Labour Force Survey 2022

Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2022

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LAO_2022_LFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR

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Lao Statistics Bureau

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Data file: LAO_LFS_2022_FULL

Cases:	52623
Variables:	627
Producer:	Rapi

Variables

provin

distid

district

villid

village

hh

hhid

villagetype

Geographic area

personid

person

hl1

samplename

hl3

HL3 Relationship to the head of household

hl4

hl5

agegroup

RECODE of hl5 (HL5 Age)

hl6

HL6 Marital status

hl7

HL7 Citizenship

hl7a

HL7a Place of birth

hl7d

HL7d Name Country of birt

hl8

HL8 Ethnic Origin

hl8_other

HL8 Ethnic Origin

hl9

hl9_other

HL9oth.Religion (please specify) .....

hl10

hl11

hl12

HL12.Walking/ Climbing stairs

hl13

HL13.Remember/ Concentrate

hl14

HL14.Washing/ Dressing

hl15

HL15.Communicating

hl16

HL16 Cause of main difficulty?

hl16other

HL16oth.Cause of main difficulty?others (please specify) .....

hl16a

HL16a How often (do/does) (you/NAME) feel very worried, nervous or anxious? Wou

hl16b

HL16B How often (do/does) (you/NAME) feel very sad or depressed?

ed1

ED1. Can you read & write with understanding the Lao language or other language

ed2a

ED2a.Are you (Is NAME) attending school or pre-school during the current school

ed2b

ED2b.Have you (has NAME) ever attended school?

ed3

ED3.What is the main reason why you are not now in school/ college?

ed3_other

ed4

ED4.Which level and grade are you (is NAME) attending?

ed5

ED5.During the next year, are you studying or finding a job?

ed6

ED6.At what age did you start school?

ed7

ED7.What is your highest level of education achieved

ed8

ED8.What is main subject of study?

ed8_other

ed9

ED9.At what age did (you/ NAME) leave school?

ed10

ED10.Is she/he receiving or has ever received Vocational Training (formal or inf

ed11

ED11.Would (you/ NAME) like to receive any vocational training currently?

ed12

ED12.Offices or organization provided training offered an official certificate o

ed13

ED13.Main field of Vocational Training?

ed13_other

ED13.Main field of Vocational Training?

ed14

ED14.Duration of main training (course) in?

ed15

ED15.If you receive assistance from an organization for vocational/skill trainin

ed15_other

ED15.If you receive assistance from an organization for vocational/skill trainin

ed16

ED16.Are you (is NAME) living in this household for at least 6 months , or do yo

ep1

EP1.During the last 7 days, did (you/NAME) do any work for a wage, salary, commi

ep2

EP2.During the last 7 days, did (you/NAME) run or do any kind of business, farmi

ep3

EP3.During the last 7 days, did (Help a family member engaged in an activity to

ep4

EP4,During the last 7 days, did you have a paid job or a business from which you

ep5

EP5.Why were you absent from work during the last 7 days?

ep5_other

EP5.Other (Please specify)

ep6

EP6.Including the time that you have been absent, will you return to that same j

ep7

EP7.Do you continue receiving an income or other returns from a job or business

ep8

EP8.Last week, did (you/NAME) do any work in...?

ep9

EP9.Was this work in…?

ep10a

EP10.Are the products obtained from this activity …?

ep10b

EP10b.What are the main products from (farming, rearing animals,that (you/NAME)

ep10b_lsic

ep10c

EP10c.Last week, how many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this work?

ac1

AC1.In the main job/ business that you had during the last 7 days, what kind of

ac2_description

AC2.What are your main tasks or duties?

ac2_lsco_code

ac3a

AC3a.In this job are you?

ac3b

AC3b.Who usually makes the decisions about the running of the family business?

ac3c

AC3c.In the last 12 months, did most of (your/his/her) income from the [business

ac3d

AC3d.(Do you/Does NAME) get customers, clients or buyers through someone else, f

ac3e

AC3e.In this job (do you/does NAME) ….?

ac3f

AC3f.Does that company, intermediary or person sets…?

ac3f_a

ac3f_b

ac3f_c

ac3f_d

ac3f_e

ac3f_f

ac3f_g

ac4

AC4.Are you employed on the basis of…

ac5

AC5.Is your contract / agreement?

ac6

AC6.Why is your contract / agreement temporary?

ac6_other

ac7

AC7.What is the duration of your contract/agreement?

ac8

AC8.Does your employer pay contributions for social security on his/her behalf?

ac9

AC9.Do you get paid annual leave or payment for leave not taken?

ac10

AC10.Do you get paid sick leave or compensation in case of illness or injury?ບ ບ

ac11

AC11.What is the name and location of your place of work?

ac11_other

ac12

AC12.What are the main goods or services produced at your place of work or its

ac12_lsic_code

ac13

AC13.Was your main activity carried out in?

ac13_other

AC13.Was your main activity carried out in?

ac14

AC14.What type of enterprise/business where you work?

ac15

AC15.Is the business registered with (relevant authority)?

ac16

AC16.What kind of accounts or records does the business keep?

ac17

AC17.How many persons,including the owner, work at your place of work?

ac18

AC18.In what type of place do you usually work?

ac18_other

ac19

AC19.How long have you worked for this employer/in this business?

ac20

AC20. Did you have any secondary business or performed any second activity for a

ac21_occupation_title

AC21.In the second job/business that you had during the last 7 days, what kind o

ac22_description

AC22.What are your main tasks or duties?(Description)

ac22_lsco

ac23

AC23.In your second job, are you?Working for someone else for pay

ac24

AC24.What is the name and location of your place of work?

ac241

AC24,1 If Name & location exist, please write name & location

ac25_description

AC25.What are the main goods or services produced at your place of work or its m

ac25_lsic

wt01_main_job

WT01.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Main job)

wt01_second_job

WT01.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Second job)

wt01_other_job

WT01.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Other job)

wt01_total

WT01.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Total)

wt02_main_job

WT02.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Main job)

wt02_second_job

WT02.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Second job)

wt02_other_job

WT02.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Other job)

wt02_total

WT02.How many hours do you usually work per week in your (Total)

wt03

WT03.The total hours actually worked in the last 7 days is EQUAL to the total ho

wt04

WT04.During the last 7 days, why did you actually work more or less than your us

wt04_other

WT04.Other (specify)

wt05

WT05.During the last 30 days, did you look for additional or other paid work or

wt06

WT06.Would you want to work more hours per week than usually worked, provided th

wt07

WT07.If an opportunity for additional work became available, could you start wor

wt08

WT08.How many additional hours could you work per week?

wt09

WT09.Do you want to change your current employment situation?

wt10

WT10.What is the main reason why you want to change current employment situation

wt10_other

WT10.Other (specify)

win_1

WIN_1.Which of the following types of pay do you (does NAME) receive for this wo

win_1_1

win_1_2

win_1_3

win_1_4

win_1_5

win_1_6

win_1_7

win_1_8

win_1_9

win_1_other

WIN_1.OTHER CASH PAYMENT (Specify)

win_1a

WIN_1a.The last time when you were [NAME was] paid in your [her/his] main job, h

win_2

WIN_2.The last time when you were [NAME was] paid in your [her/his] main job, wh

win_2_other_please

WIN_2.Other (Please specify)

win_3

WIN_3.How many days did you [did NAME] actually work in your [her/his] main job

win_3a

WIN_3a.On average, how many hours did you [did NAME] work per day in your main j

win_4

WIN_4.How many days of paid leave did you [did NAME] get during that period?

win_5

WIN_5.Did your employer provide you [NAME] with goods, or products or benefits s

win_6

WIN_6.If one had to purchase or pay for those goods or products, how much would

win_7

WIN_7.Did you [did NAME] have to pay or contribute any amount to receive those g

win_7a

WIN_7a.How much did you [did NAME] pay to receive these goods/ products, or how

win_8

WIN_8.Do you know if you have [NAME has] any legal deductions from your [her/his

win_8a

WIN_8a.On average, how much is taken per month from your [NAME’s] salary to cove

win_9

WIN09.To confirm, Is your [NAME’s] business activity in a farm or in agriculture

win_10

WIN10.For the last season when you [NAME] had profit, how much did you [did NAME

win_11

WIN_11.Is your [NAME’s] business activity in a farm or in agriculture?

win_12

WIN_12.For the last season when you [NAME] had profit, how much did you [did NAM

win_13

WIN_13.About how many months did you [did NAME] work during that season?

win_14

WIN_14.On average how many days did you [did NAME] work per month during that se

win_15

WIN_15.On average, how many hours did you [did NAME] work per day during that se

win_16

WIN_16.During the last month, or the last month you had profit, how much did you

win_17

WIN_17.How many days did you work during that month?

win_18

WIN_18.On average, how many hours did you work per day during that month?

win_19

WIN_19.Last month, or the last month you [NAME] had profit, did you take any pro

win_20

WIN_20.If one had to purchase those products, how much would they have cost?

win_21

WIN_21.Last month, how much did you receive in additional earnings or income fro

jbi_1

JBI_1.Since [MONTH 2020], because of the Covid-19 pandemic, at any point in (you

jbi_1_1

jbi_1_2

jbi_1_3

jbi_1_4

jbi_1_5

jbi_2a

JBI_2a.What was the main reason why (you/NAME) had to take a leave or break from

jbi_2a_other

jbi_2b

JBI_2b.During the temporary leave or break, did (you/NAME) continue to receive…?

jbi_3a

JBI_3a.What was the main reason why (you/NAME) had to work fewer hours than befo

jbi_3a_other

jbi_3b

JBI_3b.When (you/NAME) had to reduce (your/his/her) work hours because of COVID,

jbi_4a

JBI_4a.When (you/NAME) had to work extra because of COVID, on average about how

jbi_4b

JBI_4b.Did (you/NAME) earn extra pay or income for the additional hours worked?

jbi_5a

JBI_5a.During that time, how often did (you/NAME) work from home because of COVI

jbi_5b

JBI_5b.When working from home, how often did (you/NAME) rely on a smartphone, co

jbi_6a

JBI_6a.Take a work break or leave (WEEKS)

jbi_6a_1

JBI_6a.Take a work break or leave (MONTHS)

jbi_6b

JBI_6b.Work less hours per week (WEEKS)

jbi_6b_1

JBI_6b.Work less hours per week (MONTHS)

jbi_6c

JBI_6c.Work extra hours(WEEKS)

jbi_6c_1

JBI_6c.Work extra hours(MONTHS)

jbi_6d

JBI_6d.Work from home (WEEKS)

jbi_6d_1

JBI_6d.Work from home (MONTHS)

jbi_7a

JBI_7a.At present, because of the covid-19 pandemic, (are you/is NAME) still hav

jbi_7b

JBI_7b.At present, because of the covid-19 pandemic, (are you/is NAME) still hav

jbi_7c

JBI_7c.At present, because of the covid-19 pandemic, (are you/is NAME) still hav

jbi_7d

JBI_7d.At present, because of the covid-19 pandemic, (are you/is NAME) still hav

jbi_8a

JBI_8a.Thinking back since [MONTH 2020], at any point, did (you/NAME) have to ta

jbi_8b

JBI_8b.About how much income did (you/NAME) lose on average per month?

jbi_8c

JBI_8c.For how many months (were you/was NAME) affected by this pay cut or loss

jbi_8d

JBI_8d.Last month, was the income that (you/NAME) received from (your/his/her) m

ue1

UE1.During the last 30 days, did you look for any kind of paid job or try to sta

ue2

UE2. Have you already found a job or arranged to start a business in the future?

ue2b

UE2b.How soon will you start that new job or business

ue3

UE3.What did you do in the last 30 days to find a job or start a business?

ue3_1

ue3_2

ue3_3

ue3_4

ue3_5

ue3_6

ue3_7

ue3_8

ue3_9

ue3_10

ue3_12

ue3_13

ue3_14

ue4

UE4.What kind of job were you looking?

ue5

UE5.What kind of working time arrangement were you looking for?

ue6

UE6.For how long have you been without work and trying to find a paid job or sta

ue7

UE7.At present, do (you/does NAME) want to work for pay or to start a business a

ue8

UE8.What is the main reason why you did not try to find a paid job or start a bu

ue8_oth

UE8.Other specify

ue9

UE9.If (a/the) job or business opportunity became available..

ue10a

UE10a.What is the main reason why you are not available to start a paid job or b

ue10b

UE10b.Which of the following best describes what (you/NAME) (are/is) mainly doin

ue10b_oth

UE10b.OTHER SPECIFY

ue11

UE11.Main work you did before you were unemployed?

ue11_lsco

ue12

UE12.What were the main (economic) activity,, or what were the goods or services

ue12_lsic

lss_1

LSS_1.Since [MONTH 2020], because of the Covid-19 pandemic, at any point, did (y

lss_2

LSS_2.Why did (you/NAME) leave or lose that job or business?

lss_2_other

LSS_2.OTHER (specify)

lss_3a

LSS_3a1.In what year did (you/NAME) stop working in that job?

lss_3a2

LSS_3a2.In what month did (you/NAME) stop working in that job?

lss_3b

LSS_3b.For how long did (you/NAME) work in that job or business?

lss_4a

LSS_4a.What kind of work did (you/NAME) do in that job/business?(OCCUPATION TITL

lss_4b

LSS_4b.What kind of work did (you/NAME) do in that job/business?(MAIN DUTIES)

lss_4b_isco

lss_5a

LSS_5a.MAIN ACTIVITY

lss_5b

LSS_5b.PRODUCTS

lss_5b_isic

lss_6

LSS_6.In that job, did (you/NAME) work as…?

lss_7a

LSS_7a.Paid vacation leave

lss_7b

LSS_7b.Paid sick leave

lss_7c

LSS_7c.Pension contributions from the employe

lss_7d

LSS_7d.Health insurance coverage

lss_8

LSS_8.Was the business (or farm) registered in/with [NATIONAL BUSINESS REGISTER

lss_9

LSS_9.Before losing that job or business, including (you/NAME) how many persons

lss_10

LSS_10.Was the job that (you/NAME) lost located…?

lss_10_another

LSS_10.Another country (specify)

lss_11

LSS_11.How many hours per week did (you/NAME) use to work in that job?

lss_12

LSS_12.What was (your/NAME) monthly income from that job or business just before

lss_13a

LSS_13a.Termination or severance pay

lss_13b

LSS_13b.Unemployment insurance

lss_13c

LSS_13c.Cash support for businesses

lss_13d

LSS_13d.Other cash support or compensation

e1

E1.Last week,did (you/NAME) do any work in farming, rearing animals, [and/or fis

e2a1

E2a1.OCCUPATIONAL TITLE, IF ANY

e2a2

E2a2.MAIN TASKS AND DUTIES

e2a3

e2b1

E2b1.MAIN GOODS

e2b2

e3

E3.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

e4

E4.Last week, did (you/NAME) you help to gather wild food such as [mushrooms, be

e4a

E4a.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

e5

E5.Last week, did (you/NAME) go hunting for [bush meat, etc.] for consumption by

e5a

E5a.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

e6

E6.Last week, did (you/NAME) help to prepare preserved food or drinks for storag

e6a

E6a.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

e7

E7.Last week, did (you/NAME) do any construction work to build, renovate or exte

e7a

E7a.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

e8

E8.Last week, did (you/NAME) spend any time making goods for use by your househo

e8a

E8a.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

e9

E9.Last week, did (you/NAME) fetch water from natural or public sources for use

e9a

E9a.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

e10

E10.Last week, did (you/NAME) collect any firewood [or other natural products] f

e10a

E10a.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

f1

F1.Last week, did (you/NAME) help with or do any shopping for this household?

f1a

F1a.How many days did (you/NAME) spend doing this task last week?

f1b

F1b.How many hours per day did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

f2

F2.Last week, did (you/NAME) help with or do any repair of household equipment f

f2a

F2a.How many days did (you/NAME) spend doing this task last week?

f2b

F2b.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

f3

F3.Last week, did (you/NAME) help with or do any cooking for this household?

f3a

F3a.How many days did (you/NAME) spend doing this task last week?

f3b

F3b.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

f4

F4.Last week, did (you/NAME) help with or do any cleaning of the house/utensils

f4a

F4a.How many days did (you/NAME) spend doing this task last week?

f4b

F4b.How many hours per day did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

f5

F5.Last week, did (you/NAME) help with or do any washing of the clothes for this

f5a

F5a.How many days did (you/NAME) spend doing this task last week?

f5b

F5b.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

f6

F6.Last week, did (you/NAME) help with or care for children/old/sick for this h

f6a

F6a.How many days did (you/NAME) spend doing this task last week?

f6b

F6b.How many hours did (you/NAME) spend doing this last week?

f7

F7.Last week, did (you/NAME) help with or do any other household tasks for this

f7a

F7a.Specify tasks (you/NAME) help with or do for this household

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