Overview
Identification
Country
Sri LankaTitle
Labour Force Survey - 2008
Study Type
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Series Information
Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey (LFS) was designed to measure the levels and trends of employment, unemployment and labour force in Sri Lanka.
Since 1990, the survey is being conducted quarterly. 2008 is the nineteenth successive year in which the survey has been repeated.
Amongst other figures, Provincial level estimates are taken from the Annual LFS 2007 data file which is a combination of all the four quarterly files processed for the year 2008.
ID Number LKA-DCS-LFS-2008-v1.0 |
Version
Version Description
v1.0: Full edited dataset, for internal DPD use.
Production Date
2009-10-22
Overview
Abstract
The employment/unemployment data are required at very short intervals to monitor the program made in the employment generating policies of the government. To satisfy this need, Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey was designed as a quarterly basis survey to measure the levels and trends of employment, unemployment and labour force in Sri Lanka. Thus the survey is repeated four times each year since the first quarter of 1990.
Key objectives of the survey
- To study the economically active / inactive population.
- To analyze employment by major industry group and employment status.
- To determine unemployment rates by level of education and by age group
- To study the informal sector employment.
- To determine the underemployment rates by sector and by major industries
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of Analysis
Individuals from the population aged 10 years or more
Scope
Notes
The scope of LFS 2008 includes the following key sections:-
1). Identification Information
2). Control Data
3). Personal Information
4). Information on Labour Force
Identification and Personal Information are as follows:-
Identification Information
- Address, Province, District, D.S. Division, G. N. Division, Sector, Name of MC/UC/PS
- Name of Ward/Village/Estate, Census Block Number, Sample Reference Number
- Survey Quarter, Number of households, Name of the Head of the household
- Identifications of Interviewers & Supervising Officers
Personal Information
- Relationship to Head of Household, Gender, Age, Ethnic Group, Religion, Marital Status
- Educational Attainment, Attendance at Schooling or other Educational Institution
- Professional / Technical Training, Persons who are working abroad
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|
|
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3]
| CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage. [Excluding the Northern Provinces]
This survey covered persons living in housing units only
and, it excludes the institutional population.
Universe
Working age population (10 years and above) living in the non-institutional households in Sri Lanka
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|
|
Department of Census and Statistics
| Ministry of Finance and Planning |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|
|
Department of Census and Statistics
| DCS | Source of funds |
Other Acknowledgements
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
| Department of Census and Statistics | DCS | Minstry of Finance & Planning | Data Collection |
Date of Metadata Production
2009-10-22
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 ( October 2009 ).
DDI Document ID
DDI-LKA-DCS-LFS-2009-v1.0
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