Uganda
Title of the survey:
Uganda National Household Survey 1996-97: Pilot Labour Force Survey.
Organization responsible for the survey:
Planning and conduct of the survey:
Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Analysis and publication of the results:
Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Topics covered:
Persons currently and usually economically active, employed and unemployed. Persons currently in time-related underemployment and persons currently outside the labour force. Persons usually employed, persons usually unemployed and persons usually not economic active (distinguishing students, home duties, too old, sick and disabled). Hours of work (for currently employed). Days worked (for usually employed). Duration of unemployment. Second jobs. Industry, occupation, status in employment, education/training levels.
Coverage of the survey:
Geographical:
36 out of 39 districts in country covered. The 3 excluded for security reasons.
Population groups:
Population of age 7 years and above who were the usual residents in the selected households. Excluded where irregular members present or absent as well as visitors.
Availability of estimates from other sources for the excluded areas/groups:
Not available.
Groups covered by the survey but excluded from the published results:
None.
Periodicity:
Conduct of the survey:
Occasional, i.e. March-November 1997.
Publication of results:
Occasional, first results published December 1998.
Reference periods:
Employment:
One week prior to the date of the interview for the currently employed and during the last 12 months, by own assessment, for the usually employed.
Seeking work:
The survey week for the current unemployed and during the last 12 months, by own assessment, for the usually unemployed.
Availability for work:
The survey week for the current unemployed and during the last 12 months, by own assessment, for the usually unemployed.
Concepts and definitions:
Employment:
Persons who a) performed some work for pay or profit during the reference week; b) were temporarily absent from work during the reference week because of illness or leave, but were definitely going to return; and c) were engaged in production of goods for on use.
Excluded are persons subject to compulsory schooling and persons who were retired and were receiving a pension. Some work is defined as 1 hour or more during the reference week.
Unemployment:
Persons who were currently without work and available for work, and who had searched for work.
Underemployment:
Time-related underemployment:
No information.
Inadequate employment situations:
No information.
Hours of work:
Actual hours worked, measured separately for each of 7 days used for measuring current employment.
Employment-related income:
Income from paid employment:
Not applicable.
Income from self-employment:
Not applicable.
Informal sector:
Not applicable.
Usual activity:
No information.
Classifications:
Branch of economic activity (industry):
Title of the classification:
No information.
Population groups classified by industry:
Employed persons.
Number of groups used for coding:
58.
Links to ISIC:
ISIC-Rev.3.
Occupation:
Title of the classification:
No information.
Population groups classified by occupation:
Employed persons.
Number of groups used for coding:
87.
Links to ISCO:
ISCO-88.
Status in employment:
Title of the classification:
National classification.
Population groups classified by status in employment:
Employed persons.
Groups used for classification:
Paid employees (distinguishing: government permanent, government temporary, government casual, private permanent, private temporary and private casual) and self-employed (distinguishing: employer, own-account worker and unpaid family worker).
Links to ICSE:
ICSE-1993.
Education:
Title of the classification:
National classification.
Population groups classified by education:
All persons.
Groups used for classification:
24.
Links to ISCED:
ISCED-1976.
Sample size and design:
Ultimate sampling unit:
Household.
Sample size (ultimate sampling units):
6,656.
Overall sampling fraction:
0.0017.
Sample frame:
The 1991 Population Census.
Updating of the sample:
Each survey has a new sample.
Rotation:
Scheme:
Not applicable.
Percentage of units remaining in the sample for two consecutive survey rounds:
Not applicable.
Maximum number of interviews per sample unit:
Not applicable.
Length of time for complete renewal of the sample:
Not applicable.
Field work:
Type of interview:
Personal interviews, paper and pencil.
Number of ultimate sampling units per sample area:
No information.
Duration of field work:
Total:
March-November, 1997.
Per sample area:
No information.
Survey organization:
Permanent.
Number of field staff:
48 interviewers and 12 supervisors.
Substitution of non-responding ultimate sampling units:
Yes.
Estimation and adjustments:
Total non-response rate:
0.0006.
Adjustment for total non-response:
Yes.
Imputation for item non-response:
Yes, by use of multipliers for ten interviewed households in each sampled enumeration area to adjust according to the number of households interviewed.
Adjustment for areas/population not covered:
No.
Adjustment for undercoverage:
No.
Adjustment for overcoverage:
No.
Adjustment for seasonal variations:
No.
History of the survey:
Title and date of the first survey:
Uganda National Household Survey 1996-97.
Significant changes or revisions:
Not applicable.
Documentation and dissemination:
Documentation:
Survey results:
1997 Pilot Labour Force Survey; no further bibliographical information.
Survey methodology:
As for results.
Dissemination:
Time needed for initial release of survey results:
No information.
Advance information of public about date of initial release:
No.
Availability of unpublished data upon request:
Yes.
Availability of data in machine-readable form:
Yes.
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