WBG_1998_LFS-Q1_v01_M DDI_WBG_1998_LFS-Q1_v01_M_WB Development Data Group 2014-08-15 Nesstar Publisher Version 01 (August 2014) Labor Force Survey 1998 First Quarter LFS-Q1 1998 WBG_1998_LFS-Q1_v01_M Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Nesstar Publisher Palestinian National Authority Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs] The Labor Force Surveys constitute one of the basic statistical surveys that have been implemented by the PCBS since 1995, which includes a series of sample statistical surveys aimed to identify the reality of the Palestinian labor market. Such surveys also provide sufficient data essential for policy making and developing employment levels in the Palestinian Territory. In addition, this series aims to build a database that enables researchers, planners and decision makers to identify changes in the labor market from a year to another and carry out comparisons among similar seasons in different consecutive years. Unemployment Employment Labour force Underemployment Occupation Economic activity The main objective of collecting data on the Palestinian Labour Force Survey 1998 (Frist Quarter) including components of employment, unemployment and underemployment, is to provide basic information on the relative size and structure of the Palestinian labour force. Data collected at different points in time provide a basis for monitoring current trends and changes in the labour market and in employment. These data supported with information on other aspects of the economy provide a basis for the evaluation and analysis of macro-economic policies. West Bank and Gaza National Sample survey data [ssd] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Face-to-face [f2f] - Response rate in the first quarter was 87.5% Data compiled in the context of labor force surveys involve individual and personal data. The confidentiality of such data is honored and safeguarded in accordance with Article (17) of the Palestinian General Statistical Law of 2000, which stipulates “All individual information and data submitted to the Bureau for statistical purposes shall be treated as confidential and shall not be divulged, in whole or in part, to any individual or to a public or private body, or used for any purpose other than for preparing statistical tables”. The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. q1-98s.NSDstat Labour force data that was collected using 1998 First Quarter LFS questionnaire. 23570 45 Nesstar 200801 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Household number 23570 0 240096 650200 Person serial no.from the hosehold roster 23570 0 1 25 1 6597 2 6326 3 3061 4 2426 5 1720 6 1164 7 716 8 454 9 311 10 254 11 191 12 127 13 72 14 56 15 37 16 15 17 14 18 9 19 8 20 7 21 3 24 1 25 1 Sex 23570 0 1 Male 11939 2 Female 11631 Age at last birthday 23570 0 15 120 Currently attending school 23570 0 1 Yes 3732 2 No 19838 Years of schooling 23570 0 0 24 Educational level 23570 0 1 None 5617 2 Elementary 5270 3 Preparatory 6184 4 Secondary 844 5 Tawjihi 3514 6 Diploma 1044 7 B.Sc.or more 1097 Worked for wage in any kind of job including casual activities even for one hour 23570 0 1 Yes 7276 2 No-disable or abroad 401 3 Detained 64 4 No 15829 Assisted in any work inculding casual activities even if you did not work last week 15829 7741 1 Yes 553 2 No 15276 Sysmiss 7741 Have any work or enterprise for which you were absent last week 15276 8294 1 Yes 193 2 No 15083 Sysmiss 8294 Reason for being absent from work last week 193 23377 1 Ill 21 2 Vacation 54 3 Strike, curfew 0 4 Closure (with permit and with payment) 0 5 Temporary stoppage 61 6 Other 57 Sysmiss 23377 Have any other job 7829 15741 1 Yes 244 2 No 7585 Sysmiss 15741 Number of hours worked in all jobs last week 8022 15548 0 99 Reason for number of hours worked last week less than 35 hours 1435 22135 1 Personal reasons (ill, vacation,...) 429 2 No wish to work more 29 3 Nature of work 369 4 Strike/ closure 7 5 Could not find additional work 229 6 Others 372 Sysmiss 22135 Wanted to change job or to get additional work last week 8022 15548 1 Yes 570 2 No 7452 Sysmiss 15548 Reason for wanted to change job or to get addtional work 570 23000 1 Insufficient income 370 2 Occupation is not suitable 68 3 Bad conditions 88 4 Place of work is far 22 5 Others 22 Sysmiss 23000 Reason for not wanted to change job or to get addtional work 7452 16118 1 Good work 6519 2 Studying, training 71 3 Home duties 330 4 Old, ill 164 5 Others 368 Sysmiss 16118 Available for work last week 15083 8487 1 Yes 1493 2 No-old, ill 1641 3 No, student 3436 4 No-home duties 7723 5 No-others 790 Sysmiss 8487 Any reason prevented from getting job that was offered in last week 1493 22077 1 No 1456 2 Yes - student 3 3 Yes - home duties 3 4 Yes - old, ill 5 5 Yes - others 26 Sysmiss 22077 How long available and able to work 1456 22114 0 999 Was seeking a job last week 1456 22114 1 Yes 1188 2 No 268 Sysmiss 22114 Steps taken to get job 1188 22382 1 Asked friends 408 2 Read newspaper 31 3 Application to employers 679 4 Labor exchange 56 5 Others 10 6 Did nothing 4 Sysmiss 22382 Reason for not seeking job last week 272 23298 1 Old,ill 7 2 Studying,training 40 3 Home duties 6 4 Found/established a job which starts later 3 5 Waiting results from previous job/applications 93 6 Waiting seasonal work 2 7 No permit/possibility to find work 89 8 Others 32 Sysmiss 23298 Ever work in the past for at least two weeks regularly 15548 8022 1 Yes, in the last 12 months 1664 2 Yes, 1-5 years ago 1003 3 Yes, more than 5 years ago 1328 4 No 11553 Sysmiss 8022 Place of work for main current/ previous job 9686 13884 1 West Bank 5651 2 Gaza Strip 1849 3 Settelments 218 4 Israel 1887 5 Gulf Countries 27 6 Other Countries 54 Sysmiss 13884 Industry 9685 13885 1 99 1 1585 2 5 5 7 14 94 15 161 16 1 17 44 18 385 19 103 20 70 21 11 22 14 23 1 24 34 25 32 26 185 27 4 28 197 29 17 30 1 31 8 34 3 35 2 36 113 40 7 41 4 45 2219 50 298 51 172 52 976 55 199 60 367 62 1 63 21 64 18 65 54 66 12 67 1 70 8 71 7 72 7 74 116 75 932 80 676 85 233 90 7 91 53 92 68 93 105 99 47 Sysmiss 13885 Occupation 9685 13885 1 99 1 2 11 3 12 152 13 101 21 67 22 65 23 279 24 163 31 46 32 89 33 236 34 290 41 207 42 46 51 543 52 994 61 688 62 594 71 1138 72 509 73 38 74 674 81 114 82 100 83 518 91 407 92 325 93 1288 99 9 Sysmiss 13885 Employment status 9685 13885 1 Employer(employs others) 469 2 On own account 2143 3 Unpaid family member 994 4 Employee/Government 1496 5 Employee/UNRWA 140 6 Employee/Nonprofit Organization 108 7 Regular employee/private sector 3749 8 Irregular employee/private sector 574 9 Others 12 Sysmiss 13885 How long at this work 5093 18477 0 999 Number of days worked for wage last month 5093 18477 0 31 District 23570 0 10 Jenin 2220 20 Tulkarm 1721 25 Qalqilya 768 30 Nablus 2621 40 Ramallah 2206 50 Jerusalem 1730 60 Jericho 327 70 Bethlehem 1266 80 Hebron 3553 90 Gaza Strip-North 2095 91 Gaza 1635 92 Gaza Strip-Middle 1148 93 Gaza Strip-South 2280 Locality type 23570 0 1 City 9081 2 Village 10825 3 Camp 3664 Employment characteristics 23570 0 1 Employment 8022 2 Unemployment 1403 3 Outside of labour force 14145 in/out of labour force 23570 0 1 In labour force 9425 2 Out labour force 14145 Employment characteristics - more 23570 0 1 Full employment 7343 2 Unemployment 1403 3 Outside of labour force 14145 4 Visible underemployment 494 5 Invisible underemployment 185 Employment characteristics - final 23570 0 1 Full employment 7343 2 Underemployment 679 3 Unemployment 1403 4 Outside of labour force 14145 West Bank/ Gaza Strip 23570 0 1 West Bank 16412 2 Gaza Strip 7158 Reason of outside labour force 14145 9425 1 Old/ill 1652 2 Home making/ duties 7766 3 Studying 3446 4 Others 1281 Sysmiss 9425 Marital status 23570 0 1 Never married 8444 2 Married 13808 3 Others 1318 Place of work 9686 13884 1 West Bank 5651 2 Gaza Strip 1849 3 Isreal 2105 4 Others 81 Sysmiss 13884 Employment status 9685 13885 1 Employer (employs others) 469 2 Self employed 2143 3 Wage employees 6079 4 Unpaid family members 994 Sysmiss 13885 Industry group 23570 0 1 Agriculture 1597 2 Manufacturing 1480 3 Construction 2219 4 Commerce, hotels and restaurants 1645 5 Transport, storage and communication 407 6 Services 16222 Occupation group 23570 0 1 Legislators, senior officials and managers 256 2 Professionals, technical, associate and clerks 1488 3 Service, shop and market workers 544 4 Skilled agricultural & fishery workers 1282 5 Craft and related trade workers 2359 6 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 732 7 Elementary occupations 16909 Daily wage 4990 18580 0 800 Weight 23570 0 0.655 3.383