitable work opportunity were offered.
Enter "2" if the person would not be available to work during the reference week or within two weeks even if a suitable work opportunity were offered.For persons 15 years old and over1Available for Work During the Past Week2Not Available for Work During the Past WeekCurrent availability for work is one of the three criteria of the definition of unemployment specified by the international statistical standards. The criterion should be interpreted as current availability and readiness to work given a suitable work opportunity. It also means that there are no impediments to start work if a suitable work opportunity existed.
Some people may not be able to take up work immediately because they need some time to make arrangements, as in the case of some women who need to arrange day care of their child while they are away working. For this reason, the term "current" should be interpreted to mean availability for work during the reference week or within a short period after, for example, two weeks.C31-Did Look For Work Anytime During the Past Week?C31-Did Look For Work Anytime During the Past Week?C31-Did Look For Work Anytime During the Past Week?C31-Did Look For Work Anytime During the Past Week?C31-Did Look For Work Anytime During the Past Week?Did _______look for work or try to establish a business during the past week?
1 YES
2 NO, Skip to column 35If the answer is code "1", proceed asking the next column. Otherwise, enter code "2" and skip to column 35.For persons 15 years old and over1Looked for Work Anytime During the Past Week2Did not Look for Work Anytime During the Past WeekThis question is asked to determine who among those who have no job/business had really done something to look for work during the past week. A person is said to have looked for work if he had taken specific steps to seek paid employment or self-employment. In other words, he must have tried to secure a job or to establish a business or practice of a trade.C33-What Has Been Doing to Find Work During the PastC33-What Has Been Doing to Find Work During the PastC33-What Has Been Doing to Find Work During the PastC33-What Has Been Doing to Find Work During the PastC33-What Has Been Doing to Find Work During the PastWhat has ___ been doing to find work?
(Enter code)Ascertain which of the following methods that the person used and enter in column 33 the corresponding code for that method:
1 - Registered in public employment agency (e.g. PESO)
2 - Registered in private employment agency
3 - Approached employer directly (e.g. job fair)
4 - Approached relatives or friends
5 - Placed or answered advertisements (e.g. emails)
6 - Others, like
writing letters of application
securing letters of recommendation
participating in competitive examination especially given for a particular job
working without pay in order to acquire training and experience and ultimately, employment in the establishment
exerting efforts to start business, private practice of a profession or trade posting of resume in the internet
If a person explored two or several of these methods simultaneously in his effort to seek employment, ascertain which of those methods did the person consider as giving him the best chance of success.
If the category falls under "others", write the line number of the member with code 6 and the specific job search method on the spaces found at the bottom of the questionnaire.For persons 15 years old and over1Registered in Public Employment Agency2Registered in Private Employment Agency3Approached Employer Directly4Approached Relatives or Friends5Placed or Answered Advertisements6Others9Not ReportedThere are various ways that a person seeking work may have done to look for employment.C34-Number of Weeks Spent in Looking for WorkC34-Number of Weeks Spent in Looking for WorkC34-Number of Weeks Spent in Looking for WorkC34-Number of Weeks Spent in Looking for WorkC34-Number of Weeks Spent in Looking for WorkHow many weeks has _____ been looking for work?Skip to column 37Enter in column 34 the number of weeks the person had exerted effort to find work.
Consider one week as the number of weeks looking for work for those who are looking for work even for less than a week. The entry should be "001".
The entry should be in three digits.For persons 15 years old and overThe purpose of this question is to determine the length of time that the person had used in seeking for work. The answer should refer to the continuous time period devoted to job search from the time he started to exert effort to look for a job up to the reference week. If the person started looking for work sometime ago and stopped for a while before resuming his search for employment, report in this column only the length of time (in number of weeks) starting with the time he resumed to look for work.
Consider one week as the number of weeks looking for work for those who are looking for work even for less than a week.C32-Was This His First Time to Look For Work?C32-Was This His First Time to Look For Work?C32-Was This His First Time to Look For Work?C32-Was This His First Time to Look For Work?C32-Was This His First Time to Look For Work?Was this _____'s first time to look for work or try to establish a business?
1 YES
2 NOter code 1 for YES, otherwise, enter code 2 for NO.
Probe further if the answer to this column is "YES" and the age reported in column 7 is greater than 30.For persons 15 years old and over1First Time to Look for Work2Not First Time to Look For WorkThis column seeks to determine who among those who have no jobs/business belong to the "new entrants" in seeking for work.
For a person to be considered a "new entrant" to the labor force (unemployed), he must have been looking for work for the first time during the current survey period, i.e., any time in October 1-30, 2008.C35-Why Did He not Look for Work?C35-Why Did He not Look for Work?C35-Why Did He not Look for Work?C35-Why Did He not Look for Work?C35-Why Did He not Look for Work?Why did _____ not look for work?
(Enter code)Remember to follow strictly the skipping pattern indicated in the table below:
1. If reason is either codes 1 or 2, go to column 36
2. If reason is either codes 3, 4 0r 5, go to column 37
3. If reason is either codes 6, 7, 8 or 9, go to column 39Ask this question only if the answer in column 31 is code 2.
Use the code indicated at the bottom of the questionnaire to record the reason for not looking for work. If the reason is other than those provided with codes, specify the said reason.
1 - Tired/believed no work available - if a person did not look for work because he believed that there was lack of opening to suit his skills in his locality so that looking for work is deemed futile. Included also are persons who looked for work before but have given up to look for work because they believe they cannot find it.
2 - Awaiting results of previous job application - if a person did not look for work because he was expecting to be considered for interview in the establishment where he had an application for a job. It includes also persons who have applied for permits and licenses, or submitted requests for bank loans to establish their own business. Include also those whose application had been approved but job will start more than two weeks from interview period.
3 - Temporary illness/disability - if the reason for not looking for work by a person who did not have a job/business was because he was suffering from a temporary illness or temporary disability.
4 - Bad weather - if a person did not look for work because of bad weather conditions like flood, heavy rain, etc.
5 - Waiting for rehire/job recall - if a person was temporarily laid off from his job due to economic reasons like retrenchment, lack of raw materials, transfer of management, etc., and he did not look for work because he was expecting his former employer to hire him again.
Included in this category are seasonal workers who are waiting for the busy season like planting, harvesting, construction, tourism, holiday sales, etc.
6 - Too young/old or retired/permanent disability - if a person felt that he was too young or too old to work or that he had worked long enough that he would want to rest or if the person is suffering from permanent disability.
Included also in this category are pensioners, mentally incapacitated, physically disabled, etc.
7 - Household, family duties - applies to persons who did not look for work because they were doing household chores in their own home most of the time.
Examples: repairing of own house, taking care of sick household member, preparing for wedding
8 - Schooling - applies to a person who did not look for work because he was still attending school or was expected to attend school within the next 3 months. This category includes only formal education.
Example: on school vacation during summer, waiting for enrolment
Note that a person who is quite young to work and studying will be classified under schooling and not "too young."
9 - Others, specify - other reasons not fitting any of the above 8 categories. In such cases, it would be helpful if the reason could be explained in the box provided at the bottom of the questionnaire. Write the line number of the member with code 9, the col. no. and the specific reason for not looking for work in the box found at the bottom of the questionnaire. Ex: Bar/board review, attending caregiver course
Further probing must be done if the reason for not seeking work is "on vacation". He might actually have a job but was only on vacation at the time of visit. If such is the case, that person should be considered employed.
Included also under this category are pregnant women and those who had just given birth. However, if after probing, the person was just on maternity leave and had a job, consider her as employed.For persons 15 years old and over1Believe no Work Available2Awaiting Results of Previous Job Application3Temporary Illness/Disability4Bad Weather5Wait for rehire/Job Recall6Too young/old or Retired/Permanent Disability7Housekeeping8Schooling9OthersThis question seeks to determine the main reason why a person did not look for work.C36-When Last Looked for Work (April 2005)C36-When Last Looked for Work (April 2005)C36-When Last Looked for Work (April 2005)C36-When Last Looked for Work (April 2005)C36-When Last Looked for Work (April 2005)When was the last time ___ looked for work?
(Enter code)The codes for this column are the following:
1 - if the last step to look for work was undertaken within last month.
2 - if the last step to look for work was undertaken one to six months ago.
3 - if the last step to look for work was undertaken more than six months agoFor persons 15 years old and over1Within last month2One to six months ago3More than six months agoThe responses will be used to classify the person as currently unemployed depending on the timing of the last act of job search. Another use of the responses will be for identifying the discouraged workers.C38-Willingness to take up work during the past week (April 2005C38-Willingness to take up work during the past week (April 2005C38-Willingness to take up work during the past week (April 2005C38-Willingness to take up work during the past week (April 2005C38-Willingness to take up work during the past week (April 2005Is ___ willing to take up work during the past week or within two weeks?
1 YES
2 NOEnter "1" if there is a spontaneous response that the person wants to work now or in the next two weeks.
Enter "2" if the person does not want to work now. Code "2" should also be entered if the person seems to have a general desire to work but does not express it or if the person does not want to work now, but perhaps later.For persons 15 years old and over1Willing to take up work during the past week2Not willing to take up work during the past weekSome people without a job may not have been actively looking for a job, but may nevertheless want to work if a suitable job were offered to them.C39-Did He Ever Work At Anytime Before?C39-Did He Ever Work At Anytime Before?C39-Did He Ever Work At Anytime Before?C39-Did He Ever Work At Anytime Before?C39-Did He Ever Work At Anytime Before?Did ___ work at anytime before?
1 YES
2 NO, Go to next household memberEnter 1 for "YES" and proceed asking the next column.
Otherwise, enter code 2 for "NO", and then go to next household member.For persons 15 years old and over1Worked at Anytime Before2Did not Work at Anytime BeforeThis question seeks to determine who among those who are unemployed can be considered as "experienced unemployed". These are the unemployed who ever worked at anytime since the age of 15, for at least one hour either for pay, for profit or without pay on own-family farm or business.C41-Previous OccupationC41-Previous OccupationC41-Previous OccupationC41-Previous OccupationC41-Previous OccupationWhat was ____ last occupation?Skip to column 42After it has been ascertained that a person who had no job/business during the past week did have a job/s in the past, ask what occupation did he had or if he had more than one job ask which was the latest one. Refer to instructions on how to ask information on occupation (column 14).
Column 41 is for the 4-digit code of the previous occupation that will be taken from the new PSOC.For persons 15 years old and over1Armed Forces9Other Occupation not Classifiable11Officials of Government and Special-interest Organizations12Corporate Executives and Specialized Managers13General Managers/Managing-Proprietors14Supervisors21Physical, Mathematical, and Engineering Science Professionals22Life Science and Health Professionals23Teaching Professionals24Other Professionals31Physical Science and Engineering Associate Professionals32Life Science and Health Associate Professionals33Teaching Associate Professionals34Related Associate Professionals41Office Clerks42Customer Service Clerks51Personal and Protective Service Workers52Models, Salespersons and Demonstrators61Farmers and Other Plant Growers62Animal Producers63Forestry and Related Workers64Fishermen65Hunters and Trappers71Mining, Construction and Related Trades Workers72Metal, Machinery and Related Trades Workers73Precision, Handicraft, Printing and Related Trades Workers74Other Craft and Related Trades Workers81Stationary, Plant and Related Operators82Machine Operators and Assemblers83Drivers and Mobile-Plant Operators91Sales and Services Elementary Occupations92Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery and Related Laborers93Laborers in Mining, Construction, Manufacturing and TransportThis is the previous occupation that a person had for persons who had no job/business during the past week.C42-Did work or had a job during the past quarter (April 2005)C42-Did work or had a job during the past quarter (April 2005)C42-Did work or had a job during the past quarter (April 2005)C42-Did work or had a job during the past quarter (April 2005)C42-Did work or had a job during the past quarter (April 2005)Did ___ work at all or had a job/business during the past quarter?
1 YES
2 NO, Go to next household memberIf a person worked during the past quarter even for only one hour, then he would be considered at work and would have a code of "1" in this column.For persons 15 years old and over1Yes2NoIn order to establish a linkage between the past week and the past quarter employment characteristics of the population, questions based on the past quarter reference period will also be asked.
"Past quarter" as used here refers to the last three calendar months preceding the interview. The same concept of work as presented in the earlier section will be used to ascertain the economic activity of a person. If a person worked during the past quarter even for only one hour, then he would be considered at work and would have a code of "1" in column 42.C44-Kind of Business (past quarter) (April 2005)C44-Kind of Business (past quarter) (April 2005)C44-Kind of Business (past quarter) (April 2005)C44-Kind of Business (past quarter) (April 2005)C44-Kind of Business (past quarter) (April 2005)Kind of business/industry
(Specify industry e.g. public school, palay farm, etc.)This column asks specifically and adequately the nature of the business or
industry of the place where the work was performed during the past quarter, like cocktail lounge, growing of palay (lowland, irrigated) catching fish, commercial bank, retail sale of food, private household, etc.
Politely ask the respondent to give you a description of the nature of work or the kind of business/es or industry/ies and record the response in Column 44.
An answer such as farm or store or retail store or wholesale store or mine or factory plant or shop or school or government or transportation company, etc. is too general and do not give adequate description of the business or industry.
If the answer is vague or is not specific, clarify the answer from the respondent by asking such questions as:
What kind of retail store is this?
Does the shoe factory manufacture leather shoes, rubber shoes or what?
Does the firm sell or repair radios?
Did she wash clothes at a laundry shop or in own home?
Do not be satisfied with answers like firm names such as ASEC Company Inc.,
Cover and Pages, etc., since they do not necessarily describe the business or
activity. Probe and try to elicit from the respondent information about the kind of product (if a manufacturing firm) or the kind of service that the company is engaged in.
Moreover, if work is pursued in a big company that is engaged in several types of activities, report the nature of the particular activity of that company in which the person is working.
If work is for a government office or institution, the name of the office, bureau, public school, etc. may be accepted. If work is for the executive branch of a local government, indicate whether provincial, city or municipal government.
Column 44 is for the 4-digit code of the kind of business or industry. The new
Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (1994 PSIC) will be used in coding the industry.For persons 15 years old and over1Growing of Crops2Farming Animals3Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Service Activities, Except Veterinary Activities4Hunting, Trapping and Game Propagation5Forestry, Logging and Related Service Activities6Fishing10Metallic Ore Mining11Non-Metallic Mining and Quarrying15Manufacture of Food Products and Beverages16Manufacture of Tobacco Products17Manufacture of Textiles18Manufacture of Wearing Apparel19Tanning and Dressing of Leather, Manufacture Luggage, Handbags and Footwear20Manufacture of Wood, Wood Products and Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture of Articles of Bamboo, Cane Rattan and the Like; Manufacture of Plaiting Materials21Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products22Publishing, Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media23Manufacture of Coke, Refined Petroleum and Other Fuel Products24Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products25Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products26Manufacture of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products27Manufacture of Basic Metals28Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment29Manufacture of Machinery and Equipment, NEC30Manufacture of Office, Accounting and Computing Machinery31Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Apparatus, NEC32Manufacture of Radio, Television and Communication Equipment and Apparatus33Manufacture of Medical, Precision and Optical Instruments, Watches and Clocks34Manufacture of Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi-Trailers35Manufacture of Other Transport Equipment36Manufacture and Repair of Furniture37Recycling39Manufacture, NEC40Electricity, Gas Steam and Hot Water Supply41Collection, Purification and Distribution of Water45Construction50Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel51Wholesale Trade and Commission Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles52Retail Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, Repair of Personal and Household Goods55Hotels and Restaurants60Land Transport; Transport via Pipelines61Water Transport62Air Transport63Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel Aggencies64Postal and Telecommunications Services65Banking Institutions66Non-Bank Financial Intermediation67Insurance and Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security68Activities Auxiliary to Financial Intermediation70Real Estate Activities71Renting of Machinery and Equipment Without Operator; Personal and Household Goods72Computer and Related Activities73Research and Development74Miscellaneous Business Activities75Public Administration and Defense; Compulsory Social Security80Public Education Services81Private Education Services85Health and Social Work90Sewage and Refuse Disposal, Sanitation and Similar Activities91Activities of Membership Organizations, NEC92Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Activities93Other Service Activities95Private Households with Employed Persons99Extra-Territorial Organizations and BodiesIndustry is the nature or character of the business or enterprise or the place wherein a person works during the past quarter.Employment Status (without Availability criterion)Employment Status (without Availability criterion)Employment Status (without Availability criterion)Employment Status (without Availability criterion)Employment Status (without Availability criterion)For persons 15 years old and over1Employed2Unemployed3Not in the labor forceEmployment indicator using NSO definition before the adoption of the new unemployment definition in April 2005.
EMPLOYED
Persons in the labor force who were reported either as at work (according to the definition of work) or with a job or business although not at work.
Persons at work are those who did some work, even for an hour, during the reference period.
Persons are also considered employed if they are with a job/business even though not at work during the reference period because of temporary illness/injury, vacation or other leave of absence, bad weather or strike/labor dispute or other reasons. Likewise, persons who are expected to report for work or to start operation of a farm or business enterprise within two weeks from the date of the enumerator's visit are considered employed.
UNEMPLOYED
Unemployed persons include all those who, during the reference period are 15
years old and over as of their last birthday who has no job or business and
actively looking for work. Also considered as unemployed are persons without a job or business who are reported not looking for work because of their belief that no work was available or because of temporary illness or disability, bad weather, pending job application or waiting for job interview.
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Persons 15 years old and over as of their last birthday who are neither employed nor unemployed according to the definitions mentioned. Those not in the labor force are those persons who are not looking for work because of reasons such as housekeeping, schooling, etc. Examples are housewives, students, disabled or retired persons.
Recoding and Derivation:
Determination of Employment Status.The employment status of persons 15 years
and over is determined on the basis of answers to a series of inter-related
questions which are described below:
a. "Did ____ do any work at all even for only one hour during the past week?" This question is asked to identify the employed persons. "Work at all" for purposes of this survey means that a person reported to his place of work and performed his duties/activities for at least one hour during the reference week. If a person reported that he did some work, not counting chores around the house, he is still considered in the employed category although most of his time was devoted to household chores. All persons not identified by the above question as employed are asked the following questions.
b. "Although _____ did not work, did ___ have a job or business during the past
week?" Some persons may not have work at all during the past week but may
actually have jobs or businesses which they are temporarily not reporting to, as in the following cases: an employee on strike; a person temporarily laid off due to non-economic reasons like machine breakdown; a person with a new job to begin within two weeks from the date of interview; regular and temporary teachers, excluding substitutes, during summer vacation who still receive pay and who expect to go back to their jobs in the next school year. These persons are considered employed even though they are not actually at work.
c. " Did _____ look for work at any time during the past week?" This question is
asked to determine who among those who had no job/business had really done
something to look for work. If a person looked for work, he or she is classified as unemployed, otherwise, the next question asked is to determine whether a person should be classified as unemployed or not in the labor force.
d. "Why did ______ not look for work?" This question seeks to determine if the
main reason for not looking for work is valid (see definition of unemployed) in which case the person is considered unemployed.
If the answer to this question is schooling, housekeeping, too young/old or retired/permanent disability or other reasons not considered valid, then the person is excluded from the labor force.Employment Status (Based on New Criteria on Unemployment) (AEmployment Status (Based on New Criteria on Unemployment) (AEmployment Status (Based on New Criteria on Unemployment) (AEmployment Status (Based on New Criteria on Unemployment) (AEmployment Status (Based on New Criteria on Unemployment) (AFor persons 15 years old and over1Employed2Unemployed3Not in the labor forceEmployment indicator using the new unemployment definition with availability criterion starting April 2005 LFS.
EMPLOYED
Persons in the labor force who were reported either as at work (according to the definition of work) or with a job or business although not at work.
Persons at work are those who did some work, even for an hour, during the reference period.
Persons are also considered employed if they are with a job/business even though not at work during the reference period because of temporary illness/injury, vacation or other leave of absence, bad weather or strike/labor dispute or other reasons. Likewise, persons who are expected to report for work or to start operation of a farm or business enterprise within two weeks from the date of the enumerator's visit are considered employed.
The unemployed includes all persons in the labor force who are reported as:
a) Without work, i.e., had no job or business during the reference period; and
b) Currently available for work, i.e., were available and willing to take up work in paid employment or self-employment during the reference period, and/or would be available and willing to take up work in paid employment or self-employment within two weeks after the interview date; and
c) Seeking work, i.e., had taken specific steps to look for a job or establish a business during the reference period; or not seeking work due to the following reasons: (1) tired/believed no work available, i.e., the discouraged workers; 2) awaiting results of previous job application; (3) temporary illness/disability; (4) bad weather, and (5) waiting for rehire/job recall.
Not in the Labor Force are persons 15 years old and over who are neither employed nor unemployed. Those not in the labor force are those persons who are not working and are not available for work during the reference week. Also included are persons who are not available and are not looking for work because of reasons other than those previously mentioned. Examples are housewives, students, disabled and retired persons.
Recoding and Derivation:
Determination of Employment Status.The employment status of persons 15 years
and over is determined on the basis of answers to a series of inter-related
questions which are described below:
a. "Did ____ do any work at all even for only one hour during the past week?" This question is asked to identify the employed persons. "Work at all" for purposes of this survey means that a person reported to his place of work and performed his duties/activities for at least one hour during the reference week. If a person reported that he did some work, not counting chores around the house, he is still considered in the employed category although most of his time was devoted to household chores. All persons not identified by the above question as employed are asked the following questions.
b. "Although _____ did not work, did ___ have a job or business during the past
week?" Some persons may not have work at all during the past week but may
actually have jobs or businesses which they are temporarily not reporting to, as in the following cases: an employee on strike; a person temporarily laid off due to non-economic reasons like machine breakdown; a person with a new job to begin within two weeks from the date of interview; regular and temporary teachers, excluding substitutes, during summer vacation who still receive pay and who expect to go back to their jobs in the next school year. These persons are considered employed even though they are not actually at work.
c. " Did _____ look for work at any time during the past week?" This question is
asked to determine who among those who had no job/business had really done
something to look for work. If a person looked for work, he or she is classified as unemployed, otherwise, the next question asked is to determine whether a person should be classified as unemployed or not in the labor force.
d. "Why did ______ not look for work?" This question seeks to determine if the
main reason for not looking for work is valid (see definition of unemployed) in which case the person is considered unemployed.
If the answer to this question is schooling, housekeeping, too young/old or retired/permanent disability or other reasons not considered valid, then the person is excluded from the labor force.