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LFS

Labour Force Survey 2018

Guyana, 2018
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GUY_2018_LFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
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Data file: GUY_LFS_2018_FULL

Cases: 56882
Variables: 267
Producer: Rapi

Variables

hhid
Household ID
member
Member ID
weight
Sampling weight
stratum
Stratum
psu
Primary Sampling Unit
domain
Estimation domain
quarter
Quarter
week
Fieldwork week
region
Region
area
Coast/Interior
zone
Urban/Rural
q1_02
Relation to HH head
q1_03
Sex
q1_04
Age
q1_05
Marital status
q1_06
Ethnic group
q1_07
Country of birth
q1_08
How many years have you been residing in Guyana on a continuous basis?
q1_09
In which region was your mother living when you were born?
q1_10
Where were you living five years ago?
q1_11
Have you EVER attended school?
q1_12
Are you now enrolled in a school or in an educational institution?
q1_13
What is the highest level of education that you have ATTENDED?
q1_14
What class did you COMPLETE?
q1_15
What is the highest post-secondary level/degree that you have COMPLETED?
q1_16
What is the highest examination that you have passed?
q2_01
In the LAST 12 MONTHS have you received training for any occupation (for example
q2_02
In what subject was your last training?
q2_03
Where did you acquire MOST of this training?
q2_04
In the LAST 7 DAYS, did you do any work for a wage, salary or tips EVEN IF ONLY
q2_05
In the LAST 7 DAYS, did you run or do any kind of business or farming, alone or
q2_06
In the LAST 7 DAYS did you do any of the following activities EVEN IF ONLY FOR O
q2_07
In the LAST 7 DAYS, did you help unpaid in a business or farm owned by a househo
q2_08
Was this work in agriculture, livestock rearing or fishing?
q2_09
IN GENERAL, are the products obtained from this activity for sale/ barter or are
q2_10
In the LAST 7 DAYS, were you absent from a paid job or a business, including a h
q2_11
Why were you absent from your work in the LAST 7 DAYS?
q2_12
Including the time that you have been absent, will you return to that same workÂ…
q2_13
Do you continue receiving an income from your job during this absence?
q2_14
During the LAST 30 DAYS, did you look for a job or tried to start a business?
q2_15
What did you MAINLY do in the LAST 30 DAYS to find a job or to try to start a bu
q2_16
Even though you did not look for work in the LAST 30 DAYS, do you want to work f
q2_17
What was the MAIN reason why you did not seek work or try to start a business du
q2_18
How long have you been without work and trying to find a job or start a business
q2_19
If an opportunity to work for pay or to start a business became available, could
q2_20
What is the MAIN reason why you do not want or you are not available to work?
q3_01
In the LAST 7 DAYS did you have more than one job or economic activity?
q3_02
What is the MAIN reason for you holding more than one job?
q3_03
How many hours do you USUALLY work PER WEEK in your MAIN JOB (the one that takes
q3_04
How many hours do you USUALLY work per week in your other jobs?
q3_05
Total hours USUALLY worked per week in ALL jobs
q3_06
What is the MAIN reason why you USUALLY work less than 40 hours per week?
q3_07_1
Monday: hours ACTUALLY worked in Main job in last 7 days
q3_07_2
Tuesday: hours ACTUALLY worked in Main job in last 7 days
q3_07_3
Wednesday: hours ACTUALLY worked in Main job in last 7 days
q3_07_4
Thursday: hours ACTUALLY worked in Main job in last 7 days
q3_07_5
Friday: hours ACTUALLY worked in Main job in last 7 days
q3_07_6
Saturday: hours ACTUALLY worked in Main job in last 7 days
q3_07_7
Sunday: hours ACTUALLY worked in Main job in last 7 days
q3_08
Hours ACTUALLY worked in OTHER jobs in last 7 days
q3_09
Total hours ACTUALLY worked in MAIN job in last 7 days
q3_10
Total hours ACTUALLY worked in ALL jobs in last 7 days
q3_11
Would you want to work more hours for pay or profit than you USUALLY work?
q3_12
If an opportunity for additional work became available, could you start working
q3_13
Have you ever TRIED to work more hours in this job or in another job?
q3_14
When was the LAST TIME you tried to do this?
q3_15
What did you MAINLY do when you tried to work more hours?
q3_15b
Oher specify
q3_16
Status in employment
q3_17
Are you a farmer?
q3_18
Are you working on the basis of a written contract or is it on the basis of a ve
q3_19
Is your contract or agreement of a limited time duration or is it permanent with
q3_20
What is the duration of your contract or agreement?
q3_21
How long have you been employed by your current employer based on a fixed term c
q3_22
Do you benefit from paid annual leave?
q3_23
Do you benefit from compensation for unused leave?
q3_24
Do you benefit from paid sick leave in case of illness?
q3_25
If you had a baby, would you benefit from maternity/paternity leave?
q3_26
Does your employer deduct contributions for the NIS (National Insurance Scheme)?
q3_27
Are you a member of any union or professional association or employers associati
q3_28
What kind of accounts or records does your enterprise keep?
q3_29
Are you contributing BY YOURSELF to any social security scheme, such as (Â…)?
isic_code
ISIC code
isco_code
ISCO code
q3_34
What is the type of ownership of your business/place where you are employed?
q3_35
Is your business or the enterprise in wich you work registered in any national,
q3_36
Where is your business or the enterprise in which you work registered, or in the
q3_37
Where is your business or the enterprise in which you work located?
q3_38
How many persons (including yourself) USUALLY work in the establishment or busin
q3_39
How many of these persons are family members of the business owner?
q3_40
How long ago did you start working in this enterprise / business / for this empl
q3_41
What is your MAIN source of financial support?
q4_01
How long ago have you been without work and seeking for work?
q4_02
Have you ever worked or had a job?
q4_03
What is the MAIN reason why you stopped working?
q4_04
How many hours per week did you USUALLY work in your last job?
q4_05
What was your employment status in your LAST JOB?
q4_06
Were you a farmer in your LAST JOB?
q4_07
What type of worker were you in your last job?
q4_08
In what country was this last job?
q4_09
What is your MAIN source of financial support?
q5_01
To which of the following groups do you belong?
q5_02
Have you ever worked, either for others or in your own business?
q5_03a
How long ago did you stop working? (months)
q5_03b
How long ago did you stop working? (years)
q5_04
What was your employment status in your last job?
q5_05
Were you a farmer in your LAST JOB?
q5_06
In what country was this last job?
q5_07
What was your MAIN source of financial support during the LAST 7 DAYS?
q6_01
Exact income: income from Main job IN THE LAST MONTH IN TERMS OF NET salary
q6_01b
Income bracket: income from Main job IN THE LAST MONTH IN TERMS OF NET salary
q6_02a
Received comissions, benefits, provisions in the last month in Main job
q6_02b
Received overtime pay (NET) in the last month in Main job
q6_02c
Received travel/other allowances in the last month in Main job
q6_02d
Received bonus in the last month in Main job
q6_02e
Received special holiday pay in the last month in Main job
q6_02f
Received job related Government transfers (accident, illness, maternity) in the
q6_03a
Received food and drinks as compensations in kind in the last month in Main job
q6_03b
Received housing and related services as compensations in kind in the last month
q6_03c
Received health care as compensations in kind in the last month in Main job
q6_03d
Received transportation (vehicle, gas, tolls) as compensations in kind in the la
q6_03e
Received clothes as compensations in kind in the last month in Main job
q6_03f
Received nurseries or child care as compensations in kind in the last month in M
q6_03g
Received education for children as compensations in kind in the last month in Ma
q6_03h
Received products or services of the enterprise you work for as compensations in
q6_03i
Received any other type of in-kind pay as compensations in kind in the last mont
q6_04a
Comissions, benefits, provisions: income in the last month in Main job
q6_04b
Overtime pay (NET): income in the last month in Main job
q6_04c
Travel/other allowances: income in the last month in Main job
q6_04d
Bonus: income in the last month in Main job
q6_04e
Special holiday: income in the last month in Main job
q6_04f
Job related Government transfers: income in the last month in Main job
q6_05a
Value of food and drinks received in the last month in Main job
q6_05b
Value of housing and related services received in the last month in Main job
q6_05c
Value of health care received in the last month in Main job
q6_05d
Value of transportation (vehicle, gas, tolls) received in the last month in Main
q6_05e
Value of cothes received in the last month in Main job
q6_05f
Value of nurseries or child care received in the last month in Main job
q6_05g
Value of education for children received in the last month in Main job
q6_05h
Value of products or services of the enterprise you work for received in the las
q6_05i
Value of any other type of in-kind pay received in the last month in Main job
q6_06
Exact income: cash amount withdrawn from business in THE LAST MONTH - Main job
q6_06b
Income bracket: cash amount withdrawn from business in THE LAST MONTH - Main job
q6_07
Products or services from business used to consume at home in THE LAST MONTH
q6_08
Foods from own production consumed at home in THE LAST MONTH
q6_09
Value of foods from own production consumed at home in THE LAST MONTH
q6_10
Income from OTHER jobs IN THE LAST MONTH
q6_11
Exact income: NIS pension in the last month
q6_12
Exact income: Old age pension in the last month
q6_13
Exact income: Service pension in the last month
q6_11b
Income bracket: NIS pension in the last month
q6_12b
Income bracket: Old age pension in the last month
q6_13b
Income bracket: Service pension in the last month
q6_14
Income for survivors benefit in the last month
q6_15
Income from public assistance in the last month (welfare grants, disability gran
q6_16
Income from rent of a house, land or other property in last 3 months
q6_17
Income from sale of a house, land or other property in last 3 months
q6_18
Income from alimony, maintenance or child support in the last 6 months
q6_19
Income from friends or relatives out of this household living in Guyana in the l
q6_20a
Income (GYD) from relatives or friends living abroad in the last 6 months
q6_20b
Income (US DOLLAR ) from relatives or friends living abroad in the last 6 months
q6_21
Income from financial investments in the las 12 months
q6_22
Any other income in the last 12 moths
q6_23
Received products from relatives/friends living abroad in the las 6 months
q6_24a
Value (GYD) of products from relatives/friends living abroad in the las 6 months
q6_24b
Value (US DOLLAR ) of products from relatives/friends living abroad in the las 6 months
q6_25
Were the questions answered by the individual in question?
ilo_key
Key unique identifier per individual
ilo_hh
Key unique identifier per household
ilo_hhsize
Number of household members
ilo_time
Time (Gregorian Calendar)
ilo_wgt
Sample weight
ilo_region_sub1
National sub region - level 1
ilo_geo
Geographical coverage
ilo_sex
Sex
ilo_age
Age
ilo_age_5yrbands
Age (5-year age bands)
ilo_age_10yrbands
Age (10-year age bands)
ilo_age_aggregate
Age (Aggregate)
ilo_age_ythadult
Age (Youth and adults)
ilo_edu_isced11
Education (ISCED 11)
ilo_edu_aggregate
Education (Aggregate level)
ilo_edu_voc
Vocational Education
ilo_edu_attendance
Education (Attendance)
ilo_swt_form
Forms of school-to-work transition
ilo_swt_stage
Stages of school-to-work transition
ilo_placeofbirth
Place of birth
ilo_placeofbirth_details
Place of birth - National
ilo_ethnicity
Ethnicity and/or Race - National
ilo_relationship_details
Relationship to the reference person
ilo_relationship_aggregate
Relationship to the reference person (Aggregate levels)
ilo_mrts_details
Marital status
ilo_mrts_aggregate
Marital status (Aggregate levels)
ilo_wap
Working age population
ilo_lfs_emp
Employment
ilo_lfs_notemp_activ
Looking to work
ilo_lfs_notemp_avail
Available to work
ilo_lfs_notemp_futur
Future starters
ilo_lfs_notemp_will
Willing to work
ilo_lfs
Labour Force Status - 13th ICLS
ilo_neet
Youth not in education, employment or training
ilo_sub_dest
Destination of production
ilo_lfs_emp19
Employment - 19th ICLS
ilo_lfs19
Labour Force Status - 19th ICLS
ilo_olf_dlma
Labour market attachment (Degree of)
ilo_olf_plf
Potential labour force
ilo_olf_extended
Extended labour force
ilo_mjh
Multiple job holders
ilo_job1_ste_icse93
Status in employment (ICSE 93) in main job
ilo_job1_ste_aggregate
Status in employment (Aggregate) - Main job
isic_code1
RECODE of isic_code (ISIC code)
ilo_job1_eco_isic4_4digits
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4), 4 digits level - main job
ilo_job1_eco_isic4_3digits
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4), 3 digits level - main job
ilo_job1_eco_isic4_2digits
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4), 2 digits level - main job
ilo_job1_eco_isic4
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4) - main job
ilo_job1_eco_aggregate
Economic activity (Aggregate) - main job
ilo_job1_eco_sector
Economic activity (Sector) - main job
ilo_job1_eco_agnag
Economic activity (Agriculture, Non-agriculture) - main job
isco_code1
RECODE of isco_code (ISCO code)
ilo_job1_ocu_isco08_4digits
Occupation (ISCO-08), 4 digit level - main job
ilo_job1_ocu_isco08_3digits
Occupation (ISCO-08), 3 digit level - main job
ilo_job1_ocu_isco08_2digits
Occupation (ISCO-08), 2 digit level - main job
ilo_job1_ocu_isco08
Occupation (ISCO-08) - main job
ilo_job1_ocu_aggregate
Occupation (Aggregate) - main job
ilo_job1_ocu_skill
Occupation (Skill level) - main job
ilo_job1_careworkers
Care workers from isco08 2 digits and isic4 2 digits
ilo_job1_ins_sector
Institutional sector (private/public) of economic activities in main job
ilo_job1_how_usual
Weekly hours usually worked in main job
ilo_job1_how_usual_bands
Weekly hours usually worked bands - main job
ilo_job1_how_actual
Weekly hours actually worked - main job
ilo_job1_how_actual_bands
Weekly hours actually worked bands - main job
ilo_job2_how_usual
Weekly hours usually worked in other jobs
ilo_job2_how_usual_bands
Weekly hours usually worked bands - second job
ilo_job2_how_actual
Weekly hours actually worked - second job
ilo_job2_how_actual_bands
Weekly hours actually worked bands - second job
ilo_joball_how_usual
Weekly hours usually worked in all jobs
ilo_joball_how_usual_bands
Weekly hours usually worked bands - all jobs
ilo_joball_how_actual
Weekly hours actually worked - all jobs
ilo_joball_how_actual_bands
Weekly hours actually worked bands - all jobs
ilo_job1_job_contract
Job (Type of contract) in main job
ilo_job1_job_tempdur_details
Total length detailed of contract of limited duration
ilo_job1_job_tempdur_aggregate
Total length aggregated of contract of limited duration
ilo_job1_socsec
Entitlement to social security
ilo_job1_paidleave
Entitlement to paid leave
ilo_job1_sickleave
Entitlement to sick leave
ilo_job1_parleave
Entitlement to parental leave
ilo_job1_bkp
Bookkeeping
ilo_job1_rgt
Registration
ilo_job1_pow
Place of work
ilo_job1_size_details
Size of the establishment (Detailed)
ilo_job1_size_aggregate
Size of the establishment (Aggregated)
ilo_job1_ife_prod
Informal / Formal Economy (Unit of production)
ilo_job1_ife_nature
Informal / Formal Economy (Nature of job) - Main job
ilo_job1_lri_ees
Monthly earnings of employees in main job
ilo_job1_hlp_ees
Low hourly pay of employees - Experimental
ilo_job1_mlp_ees
Low monthly pay of employees - Experimental
ilo_joball_lookoj
Looking for another job
ilo_joball_will
Willing to work additional hours
ilo_joball_avail
Available to work additional hours
ilo_joball_union
Trade union membership
ilo_cat_une
Category of unemployment
ilo_dur_details
Duration of unemployment (Details)
ilo_dur_aggregate
Duration of unemployment (Aggregate)
ilo_dis
Discouraged job-seekers
ilo_joball_tru
Time-related underemployed
country
time
Total: 267
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