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Citation Title LFS METADATA APRIL 2013 ID Number SIBLFSAPRIL2013 Author: Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) Other Identification: Copyright: SIB, Belmopan Producers: SIB, Belmopan Back To Top Citation Title: LFS METADATA APRIL 2013 ID Number: SIBLFSAPRIL2013 Author: Statistical Institute of Belize Distributors SIB Version: v1.1 Belize 2013 Producers: SIB Funding: Belize References Questionnaire(s) Household Person Manual(s) Scope - Summary Data Description Methodology - Data Collection and Processing Sampling Data Collection Accessibility Overview Type Labour Force Survey April 2013 Version Production Date: 2013-04-05 Time Period(s) 2013 Countries Belize Geographic Coverage National coverage Unit of Analysis Household Primary Investigator(s) Statistical Institute of Belize, SIB Other Producer(s) None Funding Agency/ies Government of Belize, Main funder Statistical Institute of Be Scope: Kind of Data Sample survey data [ssd] Universe The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), all women, men and children resident in the household. Added Modules None Questionnaires Two sets of questionnaires were used in the survey: 1) a household questionnaire which was used to collect information on all de jure household members (usual residents), the household, and the dwelling; 2) an individual questionnaire administered in each household to all persons 14 years and older. The questionnaires included the following modules: The Household Questionnaire included the following modules: Household Information Panel Household Listing Form Education The Individual P Definitions Household A household consists of one or more persons living together i.e. sleeping most nights of a week AND sharing at least one daily meal. It is possible for a household to consist of just one person, or of more than one family, as long as they share living arrangements. A boarder or a domestic servant who sleeps in most nights of the week is a member of the household. A group of unrelated persons living together also constitutes a household. Working Age population This refers to all those persons aged 14 years and over. Labour Force The labour force is comprised of all those persons aged 14 years and over who were engaged in any form of economic activity, for at least one ho

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Citation Title LFS METADATA APRIL 2013 ID Number SIBLFSAPRIL2013 Author: Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) Other Identification: Copyright: SIB, Belmopan Producers: SIB, Belmopan Back To Top

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Citation Title: LFS METADATA APRIL 2013 ID Number: SIBLFSAPRIL2013 Author: Statistical Institute of Belize Distributors SIB Version: v1.1 Belize 2013 Producers: SIB Funding: Belize References Questionnaire(s) Household Person Manual(s) Scope - Summary Data Description Methodology - Data Collection and Processing Sampling Data Collection Accessibility Overview Type Labour Force Survey April 2013 Version Production Date: 2013-04-05 Time Period(s) 2013 Countries Belize Geographic Coverage National coverage Unit of Analysis Household Primary Investigator(s) Statistical Institute of Belize, SIB Other Producer(s) None Funding Agency/ies Government of Belize, Main funder Statistical Institute of Be

SCOPE AND COVERAGE

Scope: Kind of Data Sample survey data [ssd] Universe The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), all women, men and children resident in the household. Added Modules None Questionnaires Two sets of questionnaires were used in the survey: 1) a household questionnaire which was used to collect information on all de jure household members (usual residents), the household, and the dwelling; 2) an individual questionnaire administered in each household to all persons 14 years and older. The questionnaires included the following modules: The Household Questionnaire included the following modules: Household Information Panel Household Listing Form Education The Individual P

METHODOLOGY - DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

Definitions Household A household consists of one or more persons living together i.e. sleeping most nights of a week AND sharing at least one daily meal. It is possible for a household to consist of just one person, or of more than one family, as long as they share living arrangements. A boarder or a domestic servant who sleeps in most nights of the week is a member of the household. A group of unrelated persons living together also constitutes a household. Working Age population This refers to all those persons aged 14 years and over. Labour Force The labour force is comprised of all those persons aged 14 years and over who were engaged in any form of economic activity, for at least one ho

SAMPLING

The sample for the Labour Force Survey (LFS) was designed to provide estimates for indicators labour force participation, unemployment, under employment, persons not in the labour force the national level, for urban and rural areas, and for six regions: Corozal District, Orange Walk District, Belize District, Cayo District, Stann Creek District Toledo District. Disaggregation is also provided by sex, ethnicity and age groups. The urban and rural areas within each region were identified as the main sampling strata and the sample was selected in two stages. Within each stratum, twenty-eight census enumeration districts (ED) were selected systematically with probability proportional to size. Af

DATA COLLECTION

Data Collection Dates start 2013-04-10 end 2013-05-05 Data Collection Mode Face-to-face [f2f] Data Collection Notes Pre-Test: A pre-test field exercise for the LFS April 2013 was conducted on Wednesday 26th January 2013 and Thursday 27th January 2013 in the Orange Walk District in the rural villages of Shipyard, August Pine Ridge and Trinidad and in the urban areas of San Jose Palmar and Orange Walk Town. Personnel from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) were responsible for conducting the pre-test. Training of Field Workers: Training of 49 Field Workers was conducted over a two-week period from 13th to 25th June. Training sessions were held in Belize City at the University of Belize,

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Access Authority Director General (Statistical Institute of Belize), info@mail.sib.org.bz Contact(s) Manager, Data Dissemination Department (The Statistical Institute of Belize), info@mail.sib.org.bz Confidentiality Data must be accessed through the Micro Data Access policy. In particular confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by the Statistics Act of 2006. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on

Labour Force Survey – April 2013 Metadata – Statistical Institute of Belize

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