Description

Containing information of Methodological Report for Integrated Labour Force Survey 2001

Technical documents

TABLE OF CONTENTS i

LIST OF TABLES iv

ABBREVIATIONS v

FOREWORD vi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION, CONCEPTS AND BACKGROUND…………………………1

1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Objectives of the ILFS 1
1.2 Historical Background 2

CHAPTER TWO: SCOPE, COVERAGE AND DEFINITIONS 3

2.0 Major conceptual and definitional issues 3
2.1 Scope 3
2.2 Age Limit 3
2.3 Coverage rule 3
2.4 Household and Head of Household 4
2.4.1 Household 4
2.4.2 Head of household 4
2.5 Household Economic Questions 5
2.6 Literacy, School Attendance, Education Level and Training 5
2.6.1 Literacy 5
2.6.2 School Attendance 5
2.6.3 Education level 5
2.6.4 Training 6
2.7 Survey period 6

CHAPTER THREE: LABOUR FORCE CONCEPTS 7

3.0 Major Economic Activity Concepts 7
3.1 Economically Active population 7
3.2 Current Economic Activity 7
3.2.1 Usual Economic Activity 8
3.2.2 Employed Persons 8
3.2.3 Self - employed Persons 8
3.2.4 Unemployed Persons 8
3.2.5 Currently not Economically Active (Not in the Labour force) 9
3.2.6 Underemployed persons 9
3.2.7 Unemployed A 9
3.2.8 Unemployed B 9
3.2.9 Unemployed C 9
3.2.10 Temporary absences from employment 10
3.2.11 Employment 10
3.2.12 Major Classifications used 11
3.2.13 Paid employees 11
3.2.14 Self employed (non-traditional agriculture) 11
3.2.15 Unpaid family helpers (non-traditional agriculture) 11
3.2.16 Traditional agriculture workers 12
3.2.17 Sector of employment 12
3.2.18 Government 12
3.2.19 Parastatal Enterprises 12
3.2.20 Traditional Agriculture 12
3.2.21 Informal Sector 12
3.2.22 Other Private 13
3.2.23 Occupation of Employment 13
3.2.24 Industry of Employment 13
3.2.25 Subject of Training 13
3.2.26 Identification of the Informal Sector 14

CHAPTER FOUR: SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES 15

4.0 Design of the Sample and Estimation 15
4.1 Frame of the sample 15
4.2 Sample Size 16
4.3 Estimation Procedure 18
4.3.1 Rural areas 18
4.3.1.1 Notations 19
4.3.1.2. Outline of the selection procedure 19
4.3.1.3. Estimation of population totals 20
4.3.2 Urban areas 22
4.3.2.1 Selection procedures 22
4.3.2.2. EA Estimate 23
4.3.2.3 Stratum estimate 23
4.3.3 National Estimate 24
4.3.4 Alternative estimation procedure for rural areas 24
4.3.5 Adjustment of estimates 24
4.3.6 Correction of sample weights for non - response 25
4.3.7 Stakeholders meeting 25

CHAPTER FIVE: DESIGN OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS AND PILOT TESTING 27

5.0 Questionnaire Design 27
5.1 Pilot test of the Questionnaire 27
5.2 Pilot Field Work 28
5.3 Technical Committee Meetings 29
5.4 Training of Trainers 29
5.5 Printing of Questionnaires 29

CHAPTER SIX: TRAINING OF FIELD STAFF 30

6.0 Training of LFS/CLS Regional Supervisors and Field Enumerators 30

CHAPTER SEVEN: FIELD WORK AND ORGANISATION 32

7.0 Field Work 32
7.1 Field equipment 32
7.2 Interview 32
7.3 Supervision 34

CHAPTER EIGHT: DATA PROCESSING AND HANDLING 35

8.0 Data Processing 35
8.1 Manual editing and coding 35
8.2 Data entry 35
8.3 Data control and computer editing 36
8.4 Frequencies and Checks of Data 37
8.5 Data Processing and Tabulation 38
8.6 Estimation Procedures 39
8.7 Accuracy and Consistency of the Survey Results 39
8.8 Timeliness, Data Consistency and Limitations 40
8.9 Dissemination of Survey Results 40

CHAPTER NINE: SURVEY BUDGET 41

9.0 Cost of the Survey 41
9.1 The Planned Budget 41

CHAPTER TEN: SURVEY EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 42

10.0 Lessons Learned 42
10.1 Involvement of Data Processing Personnel 42
10.2 Questionnaire design - LFS1 42
10.3 Questionnaire design -LFS2 42
10.4 The need to have a Technical Committee 43
10.5 The ILFS initially had no funds to cover the Training of Trainers Course, but the
conducting of this course helped a lot to come up with the following: 43
10.6 The rise in the cost of fuel, printing materials and vehicle maintenance expenses 43
10.7 Budget for training of new enumerators 43
10.8 The need to have project funds available before the project starts 43
10.9 The need to have regular supervision trips 43
10.10 The need to have well documented survey weights 44
10.11 The need to have an Information Technology Unit which is capable of handling
all data processing activities 44
10.12 The need for close supervision of listing 44
10.13 The designing of the Listing form 44
10.14 The need to have a separate budget for data processing activities 44
10.15 The need to have adequate number of survey personnel 44
10.16 The need for better arrangements in disbursing approved funds 45


APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1: LIST OF PSU'S AND VILLAGES BY DISTRICT AND REGION 46

APPENDIX 2: LIST OF EAS BY URBAN LOCALITY, DISTRICT AND REGION 49

APPENDIX 3: LISTING FORM FOR HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS 53

APPENDIX 4: LIST OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE SURVEY 54

APPENDIX 5: INTEGRATED LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (ILFS) QUESTIONNAIRES 55

Description

Containing information of Analytical Report for Integrated Labour Force Survey 2001

Technical documents

Table of Contents i
List of Figures iv
List Chart v
List if Tables vii
Foreword xxi

Chapter One: Introduction 1

1.1 Background and Purpose 1
1.2 Planning for the Survey 1
1.3 Concepts and Definition 2
1.4 Results 6
1.5 Labour Force by Quarter 7

Chapter Two: Economically Active Population 8

2.1 Currently Economically Active Population (The Labour Force) General 8
2.2 Participation Rates 10
2.3 Education Characteristics 13
2.4 Labour Force by Marital Status 16
2.5 Labour Force by Literacy 18
2.6 Labour Force by Area, Training and Sex 20
2.7 The Usually Economically Active Population 22

Chapter Three: The Employed Population 23

3.1 Current Employment - General 23
3.2 Employment to Population Ratio 24
3.3 Employment by Occupation 25
3.4 Employment by Industry 26
3.5 Employment by Main Sector 28
3.6 Employment Status 30
3.7 Employment Status by Industry 33
3.8 Employment by Hours Worked 35
3.9 Demographic and Educational Characters of the Employed Population 38
3.10 The Usually Employed -General 44
3.11 Persons Usually Employed for Complete 12 Months 45
3.12 Persons Employed at All in 12 months Period 47

Chapter Four: Employment in Secondary Activities 49

4.1 Definition 49
4.2 Employed Population with secondary Activities by Industry 49
4.3 Employed population with Secondary Activities by Occupation, Area and Sex (Standard Definition) 52
4.4 Hours Spent in Secondary Activities 52
4.5 Characteristics of Persons with Secondary Activities 54
4.6 Educational Characteristics 56


Chapter Five: The Informal Sector 57

5.2 Definition 57
5.3 Measurement 58
5.4 Main and secondary & Activities 58
5.5 Size of Informal Sector 58
5.6 Employment Status of Persons in Informal Sector 63
5.7 Characteristics of the Self-employed in the Informal Sector 64
5.8 Characteristics of Paid Employees : The Informal Sector 67
5.9 Characteristics of Unpaid family Helpers 68
5.10 Currently and Usually Unpaid Family Helpers 69
5.11 Characteristics of Informal Sector Households 70

Chapter Six: Unemployment 71

6.1 Definition of Unemployment 71
6.2 Unemployment 72
6.3 Unemployment Rates by Age Groups 73
6.4 Educational Level of the Unemployed 76
6.5 Skills Training 77
6.6 Unemployed Persons by Previous Work Experience 78
6.7 Unemployment by Quarter 80
6.8 Duration of Unemployment 81
6.9 Usual Unemployment 82
6.10 Total and Partial Unemployment 84


Chapter Seven: Under-Employment 90

7.1 Definition 90
7.2 Measurement of Under Employment 90
7.3 Main Sectors of the Under-employed Workers 92
7.4 Employment Status of the Under-Employed Persons 92
7.5 Hours Worked by Under-Employed Persons 93
7.6 Main Reasons for Under-Employment 94
7.7 Usual Under-Employment 96
7.8 Main Reason for Usual Under-Employment 97

Chapter Eight: The Not Economically Active Population 98

8.1 Currently Not Economically Active - General 98
8.2 Population 10 years and above by Current Economic Status 99
8.3 Reasons for currently Economic Inactivity 100
8.4 Demographic and Educational Characteristics of the currently Not
Economically Active Population 103
8.5 The Usually Not Economically Active Population 106
8.6 Persons Usually Not Economically Active - Totally or Partially 107


Chapter Nine: Income of the Employed Population 109

9.1 Introduction 109
9.2 Mean and Median Income 110
9.3 Income from Paid Employment 111
9.4 Income of the Self-Employed Persons 115
9.5 Income of Persons Engaged in Urban Agriculture 119
9.6 Income of Paid Employees by Broad Age Group 119
9.7 Income of the Self-Employed by Broad Age Groups 120


Chapter Ten: Household Analysis 123

10.1 Household Characteristics; Size and Composition 123
10.2 Household Economic Activities 123
10.3 Analysis of Households by Characteristics of the Head of the Household 125
10.4 Average Household Income by Head of Household Characteristics 128

Chapter Eleven: Females and Men in the Labour Force 129

11.1 Introduction 129
11.2 Currently Employed Population and Main Occupation 130
11.3 The Unemployed Population 138
11.4 The Currently Economically Inactive Population 138
11.5 Employment and Some Socio-Economic Variables 140
11.6 Economic Activities of Household members 142
11.7 Analysis Using Standard Definition 143
11.8 Points for Discussion 146


Chapter Twelve: Youth Employment 147

12.1 Definition 147
12.2 Current Employment Status of Youth 147
12.3 Youth Employment Status by Geographical Areas 150
12.4 Youth Employment by Marital Status 152
12.5 Youth Employment by Level of Education 152


Chapter Thirteen: Children in the Labour Force 154

13.1 Background 154
13.2 Usual Economic Status of Children Aged 10 - 17 years 166
13.3 Total Children Aged 10 - 17 Years Employed at any Time 168