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Labour Force Survey - 1999

Sri Lanka, 1999
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LKA-DCS-LFS-1999-v1.0
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Department of Census and Statistics
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Data file: LF1999-Final Dataset

This file contains the data related to the Labour Force Survey questionnaire 1999.

Cases: 59480
Variables: 89

Variables

RECORD_TYPE
Record Type
YEAR
Year
MONTH
Month
SECTOR
Sector
DISTRICT
District
PSU_NO
Primary Sample Unit Number
HH_NO
Household Serial Number
BLANK
Blank
RES_1
Result code - visit 1
RES_2
Result code - visit 2
RES_3
Result code - visit 3
TIME_1
Time taken - visit 1 (minutes)
TIME_2
Time taken - visit 2 (minutes)
TIME_3
Time taken - visit 3 (minutes)
QQ4
No. of Housing Units (Consolidated)
QQ5
No. of Housing Units (Devided)
QQ6
Final Result Code
P1
Person's Line Number
P3
Relationship to the Head
P4
Sex
P5
Age (as at last birthdate)
P6
Ethnic Group
P7
Religion
P8
Marital Status
P10
P10
P11
Educational Attainment
P12
Current Educational Status
P13
Did you have Voc/Tech Training?
TEMP_1
Type of Training
P15
Code for training obtained
P16
Formal or informal Training?
P17
Duration (in months)
P18
Reason for going abroad?
P19
Year leaving the country
P20
Country of Employment
P22
Occupation code
P23
Duration (in months)
Q2
Did S(He) do any work last week?
Q3
Did S(He) do not work last week?
Q4
Past week was S(He) available?
Q5
If available, could S(He) have taken a job last week?
Q6
Why couldn't S(He) work last week?
Q7
Why was S(He) not available or looking for a job?
Q8
Why not work last week?
Q9A
Nature of work - Industry
Q9B
Nature of work - Occupation
Q9C
Sector
Q9D
Status
Q9E
Daily paid worker?
Q10
Shift worker
Q11Y
Service Period - Years
Q11M
Service Period - Months
Q12Y
This occupation period - Years
Q12M
This occupation period - Months
Q13
Hours worked per week?
Q14
Hours worked last week?
Q16
Working less than usual hours?
Q17
Did S(He) do secondary work?
Q18A
Nature of secondary work-industry
Q18B
Nature of secondary work-occupation
Q18C
Nature of secondary work-sector
Q18D
Nature of secondary work-status
Q19Y
Duration engaged (Years)
Q19M
Duration engaged (Months)
Q20
No. of hours actuall worked-last week
Q21
Available for additional work?
Q22
Looking for alternative work?
Q23
What kind of work expected?
Q24
Expected lowest wage (Rs.)
Q25
Monthly, Weekly or Daily wage?
Q26
Prefered employment?
Q27
What steps S(He) has taken to search a job?
Q28
Why not seeking employment?
Q29
Did S(He) ever have a job?
Q30
Job lasting two or more weeks?
Q31
What kind of work
Q32
Source of assistance?
Q33
Did S(He) do any work?
Q34
Total no. of weeks worked during the year
Q36
was S(He) alailable for work last year?
Q37
Total no of weeks s(he) available, last year?
Q38
The staus of the person
Q39
Was S(He) an employed inthe main occupation?
Q40A
Last month earnings( Rs. )
Q40B
Any payment in kind?
Q41
An employee in the secondsry activity?
Q42A
Earnings from secondary activity?
Q42B
Any payment in kind(secondary)?
INFLATION_FACTOR
Inflation Factor
Total: 89
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