Household Socio-Economic Survey 2006-2007

Iraq, 2006 - 2007

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Reference ID

IRQ_2006_IHSES_v02_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/ebk1-rr24

Producer(s)

Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT), Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO)

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

Metadata

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Mar 23, 2011

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Jan 30, 2020

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How got the job (q1318)

Data file: 2007ihses13_wage_earnings

Overview

Valid: 20053

Invalid: 19

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 100

End: 101

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 12

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the main means you used to get this job?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	checked with employment office	2921	14.6%
2	checked with private recruiting office	256	1.3%
3	asked employers in person or by phone	3849	19.2%
4	wrote applications	3287	16.4%
5	asked relatives/friends to check	6012	30%
6	made arrangements for new or more business	126	0.6%
7	asked humanitarian institutions	18	0.1%
8	checked with governmental institutions	2571	12.8%
9	checked with coalition forces	39	0.2%
10	advertising in the press	68	0.3%
11	finding work abroad	126	0.6%
12	other	780	3.9%
Sysmiss		19

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Every household member employed in a wage job is asked about the way he got this job. For instance, indicate 1 if through contacting the employment office. The interviewer reads out the answers and indicates the applicable one.

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