Labor Force Survey 2008
Philippines, 2008
Reference ID
PHL-NSO-LFS-2008-v2.0
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National Statistics Office
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C42-Did work or had a job during the past quarter (April 2005) (c42_pqtr)
Data File: LFS_October 2008
Overview
vald
108767
vald
480782983020
invd
93316
invd
428184537967
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
range
1 - 2
Questions and instructions
Did ___ work at all or had a job/business during the past quarter?
1 YES
2 NO, Go to next household member
1 YES
2 NO, Go to next household member
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 357041080721 | 74.3% | |
2 | 123741902299 | 25.7% | |
Sysmiss | 428184537967 |
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.
If a person worked during the past quarter even for only one hour, then he would be considered at work and would have a code of "1" in this column.
Description
In order to establish a linkage between the past week and the past quarter employment characteristics of the population, questions based on the past quarter reference period will also be asked.
"Past quarter" as used here refers to the last three calendar months preceding the interview. The same concept of work as presented in the earlier section will be used to ascertain the economic activity of a person. If a person worked during the past quarter even for only one hour, then he would be considered at work and would have a code of "1" in column 42.
"Past quarter" as used here refers to the last three calendar months preceding the interview. The same concept of work as presented in the earlier section will be used to ascertain the economic activity of a person. If a person worked during the past quarter even for only one hour, then he would be considered at work and would have a code of "1" in column 42.
For persons 15 years old and over