Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) 2003
Philippines, 2003
Reference ID
PHL-NSO-FLEMMS-2003-v01
Producer(s)
National Statistics Office
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- 2003FLEMMS
C29-Reason for not being Employed (LC29_RNEMP)
Data File: 2003FLEMMS
Overview
vald
39041
invd
67063
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
range
1 - 9
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Why was (NAME) not employed?
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 851 | 2.2% | |
2 | 595 | 1.5% | |
3 | 118 | 0.3% | |
4 | 11656 | 29.9% | |
5 | 1170 | 3% | |
6 | 19678 | 50.4% | |
7 | 2700 | 6.9% | |
8 | 1493 | 3.8% | |
9 | 780 | 2% | |
Sysmiss | 67063 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
This column will be filled in if the person 10 years old and over answered “2” (not employed) in Column 25
Use the codes indicated at the bottom of the questionnaire to record the reason why a household member is not employed. .
Use the codes indicated at the bottom of the questionnaire to record the reason why a household member is not employed. .
Description
Text
Reason for not being employed - seeks to determine the main reason why a person is not employed; could be any of the following:
1 - Scarcity of job opportunities - if a person is not employed because of frequent denial of job applications he/she has made due to unavailability of vacant positions.
2 - Inappropriate skills and/or insufficient experience - if a person is not employed because he/she is underqualified in terms of the skills and/or experience requirements for the job.
3 - Lack of resources to start business - if a person is not employed because he/she opted for self-employment but capital and other material resources are not enough to start a business.
4 - Housekeeping - if a person is not employed because of his/her preference to stay at home and do household chores full-time.
5 - Illness/disability - if a person is not employed because he/she is suffering from a permanent or temporary illness or disability that hinders him/her to do any kind of work.
6 - Still studying/planning to continue studies - if a person is not employed because he/she is still attending school or is expected to attend school within the next four months.
7 - Retired/too old - if a person felt that he was too old to work or that he had worked long enough that now he would want to rest even though he still feels capable.
8 - Looking for job related to profession and/or training acquired - if a person is not employed because he/she is still presently looking for a job that is particularly related to his/her education, skills and/or training acquired.
9 - Others - if a person is not employed because of some other reasons, that is, he/she believes that no work is available.
1 - Scarcity of job opportunities - if a person is not employed because of frequent denial of job applications he/she has made due to unavailability of vacant positions.
2 - Inappropriate skills and/or insufficient experience - if a person is not employed because he/she is underqualified in terms of the skills and/or experience requirements for the job.
3 - Lack of resources to start business - if a person is not employed because he/she opted for self-employment but capital and other material resources are not enough to start a business.
4 - Housekeeping - if a person is not employed because of his/her preference to stay at home and do household chores full-time.
5 - Illness/disability - if a person is not employed because he/she is suffering from a permanent or temporary illness or disability that hinders him/her to do any kind of work.
6 - Still studying/planning to continue studies - if a person is not employed because he/she is still attending school or is expected to attend school within the next four months.
7 - Retired/too old - if a person felt that he was too old to work or that he had worked long enough that now he would want to rest even though he still feels capable.
8 - Looking for job related to profession and/or training acquired - if a person is not employed because he/she is still presently looking for a job that is particularly related to his/her education, skills and/or training acquired.
9 - Others - if a person is not employed because of some other reasons, that is, he/she believes that no work is available.
Universe
Household members 10 years old and over