Philippines - BLES Integrated Survey 2011/2012

Reference ID

PHL-BLES-BITS-2012-v1

Year

2012 - 2013

Country

Philippines

Producer(s)

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics - Department of Labor and Employment

Sponsor(s)

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics - BLES -

Collection(s)

Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment

Establishment-based Surveys

Demographic and Social Statistics

Labor and Employment

Metadata

Metadata in PDF

Created on

May 29, 2014

Last modified

May 29, 2014

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Overview

Identification

Country

Philippines

Title

BLES Integrated Survey 2011/2012

Study Type

Enterprise/Establishment Survey

Series Information

For the sixth time, the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics is conducting the BLES Integrated Survey (BITS). Initially conducted in 2003, it is a nationwide survey of non-agricultural establishments that collects key information on labor and employment. Starting 2012 round, the survey covers establishments both in the agricultural and non-agricultural industries with 20 or more workers.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 2

ID Number

PHL-BLES-BITS-2012-v1

Version

Version Description

V2: Edited data, for internal public distribution.

Production Date

2013-10-31

Overview

Abstract

Initiated in 2003, the BITS is a modular survey that integrates the data requirements on employment, industrial relations, occupational injuries and diseases and labor cost that used to be collected by the BLES through independent surveys such as Survey on Specific Groups of Workers (SSGW), Employment, Hours and Earnings Survey (EHES), Industrial Relations at the Workplace Survey (IRWS), Occupational Injuries Survey (OIS) and Labor Cost Survey (LCS). Starting 2012 round, the survey covers establishments both in the agricultural and non-agricultural industries with 20 or more workers. Each round of the BITS covers different aspects of employment and establishments practices. The inquiry on occupational injuries and diseases is a regular feature while that on labor cost is undertaken on a less frequent basis.

The main objective of this survey is to generate an integrated data set on employment of specific groups of workers, occupational shortages and surpluses, training of workers, recruitment and hiring practices for entry-level jobs, occupational safety and health practices, employees' compensation program and occupational injuries and diseases. These data are inputs to studies on industry trends and practices and serve as bases for the formulation of policies on employment, conditions of work and industrial relations. To some extent, the survey results will also be used to assess the progress of decent work in the country.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 2.1

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

The statistical unit is the establishment. Each unit is classified in an industry that reflects its main economic activity---the activity that contributes the biggest or major portion of the gross income or revenues of the establishment.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 2.5.1 and 2.5.8

Scope

Notes

Starting the 2012 round, the BITS covers establishments in both agricultural and non-agricultural industries with total employment of at least 20 persons. Adopting the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC), the BITS covers 69 industries, with the following industries excluded from the survey: Central Banking; Public Administration and Defense and Compulsory Social Security (e.g., DOLE, PNP, SSS, GSIS); Public Pre-Primary/Pre-School Education; Public Pre-Primary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public Primary/Elementary Education; Public Primary/Elementary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public General Secondary Education; Public General Secondary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public Technical and Vocational Secondary Education; Public Technical and Vocational Secondary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public Higher Education; Public Hospitals, Sanitaria and Other Similar Activities; Activities of Membership Organizations (e.g., ECOP, TUCP); Activities of Households as Employers of Domestic Personnel; Undifferentiated Goods-and-Services-Producing Activities of Private Households for Own Use and; Activities of Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies (e.g., ILO, UNDP).

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, 2012 Occupational Wages Survey and 2011/2012 BLES Integrated Survey Chapter 2.4

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
employment [3.1]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
unemployment [3.5]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National coverage

Geographic Unit

National Capital Region

Cordillera Administrative Region

Region I - Ilocos Region

Region II - Cagayan Valley

Region III - Central Luzon

Region IV-A - CALABARZON

Region IV-B - MIMAROPA

Region V - Bicol

Region VI - Western Visayas

Region VII - Central Visayas

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula

Region X - Northern Mindanao

Region XI - Davao

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN

Caraga

ARMM - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao

Universe

Agricultural and non-agricultural establishments employing 20 or more workers except Central Banking; Public Administration and Defense and Compulsory Social Security (e.g., DOLE, PNP, SSS, GSIS); Public Pre-Primary/Pre-School Education; Public Pre-Primary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public Primary/Elementary Education; Public Primary/Elementary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public General Secondary Education; Public General Secondary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public Technical and Vocational Secondary Education; Public Technical and Vocational Secondary Education for Children with Special Needs; Public Higher Education; Public Hospitals, Sanitaria and Other Similar Activities; Activities of Membership Organizations (e.g., ECOP, TUCP); Activities of Households as Employers of Domestic Personnel; Undifferentiated Goods-and-Services-Producing Activities of Private Households for Own Use and; Activities of Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies (e.g., ILO, UNDP).

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 2.4

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Department of Labor and Employment

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	BLES

Other Acknowledgements

Name	Affiliation	Role
Department of Labor and Employment Regional Offices (DOLE ROs)		assisted in data collection in regions outside NCR

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Sarah B. Balagbis	SBB	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Documenter
Christine S. Ariola	CSA	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Documenter
Mae Abigail C. Oberos	MACO	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Documenter
Charisma C. Cruz	CCC	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Documenter
Mark C. Tanqui-on	MCT	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Documenter
Earl Joseph S. Cabahug	EJSC	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Documenter
Manuel L. Laopao	MLL	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Reviewer
Asuncion M. Gavilla	AMG	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Reviewer
Rosario G. Fajardo	RGF	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Reviewer
Elena M. Daguidi	EMD	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Reviewer
Maria Imelda B. Celones	IBC	Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Reviewer

Date of Metadata Production

2014-05-14

DDI Document Version

Version 1: First survey documentation using DDI standards

DDI Document ID

DDI-PHL-BLES-BITS-2012-v1