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Labour force survey 2023

Gambia, 2023
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GMB_2023_LFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
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Gambia Bureau of Statistics
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Labour force surveys
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Data file: GMB_LFS_2023_FULL

Cases: 63241
Variables: 478
Producer: Rapi

Variables

hh1
Cluster
hh2
Household number
hh6
Date of interview
hh7
Area
hh8
LGA
hh9
Start time of household interview
hh10
Consent
hh11
Result of household questionnaire
hh12
End time for household interview
hhsize
Household size
xgps
Collect GPS
lon
Longitude
lat
Latitude
alt
Altitude
xstarthh
timestamp start HH
xendhh
timestamp end HH
badclosedhh
Bad closed
hl1
Line number
hl3
Relationship
hl4
Sex
hl5d
Day of birth
hl5m
Month of birth
hl5y
Year of birth
hl6
Age
hl8
Marital status
hl9
Type of union
hl10
Nationality
hl10a
GAMBIAN
hl10b
SENEGALESE
hl10c
NIGERIAN
hl10d
SIERRA LEONEAN
hl10e
LIBERIAN
hl10f
GHANIAN
hl10g
GUINEAN
hl10h
BISSAU GUINEAN
hl10i
MAURITANIAN
hl10j
OTHER WEST AFRICAN
hl10k
OTHER AFRICAN
hl10l
NON-AFRICAN
hl11
Ethnicity
hl11x
Other ethnicity
hl12
Religion
hl12x
Other religion
hhmore
Add another member
ed4
Ever attended school
ed5
Reason for never attended school
ed5x
Other reason
ed6
Currently attending school
ed7l
Current level
ed7g
Current year
ed8l
Highest level attained
ed8g
Number of years completed
ed8b
Field out of study
ed9
Can read and write
tr3
Attended a training course in the last 12 months
tr4
Attend formal or non-formal training in last 12 months
tr5
Type of training
tr5x
Other type
tr6
Situation of training
tr7
Duration of training in months
tr8
Main sponsor for the training
tr8x
Other sponsor
tr9
Training is part of regular work
tr10
Receive a certificate
im3
Duration in year of living in the village/town/city
im4
Initial LGA
im4x
Initial country
im5a
First reaon of moving
im5ax
Other first reason
im5b
Second reaon of moving
im5bx
Other second reason
im5c
Third reaon of moving
im5cx
Other third reason
im6
LGA of birth
im6x
Country of birth
mig3
Born in Gambia
mig4
Birth country
mig5m
Arrival month in Gambia
mig5y
Arrival year in Gambia
mig6
Duration in Gambia
mig7
Main reason for moving to Gambia
mig7x
Other reason
mig8
Citizen of
mig8a
STATELESS
mig8b
mig8c
mig9
Other country of citizen
mig9b
SENEGAL
mig9c
NIGERIA
mig9d
SIERRA LEON
mig9e
LIBERIA
mig9f
GHANA
mig9g
GUINEA
mig9h
BISSAU GUINEA
mig9i
MAURITANIA
mig9j
OTHER WEST AFRICA
mig9k
OTHER AFRICA
mig9l
NON-AFRICA
fn3
Difficulty seeing
fn4
Difficulty hearing
fn5
Difficulty walking
fn6
Difficulty remembering
fn7
Difficulty washing
fn8
Difficulty comminicating
ii5a
Line number
ii6
Date of individual interview
ii7
Start time of individual interview
ii8
Individual consent
ii9
Result of individual interview
ii9x
Other result
ii10
End time of individual interview
emp4
Last week, from last (Monday) up to (Sunday), did (you/NAME) work for someone el
emp5
Last week, did (you/NAME) run or do any kind of business, farming or other activ
emp6
Last week, did (you/NAME) help in a family business or farm?
emp7
(Do/does) (you/NAME) have a paid job or income generating activity, but (were/wa
emp8
Why were you absent from your work in the last week?
emp8x
Other reason(s)
emp9
Including the time that (you/NAME) (have/has) been absent, will (you/he/she) ret
emp10
(Do/Does) (you/NAME) continue to receive an income from (your/his/her) job or bu
emp11
During the low or off-season, (do/does) (you/NAME) continue to do some work for
emp12
Last week, did (you/NAME) do any work in? ?
emp12a
FARMING
emp12b
REARING FARM ANIMALS
emp12c
FISHING OR FISH FARMING
emp12d
NONE OF THE ABOVE
emp13
Was this work that you mentioned in??
emp13a
FARMING
emp13b
REARING FARM ANIMALS
emp13c
FISHING OR FISH FARMING
emp13d
ANOTHER TYPE OF JOB OR BUSINESS
emp14
Thinking about the work in (farming, rearing animals [and/or fishing]) (you/NAME
emp15
(Were/Was) (you/NAME) hired by someone else to do this work?
emp16
What are the main products from (farming, rearing animals, [and/or fishing]) tha
emp16a
ISIC CODE
emp17
Last week, on how many days did (you/NAME) do this work?
emp18
How many hours per day did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
cm1
Last week did you have more than one job or business?
cm2
Main activity of the establishment or business
cm2a
Main goods or services produced
cm2b
ISIC CODE
cm3
Occupational title
cm3b
Main tasks and duties
cm3c
ISCO CODE
cm4
How long have you worked for this employer/ this business or activity?
cm5
(Do/does) (you/NAME) work??
cm6
Who usually makes the decisions about the running of the family business?
cm7
Does the business hire any paid employees on a regular basis?
cm8
Does more than half of (your/his/her) income from the [business/activity] come f
cm9
Do you get your customers, clients or buyers through someone else, for example f
cm9b
Does this client / company / intermediary / person set ...?
cm10
In this job (are/is) (you/he/she) working in?.?
cm11
Which of the following types of pay (do/does) (you/NAME) receive for this work?
cm11a
A WAGE OR SALARY
cm11b
PAYMENT BY PIECE OF WORK COMPLETED
cm11c
COMMISSIONS
cm11d
TIPS
cm11e
FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
cm11f
PAYMENT WITH MEAL OR ACCOMODATION
cm11g
PAYMENT IN PRODUCTS
cm11h
OTHER CASH PAYMENT
cm11i
NOT PAID
cm11x
Other cash payment
cm12
Who pays (you/NAME) for that work?
cm12x
Other payer
cm13
(Do/does)(you/NAME) have a written contract or oral agreement for the work (you/
cm14
Does your contract or agreement specify the number of hours (you/he/she) (are/is
cm15
Are/Is) (you/NAME) at least guaranteed that (you/he/she) will get some work or h
cm16
What are (your/NAME?s) agreed or contractual working hours per week in this job?
cm17
Is (your/NAME?s) contract or agreement?.?
cm18
How long in total is (your/NAME?s) current agreement?
cm19
Which of the following applies to (your/NAME?s) current agreement?
cm19a
IT COVERS A PARTICULAR SEASON
cm19b
IT COVERS A PERIOD OF TRAINING (APPRENTICE, TRAINEE, RESEARCH ASSISTANT, ETC)
cm19c
PART OF AN EMPLOYMENT CREATION PROGRAMME
cm19d
FOR SUBSTITUTE WORK
cm19e
NONE OF THE ABOVE
cm20
Are/Is) (you/NAME) on a probation period to get a permanent contract?
cm21
Is (your/NAME?s) work seasonal?
cm22
Employer pay contributions to the pension fund
cm23
Do/Does) (you/NAME) get paid annual leave?
cm24
Would (you/NAME) get paid sick leave in case of illness or injury?
cm25
In what kind of place (do/does) (you/NAME) typically work?
cm25x
Other place of work
cm26
How many persons including (you/NAME) work at (your/NAME) place of work?
cm27
Is the business (you/NAME) work(s) for registered with GRA (GAMBIA Revenue Autho
cm28
Is the business (you/NAME) work for an incorporated business/company i.e. Share
cm29
What kind of accounts or records does the business keep? Are they?
cm30
Which year did (you/NAME) begin working in this business or place?
cm31
And which month?
cs1
Main activity of secondary job
cs1a
Goods or services produced
cs1b
ISIC CODE
cs2
What is your work/ occupation in this job?
cs2a
Main tasks and duties
cs2b
ISCO CODE
cs3
In this second job, (do/does) (you/NAME) work??
cs4
Does the business hire any paid employees on a regular basis?
cs5
Does more than half of (your/his/her) income from the [business/activity] come f
cs6
Do you get your customers, clients or buyers through someone else, for example f
cs7
Does this client / company / intermediary / person set ...?
cs8
Which of the following types of pay (do/does) (you/NAME) receive for this work?
cs8a
A WAGE OR SALARY
cs8b
PAYMENT BY PIECE OF WORK COMPLETED
cs8c
COMMISSIONS
cs8d
TIPS
cs8e
FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
cs8f
PAYMENT WITH MEAL OR ACCOMODATION
cs8g
PAYMENT IN PRODUCTS
cs8h
OTHER CASH PAYMENT
cs8i
NOT PAID
cs8x
Other type of pay
wkt1
How many hours (do/does) (you/NAME) usually work per week in (your/his/her) main
wkt2
In total, how many hours did (you/NAME) actually work in (your/his/her) main job
wkt3
How many hours (do/does) (you/NAME) usually work per week in (your/his/her) seco
wkt4
How many hours did (you/NAME) actually work last week in (your/his/her) second j
wkt5
Did you have any other jobs last week?
wkt6
How many hours (do/does) (you/NAME) usually work per week in all (your/his/her)
wkt7
How many hours did (you/NAME) actually work last week in all (your/his/her) othe
wkt8a
TOTAL HOURS USUALLY WORKED IN ALL JOB(S) (WKT1+WKT3+WKT6)
wkt8b
TOTAL HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED IN ALL JOB(S) (WKT2+WKT4+WKT7)
wkt9
During the last four weeks, that is from [DATE] up to [last DAY/yesterday] did (
wkt10
Would (you/NAME) want to work more hours per week than usually worked, provided
wkt11
Could (you/NAME) start working more hours within the next two weeks?
wkt12
How many additional hours per week could (you/NAME) work?
wkt13
To what extent are you satisfied with your main job?
wkt14
Do/Does) (you/NAME) want to change (your/his/her) current employment situation?
wkt15
What is the main reason why (you/NAME) want(s) to change (your/his/her) employme
wkt15x
Other reason
opa1
READ: The next questions are about unpaid work in farming or fishing that (you/N
opa1a
WORK OR HELP IN ANY FARMING ACTIVITIES TO PRODUCE FOOD FOR THE FAMILY
opa1b
KEEP OR HELP IN A FAMILY [KITCHEN GARDEN OR ORCHARD]
opa1c
REAR OR TEND FARM ANIMALS KEPT BY THE FAMILY
opa1d
WORK OR HELP IN FAMILY FISHING (OR FISH FARMING) ACTIVITIES
opa1e
NONE OF THE ABOVE
opa2
What are the main (animals, farming, and/or [fishing]) products that (you/NAME)
opa2a
ISIC CODE
opa3
Number of days
opa4
How many hours per day did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
ei1
The last time you were paid in your main job, were you paid in cash such as sala
ei2
How much did you receive the last time you were paid?
ei3
What period did this payment cover?
ei3x
Other period
ei4
How many days did you work in your main job during that period?
ei5
On average, how many hours did you work per day in your main job during that per
ei6
Does your employer provide you with ??(Please write all that apply)
ei6a
HOUSING
ei6b
FOOD AND/OR DRINKS
ei6c
TRANSPORT (VEHICLE, FUEL, TRANSPORT FARE)
ei6d
CLOTHING/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE (OTHER THAN UNIFORMS)
ei6xx
OTHER
ei6yy
NONE
ei6x
Other
ei7
If one had to purchase those products, how much would they have cost? (Please ro
ei8
Did you have to pay any amount to receive these goods?
ei9
How much did you pay? (Please round up)
ei10
Last month, how much did you receive in additional income or earnings from any s
ei11
Last month, how much did you make in net profit, from your main business or acti
ei12
Last month, did you take any products from your main business or activity for th
ei13
If one had to purchase those products, how much would they have cost?(Please rou
ei14
Last month, how much did you receive in additional income or earnings from any s
js1
During the last 4 weeks, that is from [DATE] up to last week, did you look for a
js2
Or did you try to do anything to find any kind of work to generate income, even
js3
What did you do in the last 4 weeks to find a job or try to start a business? In
js3x
OTHERS. What did you doin the last 4 weeks to find a job or try to start a busin
js4
Even though you did not look for work in the last 4 weeks, do you want to work f
js5
What was the Main reason why you did not seek work or try to start a business du
js5x
OTHERS. What was the Main reason why you did not seek work or try to start a bus
js5b
. How soon do you expect to start working in this new job or business?
js6
How long have you been without work and trying to find a job or start a business
js7
If a job or business opportunity had been available, could (you/NAME) have start
js7b
Could (you/NAME) start working within the next two weeks?
js8
What is the main reason why you do not want or you are not available to work?
js8x
OTHERS. What is the main reason why you do not want or you are not available to
js9
At any time in the last 12 months, that is since [MO] up to last month, did (you
opg1
Last week, did (you/NAME) you gather wild food such as [mushrooms, herbs...]?
opg2
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
opg3
Last week, did (you/NAME) go hunting for [bush meat...]?
opg4
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
opg5
Last week, did (you/NAME) prepare preserved food or drinks for storage such as [
opg6
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
opg7
Last week, did (you/NAME) do any construction work to build, renovate or extend
opg8
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
opg9
Last week, did (you/NAME) spend any time making goods for use by your household
opg10
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
opg11
Last week, did (you/NAME) fetch water from natural or public sources for use by
opg12
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
opg13
Last week, did (you/NAME) collect any firewood [or other natural products] for u
opg14
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
opg15
In the last 4 weeks from [START DATE] up to [last END DAY/yesterday] did (you/NA
opg16
How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?
h1
Carrying or pushing or pulling heavy loads?
h2
Working where (you/NAME) have to climb high off the floor/ground, from where if
h3
Using powered tools (electric or gas)?
h4
Using sharp tools?
h5
Using big or heavy machines, or driving vehicles?
h6
Working with fire, ovens or very hot machines or tools, or unsafe electric wires
h7
Working in very a noisy place, so that (you/NAME) had to shout to speak
h8
Working indoors or outdoors where dust, sand, smoke or fumes make it hard to bre
h9
Working in a place that is very cold, or working outdoors in very rainy or wet w
h10
Working long hours in the hot sun without a break?
Total: 478
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