Data Collection
Data Collection Dates
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|
| 2007-10-08 | 2007-10-31 | N/A |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Supervision
* The Regional Director/Officer-In-Charge (RDs/OICs) provided the general supervision to the staff of the provincial offices under the jurisdiction on all administrative matters and field operations relative to the survey.
* The Provincial Statistics Officers (PSOs) supervised the activities of the personnel to ensure that the data collection is finished according to the timetable set.
* The Regional and Provincial Statistician supervised in the field, and review and edit questionnaires while still in their area of assignment.
Questionnaires
* ISH FORM 2 is a four-page, forty five-column questionnaire that is being used in the quarterly rounds of the Laor Force Survey nationwide. This questionnaire gathers data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the population.
* On the first page of the questionnaire, the particulars about the geographic location, design codes and household auxiliary information of the sample household that is being interviewed are to be recorded. Certifications by the enumerator and his supervisor regarding the manner by which the data are collected are likewise to be made on this page.
* The inside pages of the questionnaire contain the items to be determined about each member of the sample household. Items 3 to 10 are for the demographic characteristics; columns 2 to 7 are to be ascertained of all members of the household regardless of age. Items 8 to 45, on the other hand, are the series of items that will be asked of all the members 5 years of age or over to determine their labor force and employment characteristics.
* Most of the questions have pre-coded responses. The possible answers with their corresponding codes are printed at the bottom of the page for easy reference. Only the appropriate codes need to be entered in the cells.
* Other items, however, require write-in entries such as column 11 (main activity), column 15 and 29 (primary and other occupation), etc. For such items, it is required that the enumerator describes the main activity or occupation, etc.
The questionnaire used was the revised version as of January 2001 with inclusion on salaries and wages, new entrants, other occupation among others.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|
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National Statistics Office
| NSO | |
Supervision
The RDs/OICs, PSOs, Regional and Provincial Staff were allotted a number of days to supervise the enumeration.
Likewise, Central Office Statisticians were assigned to provinces to supervise and monitor the conduct of the survey.
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