Survey of Establishments on Employment, Earnings & Hours of Work - 1974
Sri Lanka, 1974
Reference ID
LKA-DOL-SSE-1974-v1.0
Producer(s)
Statistics Division - Department of Labour
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Identification
Survey ID Number
LKA-DOL-SSE-1974-v1.0
Title
Survey of Establishments on Employment, Earnings & Hours of Work - 1974
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | LKA |
Study type
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
Series Information
This half-yearly sample survey was initiated in September, 1972 by the Department of Labour in pursuance of a UNDP/ILO project for the development of Labour Statistics. Since then the survey has been regularly conducted for the collection of data on earnings, hours of work and related matters for March and September of every year from a sample of establishments with 5 or more paid employees. The Sample Survey of Establishments on Employment, Earnings & Hours of Work - March/September, 1974 is the third in the series.
Abstract
This half yearly sample survey was initiated in September, 1972 by the Department of Labour in pursuance of a UNDP/ILO project for the Development of Labour Statistics. Since then the survey has been regularly conducted for the collection of data on earnings, hours of work and related matters for March and Septemberof every year from a sample of establishment s with 5 or more paid employees.
The survey covers a sample of larger establishments with 5 or more paid employees engaged in productiove, distributive, construction, transport, storage and other business activities like finance, insurance business services, etc; which come under the broad definition of "Industries". It covers both private and public sectors. The public sector coverage is limited to Boards, Corporations and Co-operatives and Government Departments like the Department of Buildings, Marketing, the Government Factory and the Railway Workshop, which are engaged in the types of activities mentioned above. The bulk of the public services, ie, Government Departments, Offices, Schools, Hospitals etc; are not considered in the survey as they do not come under the definition of "Industries".
The survey covers a sample of larger establishments with 5 or more paid employees engaged in productiove, distributive, construction, transport, storage and other business activities like finance, insurance business services, etc; which come under the broad definition of "Industries". It covers both private and public sectors. The public sector coverage is limited to Boards, Corporations and Co-operatives and Government Departments like the Department of Buildings, Marketing, the Government Factory and the Railway Workshop, which are engaged in the types of activities mentioned above. The bulk of the public services, ie, Government Departments, Offices, Schools, Hospitals etc; are not considered in the survey as they do not come under the definition of "Industries".
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
The survey covers establishments with 5 or more paid employees.
Version
Version Description
v1.0: Full edited dataset, original version for internal use of the Department of Labour.
Version Date
2008-10-10
Scope
Notes
The scope of SSE 1974 includes the following key sections:-
Section A:
Serial no
Special Industry Code
District
Ownership
Whether Registered under Factory Ordinance
Whether covered under Wages Ordinance Board
Remuneration Tribunal
Weekly holidays
Bank & mercantile holidays
No of other closed days
Total no. of days worked - Half days & Full days
Section B:
Occupational Code
Category Code
No. of Male employees
No. of female employees
Total no of employees
Section C
Administrative & Managerial Workers
- No. of employees
- Man days
- Man hours normal
- Man hours overtime
- Basic salaries and wages
- Special allowances
- Overtime
- Cash payments
Professional & Technical
- No. of employees
- Man days
- Man hours normal
- Man hours overtime
- Basic salaries and wages
- Special allowances
- Overtime
- Cash payments
Section A:
Serial no
Special Industry Code
District
Ownership
Whether Registered under Factory Ordinance
Whether covered under Wages Ordinance Board
Remuneration Tribunal
Weekly holidays
Bank & mercantile holidays
No of other closed days
Total no. of days worked - Half days & Full days
Section B:
Occupational Code
Category Code
No. of Male employees
No. of female employees
Total no of employees
Section C
Administrative & Managerial Workers
- No. of employees
- Man days
- Man hours normal
- Man hours overtime
- Basic salaries and wages
- Special allowances
- Overtime
- Cash payments
Professional & Technical
- No. of employees
- Man days
- Man hours normal
- Man hours overtime
- Basic salaries and wages
- Special allowances
- Overtime
- Cash payments
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage.
Universe
Industries with five or more paid employees.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Statistics Division - Department of Labour | Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Goverment of Sri Lanka | GOSL |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
A probability sample of about 1500 establishments is selected every year for the survey from 12000 establishments which furnish returns under the Annual Employment Survey. The sample design is based on the principle of stratified cut-off random sampling.
First universe is divided into 22 industry-strata and each industry-stratum is sub divided into several size-strata. In an industry stratum all establishments above a particular size (defined as the cut-off point) are included in the sample and suitable fractions are sampled from lower size strata, such that the total sample will be optimum in size, ie. roughly about the smallest needed to give estimates with a pre-determined degree of precision which was fixed at 5% error at 95% confidence interval for total unemployment.
The details of the sample surveyed in 1974 are given in the following Table 1 of the of the statistical Appendix of the attached Report in the External Resources Section
First universe is divided into 22 industry-strata and each industry-stratum is sub divided into several size-strata. In an industry stratum all establishments above a particular size (defined as the cut-off point) are included in the sample and suitable fractions are sampled from lower size strata, such that the total sample will be optimum in size, ie. roughly about the smallest needed to give estimates with a pre-determined degree of precision which was fixed at 5% error at 95% confidence interval for total unemployment.
The details of the sample surveyed in 1974 are given in the following Table 1 of the of the statistical Appendix of the attached Report in the External Resources Section
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1974-03-01 | 1974-09-30 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
The survey had to face many practical difficulties mainly inadequate of staff and equipment. The field work took long time to complete, field supervision and spot checks on the quality of primary data were limited and editing lagged behind field work.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Director | Labour Statistics Division | labourst@sltnet.lk | www.labour.lk |
Confidentiality
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Access conditions
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Citation requirements
"Department of Labour, Sample Survey of Establishments on Employment, Earnings & Hours of Work - March and September 1974 , Version 1.0 of the public use dataset ( October 2008 )
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commsioner General of Labour | Department of Labour | labourst@sltnet.lk | www.labour.lk |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The Department of Labour bears no responsibilty for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of data.
Copyright
(C) 2008, Department of Labour
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-LKA-DOL-SSE-1974-v1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Labour | DOL | Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower | Data Collection |
Date of Metadata Production
2008-10-10
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 ( October 2008 ).