{"doc_desc":{"title":"Labour  Force  Survey  -  2014","idno":"DDI-LKA-DCS-LFS-2014 - v1.0","producers":[{"name":"Department of Census and Statistics","abbreviation":"DCS","affiliation":"Ministry of Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child Youth and Cultural Affairs","role":"Data Collection"}],"prod_date":"2016-01-29","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 ( January 2016 )."}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"DDI-LKA-DCS-LFS-2014-v1.0","title":"Labour Force Survey - 2014","alt_title":"LFS  2014"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Department of Census and Statistics","affiliation":"Ministry of Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child Youth and Cultural Affairs"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"","affiliation":"","role":""}],"copyright":"(C) 2016, Department of Census and Statistics"},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Information Unit","affiliation":"Department of Census & Statistics","email":"information@statistic.gov.lk ","uri":"http\/\/:www.statistics.gov.lk"},{"name":"Sample Survey Division","affiliation":"Department of Census & Statistics","email":"sample.survey@statistics.gov.lk ","uri":"http\/\/:www.statistics.gov.lk"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Labor Force Survey [hh\/lfs]","series_info":"Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey (LFS) was designed to measure the levels and trends  of employment,  unemployment  and labour force in Sri Lanka. \n\nSince 1990, the survey is being conducted quarterly. 2014  is the fifteenth  successive year in which the survey has been repeated."},"version_statement":{"version":"v1.0: Full edited dataset, original version for internal DPD use.","version_date":"2016-01-29"},"study_info":{"topics":[{"topic":"LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"CESSDA"}],"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 (in most years) since the first quarter of 1990. \n\nKey objectives of the survey\n\n- To study the economically active \/ inactive population.\n- To analyze employment by major industry group and employment status.\n- To determine unemployment rates by level of education and by age group \n- To study the informal sector employment.\n- To determine the underemployment rates by sector and by major industries\n\nIn January 2006, significant improvements have been made to the survey schedule in such aspects as literacy, household economic activities, informal sector employment, underemployment etc. The survey covered all 25 districts in 2014.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2014-01-01","end":"2014-12-31","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Sri Lanka","abbreviation":"LKA"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage.","analysis_unit":"Individuals from the population aged 15 years or more","universe":"Working age population (10 years and above) living in the non-institutional households in Sri Lanka","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]"},"method":{"data_collection":{"time_method":"Start\t                    End\t              Cycle\t\n2014-01-01\t2014-12-31\tN\/A","sampling_procedure":"2.1 Sampling plan and the sampling frame\n\nA two stage stratified sampling procedure was adopted to select a sample of 25,000 housing units to be enumerated in the survey. The master sampling frame prepared for 2012 - Census of Population and Housing was used as the sampling frame for the selection of sample for the Labour Force Survey 2014.\n\n2.2 Sample size\n\nThe quarterly survey was conducted since 1990 using a sample of 2,000 housing units per quarter in areas other than North and East, and the sample size was increased to 4,000 housing units per quarter in 1996 and continued thereafter. However, in 1992 and 1997, an annual sample of 20,000 housing units was selected to give reliable district level estimates. In 2004 again 20,000 housing units were selected for the survey. However, in order to provide district level estimates precisely, it was decided to use 20,000 - 25,000 housing units as the annual sample. As such, in 2014, the annual sample of 25,000 housing units was selected.\n\n2.3 Sample Allocation\n\nAllocation of 2,500 Primary Sampling Units (PSU's) for the Districts and sectors were done using the Neymann Allocation procedure. In other words, the allocation of PSU's to strata was disproportionate, designed to produce estimates of acceptable reliability for each area for which separate estimates were needed. Then The District sample was equally distributed among the 12 monthly rounds. Table 1 gives the sample distributions by District for year 2014.\n\nTable 1: Sample allocation by District - 2014.\n\nDistrict \t\tHousing\t                  District\t\t Housing\n                                  Units\t\t\t\t   Units\nTotal \t\t 25,000 \t                Mullaitivu \t\t    360\nColombo \t                  2,270 \t\tKilinochchi \t    360\nGampaha \t  2,590 \t\tBatticaloa\t\t    860\nKalutara \t                  1,250 \t\tAmpara \t\t 1,010\nKandy \t\t  2,150 \t\tTrncomalee \t    500\nMatale \t\t     570 \t\tKurunegala \t 2,100\nNuwara-eliya \t     590 \t\tPuttalam \t\t    680\nGalle \t\t  1,300 \t\tAnuradhapura \t    670\nMatara \t\t  1,200 \t\tPolonnaruwa \t    530\nHambantota \t  1,000 \t\tBadulla \t\t    890\nJaffna \t\t     600 \t\tMoneragala \t    460\nMannar \t                     360 \t\tRatnapura \t 1,180\nVavuniya \t                     360 \t\tKegalle \t\t 1,160\n\n\n2.4 Selection of Primary Sampling Units (PSU)\n\nPrimary sampling units are the census blocks prepared for the Census of Population and Housing - 2012. The sample frame, which is a collection of all census blocks in the domain, was used for the selection of primary sampling units. A sample of 2,500 primary sampling units was selected from the sampling frame for the 2014 labour force survey.\n\n2.5 Selection of Secondary Sampling Units (SSU)\n\nSecondary Sampling Units are the housing units in the selected 2,500 primary sampling units (census blocks). From each primary sampling unit 10 housing units (SSU) were selected for the survey.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"method_notes":"Data processing included the following steps. \n \n    1.  Counting and accepting the filled questionnaires by the DP Division\n    2.  Do a visual check for completeness\n    3.  Preliminary editing and marking codes"},"analysis_info":{"sampling_error_estimates":"The  estimation  procedure  is  given  in  the   section  2.6  in the Annual Report.\n\nThe Annual Report is  attched in the External Resources Section.","data_appraisal":"The adjustments for non-response is given in the section 2.7 in the Annual Report.\n\nThe Annual Report is  attched in the External Resources Section."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"Under the Statistical ordinance, micro data cannot be released with identifications for public use. Procedures are in place to ensure that information relating to any particular individual person, household or undertaking will be kept strictly confidential and will not be divulged to external parties. Information on individual or individual Household\/establishment will not be divulged or published in such a form that will facilitate the identification of any particular person or establishment as the data have been collected under the Census\/Statistical ordinance, according to which the information at individual level cannot be divulged and such information is strictly confidential.","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Director General","affiliation":"Department of Census and Statistics","email":"dgcensus@sltnet.lk","uri":"http\/\/:www.statistics.gov.lk"}],"cit_req":"\"Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey - 2014, Version 1.0 of the public use dataset (January  2016), provided by the National Data Archive, Data Processing Division, www.statistics.gov.lk\"","conditions":"The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is  accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:\n\n1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement.\n \n2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.\n \n3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. \n \n4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the Department  or among data from the Department and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. \n\n5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the Department will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset. \n\n6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the Department  \n\nThe following rules apply to micro data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.\n\n\u2022 Only the requests of Government Institutions, Recognized Universities, Students, and selected international agencies are entertained. However, the Data users are required to strictly adhere to\nthe terms stipulated in the agreement form.\n\n\u2022 All the data requests should be made to Director General (DG) of the DCS as the sole authority of releasing data is vested with the DG, DCS. DCS of Sri Lanka reserves sole right to approve or reject any data request made depending on the confidential nature of the data set and intended purpose of the study or analysis.\n\n\u2022 Requests for micro data should be made through the agreement form designed by DCS for this purpose (Form D.R.1). The agreement form should be filled in triplicate and the Study\/project proposal should accompany the filled agreement form. If requests are made for the micro data of more than one survey, a separate agreement should be signed.\n\n\u2022 If the data request is from a student a letter from the respective Dept. Head\/Dean\/Supervisor, recommending the issue of data, should also be accompanied.\n\n\u2022 If the request is approved only 25% of the data file is released at the first stage. The release of the total data file is considered only after reviewing the draft report prepared on the basis of the 25% sample data file.\n\n\u2022 The released Data file should be used only for the specific study\/Analysis mentioned in the agreement form and shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior approval of the Director General of the DCS. Moreover, Copies of the micro-data file, obtained from the DCS, shall not be given to anyone else without the prior written approval of the Director General of the DCS.\n\n\u2022 The draft report of the Study\/Analysis should be submitted to the DCS and the concurrence of the DG, DCS, should be obtained before publishing it. Once published, a copy of the final report should be submitted to the DCS.\n\n[Department : The Department of Census and Statistics]\nSource           : http:\/\/www.statistics.gov.lk\/databases\/data%20dissemination\/DataDissaPolicy_2007Oct26.pdf","disclaimer":"The Department of Census and Satatistics bears no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data"}}},"schematype":"survey"}