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Methodological Innovations for Measuring Informality – A Survey Experiment on Labor Measurement 2022

El Salvador, 2022
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SLV_2022_SELM_v01_M
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Amparo Palacios-Lopez, Ivette Contreras
Collection(s)
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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Sep 16, 2026
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Sep 16, 2026
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Data file: master_data

Master survey data

Cases: 2480
Variables: 928

Variables

interview__key
Interview key (identifier in XX-XX-XX-XX format)
r_members__id
Id in r_members
s1q2
What is the sex of?
s1q3
What is relationship to the head of household?
s1q4
How old is?
s1q5
how many months has been away from this household for more than three weeks?
s1q7
What is present marital status?
s1q8
Is the spouse/partner living in the household?
s1q9
Spouse of members (female or male) on monogamous relation
s1q10
Does the biological father live in the household?
s1q11
Who is biological father?
s1q12
Does the biological mother live in the household?
s1q13
Who is biological mother?
s1q14
Was name born in another country?
s1q15
In which country was name born?
s1q15_oth
Other specify country
s1q16dep
In which municipality was born (departamento)?
s1q16muni
In which municipality was born (municipio)?
s1q17a
Lived in this municipality since you were born?
s1q17
How many years has lived in this place/village?
s1q18
In which municipality/country was live before moving to the current place (dep)?
s1q18muni
In which municipality was live before moving to the current place (mun)?
s1q18_ot
Other specify municipality
s1q19
What was the main reason for moving to the current place of residence?
s1q19_oth
Other, Specify:
country
In which country was name born?
s2q2
Is this person answering for himself/herself?
s2q4
Can read or write?
s2q5
Has ever attended school?
s2q6
What was the main reason never attended school?
s2q6_oth
Specify reason never attended school?
s2q7a
What is the highest level has completed?
s2q7a_oth
Specify what is highest education level
s2q7b
What is the highest grade has completed?
s2q7b_oth
Specify what is highest grade
s2q8
What is highest qualification attained?
s2q8_oth
Specify What is highest qualification attained?
s2q8a
At what age did you attain highest qualification?
s2q8b
In what field is your highest qualification?
s2q8b_oth
Specify what field is the highest qualification
s2q8c
At what age did you start school?
s2q9
Has ever been in a situation where you had to interrupt your studies?
s2q10
What was the main reason?
s2q10_ot
Specify the reason for interrupting your studies
s2q11
is currently attending school?
s2q12
For how long has been out of school?
s2q13
What was the main reason has been out of school?
s2q13_oth
Other, Specify:
s2q16
In what level is enrolled this school year?
s2q17
Did attend school any time in the past month?
s2q18
What kind of organization runs the school that is currently attending?
s2q19
What means does use to get to school?
s2q19_oth
Specify what you use to get to school
s2q20
How much time does it take to get to school? (IN MINUTES)
s2q21
Approximately what year will you finish your studies?
s2q14
enrolled in a training programe?
s2q15
What is the main sector of the training programe that is attending?
s2q15_oth
Other, Specify:
s2bq2
Is this person answering for himself/herself?
s2bq4
Have access to a mobile phone?
s2bq5
If you wanted to make a phone call, whose mobile would you use?
s2bq5_oth
Specify whose mobile you would use
s2bq6
Have access to the internet at home?
s2bq7
If you wanted to use the internet, how would you access it?
s2bq7_oth
Specify how would you access the Internet
s2bq8
What type of internet does have access to?
s2bq8_ot
Specify what type of internet
s2bq9__1
Internet enough to Download apps
s2bq9__2
Internet enough to Conduct videocalls
s2bq9__3
Internet enough to Online education
s2bq9__4
Internet enough to Visit social network sites
s2bq9__5
Internet enough to General internet browsing
s2bq9__6
Internet enough to Instant messaging
s4q2
Is this person answering for himself/herself?
s4q4
Last week did YOU do any work for someone else for pay for one or more hours?
s4q5
How many hours did YOU do this work last week?
s4q6
Last week did you work in a non-farm household business that YOU operate
s4q7
How many hours did YOU do this work last week?
s4q8
Last week did you work in a non-farm household that another member operates
s4q8a
Last week did you help in a non-farm household that another member operates
s4q9
How many hours did you do this work last week?
s4q10
Last week, did you work on household farming, livestock, fishing or forestry
s4q11
Last week, did you help on household farming, livestock, fishing or forestry
s4q12
How many hours did you do this work last week?
s4q13
All the products you worked on are intended for
s4q15
Last week, did you run or do any business, farming, or other to generate income
s4q16
Or, did you help with the business, farm or paid job of a household member
s4q17
How many hours did you do this work last week?
s4q18
Was your work in HH farming, livestock, fishing, or forestry activities?
s4q19
Thinking about all the products you worked on, are they intended
s4q22
Do you have a job, business or family farm from which you absent last week
s4q23
Why did you not work during the last week?
s4q23_oth
Specify other reason
s4q24
Will you return to that same job, business, or family farm?
s4q25
Do you continue to do some for that job, business, household farm during the low
s4q26
That work was in household farming, livestock, fishing or forestry activities?
s4q27
Thinking about all the products you worked on, are they intended
s4q28
During the last four weeks, did you do anything to find a paid job?
s4q29
Or did you try to start a business?
s4q30__1
APPLY TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS FOR A PAID JOB OR INTERNSHIP
s4q30__2
PLACE OR ANSWER JOB ADVERTISEMENTS
s4q30__3
POST/UPDATE RESUME ON PROFESSIONAL/SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
s4q30__4
REGISTER WITH PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
s4q30__5
REGISTER WITH A PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT CENTRE/AGENCY
s4q30__6
TAKE PUBLIC SERVICE EXAM OR INTERVIEW
s4q30__7
TAKE PRIVATE COMPANY'S EXAM OR INTERVIEW
s4q30__8
SEEK HELP FROM RELATIVES, FRIENDS, OTHERS
s4q30__9
CHECK AT FACTORIES, WORKSITES
s4q30__10
WAIT ON THE STREET TO BE RECRUITED
s4q30__11
SEEK FINANCIAL HELP TO START A BUSINESS
s4q30__12
LOOK FOR LAND, BUILDING, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS TO START A BUSINESS
s4q30__13
DEVELOPED A BUSINESS PLAN
s4q30__14
APPLY FOR A PERMIT OR LICENSE TO START A BUSINESS
s4q30__15
OTHER (SPECIFY)
s4q30__16
NO SECOND ACTIVITY
s4q30_oth
Specify other reason
s4q31
For how long have you been without work and trying to find a start a business
s4q32
At present do you want to work?
s4q33
What is the main reason you did not try to find a paid job or start a business
s4q33_oth
Specify other reason
s4q34
If a job or business has been available could you have started working last week
s4q35
Or could you start working within the next 2 weeks
s4q36
Why are you not available to start working?
s4q37
Which of the following best describes what you are mainly doing at present
s4q38
Last week, did you have more than one job or business?
s4q40
What is your main task in you main job?
s4q40CAT
What is your main task in YOUR main job? - Category
s4q40_code
ISCO code - main job
s4q41
What is the main activity of this business or organization where you work
s4q41CAT
Code of the most important activity of the business, company or organization
s4q41_code
ISIC code - main job
s4q42
In your main job, do work ...
s4q43
In the past 12 months, during how many months did you work this main job
s4q44
How many weeks per month do you usually work in this main job
s4q45
How many days per week do you usually work in this main job
s4q46
How many hours per day do you usually work in this main job
s4q47
How much do you usually earn in this main job
s4q47_tunit
Over what time interval you usually earn in this main job
s4q48a
In what kind of place do you typically work?
s4q48
What kind of enterprise/ establishment do you work for in you main job
s4q49
Is the business you work for incorporated, for example as a limited company or p
s4q50
Is the business you work for registered in the [National Business Register]
s4q51
What kind of accounts or records does this business keep?
s4q53
Including you, how many people work at your place of work?
s4q54
What is the status of your contract/agreement in your main job?
s4q54_oth
Specify what is the status of your contract/agreement
s4q55
Is your employer responsible for deducting any taxes on your income?
s4q56__1
Paid annual leave or vacation
s4q56__2
Paid maternity or parental leave
s4q56__3
Paid medical/sick leave
s4q56__4
Health insurance benefits
s4q56__5
Pension/retirement
s4q56__6
Disability pension
s4q56__7
Paid/subsidized meals at work
s4q56__8
Transport subsidy
s4q56__9
Other benefits
s4q57__1
Difficulty getting a promotion
s4q57__2
Difficulty getting a raise in salary
s4q57__3
Harassed at work
s4q57__4
Difficulty traveling to/from work
s4q57__5
Assigned tasks below level of education
s4q60
What is your main task in your secondary job?
s4q60_cat
What is your main task in your secondary job? - Category
s4q60_code
ISCO code - secondary job
s4q61
What is the main activity of this business or organization in this secondary job
s4q61CAT
Most important activity code - secondary job
s4q61_code
ISIC code - secondary job
s4q62
In your second job, do work ...
s4q63
In the past 12 months, during how many months did you work this secondary job
s4q64
How many weeks per month do you usually work in this secondary job
s4q65
How many days per week do you usually work in this secondary job
s4q66
How many hours per day do you usually work in this secondary job
s4q67
How much do you usually earn in this secondary job
s4q67_tunit
Over what time interval you usually earn in this secondary job
s4q68
During the last four weeks, did you look for additional or other paid work?
s4q69
Would you want to work more hours per week than usually worked?
s4q70
If additional paid work was available, could you start working more hours within
s4q71
How many additional hours per week could you work?
s4q72
Do you want to change your current employment situation?
s4q73
What is the main reason you want to change your employment
s4q73_oth
Specify what is the main reason
s4q75__1
Not have the level of education requested
s4q75__2
Not have enough work experience
s4q75__3
Lack of recommendations
s4q75__4
The age: it is very young
s4q75__5
The age: is very old
s4q75__6
Lack of economic resources
s4q75__7
Lack of job opportunities in the area
s4q75__8
Unsafety
s4q75__9
The gender: no work for women
s4q75__10
No time given household duties
s4q75__11
Not having someone to leave the children with
s4q75__12
Transportation problems
s4q75__13
Don't get a job because you live where you live
s4q75__14
Other (specify)
s4q75_ot
Specify what other barriers
s4q74
How easy was it for you to answer the questions about work?
s4q2a
CHOOSE THE PROXY RESPONDENT
s4aq1b
IS THIS PERSON ANSWERING FOR HIMSELF/HERSELF?
s4aq2
Please rate knowledge and proficiency in speaking English?
s4aq5a
Please rate knowledge and proficiency in reading in English?
s4aq5b
Please rate knowledge and proficiency in writing in English?
s4aq13__1
In the past 12 months, did read any of the following below:Forms
s4aq13__2
In the past 12 months, did read any of the following below:Invoices or financia
s4aq13__3
In the past 12 months, did read any of the following below:Instruction Manuals
s4aq13__4
In the past 12 months, did read any of the following below:Newspapers, magazine
s4aq13__5
In the past 12 months, did read any of the following below:Other (Specify)
s4aq13_oth
Other, Specify:
s4aq14
Thinking about everything you´ve read in the last 12 months, what is the size?
s4aq15
During the past 12 months, did complete any invoices or form
s4aq16
Thinking about the last months, have you written anything?
s4aq17
Thinking about everything you normally write, what is the size of the document
s4aq18__1
Can you do the following: Calculate prices and costs
s4aq18__2
Can you do the following: Write notes or instructions
s4aq18__3
Can you do the following: Lift or pull any weight of at least 55 pounds
s4aq18__4
Can you do the following: Contact customers
s4aq18__5
Can you do the following: Design social media posts
s4aq18__6
Can you do the following: Drive a vehicle, motorcycle, or boat
s4aq18__7
Can you do the following: Operate heavy machinery
s4aq18__8
Can you do the following: Supervise other people
s4aq18__9
Can you do the following: Use computer
s4aq18__10
Can you do the following: Use specialized software packages, website design
s4aq18__11
Other (specify)
s4aq18_oth
Specify other task
s4aq19__1
Skills used in the main job: Calculate prices and costs
s4aq19__2
Skills used in the main job: Write notes or instructions
s4aq19__3
Skills used in the main job: Lift or pull any weight of at least 55 pounds
s4aq19__4
Skills used in the main job: Contact customers
s4aq19__5
Skills used in the main job: Design social media posts
s4aq19__6
Skills used in the main job: Drive a vehicle, motorcycle, or boat
s4aq19__7
Skills used in the main job: Operate heavy machinery
s4aq19__8
Skills used in the main job: Supervise other people
s4aq19__9
Skills used in the main job: Use computer
s4aq19__10
Skills used in the main job: Use specialized software packages, website design
s4aq19__11
Other (specify)
s4aq19_ot
Specify other skill
s4aq20
Which best describes you skills in relation to what is needed for the main job?
s4tbq2
Is this person answering for himself/herself?
s4tq1
Worked on my land, took care of my animals or fished in my boat
s4tq2
Worked on household land, took care of animals or fished on household boat
s4tq3
Resold items such as clothing, cell phones, shoes, yinas
s4tq4
Made items to sell such as tamales, jelly, food, jewelry, tailoring
s4tq5
Sold home-produced items such as tamales, jelly, food, jewelry, tailoring
s4tq6
Provided services: beauty salon, repairs or masonry, cared for someone
s4tq7
Transportation services such as taxi, Uber, minibus
s4tq8
Home delivery services
s4tq9
Cooked, washed other people's clothes or other services to individuals
s4tq10
Helped out in a non-farm family business
s4tq11
Any other activity?
s4tq12
Specify the other activities
s5eq0
IS THIS PERSON ANSWERING FOR HIMSELF/HERSELF?
s5eq1
Have you ever done any work for pay, do any kind of business, or other activity
s5eq2
At what age did you start working for the first time
s5eq17
What do you plan to do after completing the current education/training programme
s5eq17_os
Specify other reason
s5eq18
What is the main reason why you are not planning to work after education/trainin
s5eq18_os
Specify other reason
s5eq19
Have you already started making plans to open a business?
s5eq20
Have you already started looking for a job/internship?
s5eq21
What did you do in the last four weeks to find a paid job/internship or business
s5eq21_os
Specify other reason
s5eq22a
Would you like to continue studying in the hypothetical case of not having imped
s5eq22
What level of formal education would you like to complete?
s5eq22_os
Specify other level
s5eq23__1
School/university too far away
s5eq23__2
Lack of transports
s5eq23__3
School/university too expensive
s5eq23__4
No school available/lack of teachers
s5eq23__5
Working (home or job)
s5eq23__6
Lack of money
s5eq23__7
Lack of facilities to study at home/school (i.e., Wi-Fi, electricity, etc.)
s5eq23__8
Death of parents
s5eq23__9
Separation of parents
s5eq23__10
Parents did not think it was important
s5eq23__11
Frequent illness (mysef)
s5eq23__12
frequent illness of a family member
s5eq23__14
Domestic obligation
s5eq23__15
Conflict (militancy/insurgency)
s5eq23__16
Pregnancy
s5eq23__17
Lack of perseverance motivation or self-confidence
s5eq23__18
Not smart enough
s5eq23__19
Lack of connections or acquaintances
s5eq23__20
No difficulty/already reached the ideal educational level
s5eq23__21
Dont know
s5eq23__96
Other, specify
s5eq23_os
Specify other constraint
s5eq24aa
Do you have a dream job, a job you aspire to have some time in your life?
s5eq24a
What is your dream job?
s5eq24b
Dream job description
s5eq24b_os
Specify other description
s5eq25__1
Interesting job to do
s5eq25__2
Job that people regard highly/status of the job
s5eq25__3
Earn a lot of money
s5eq25__4
Good promotion prospects/clear career path
s5eq25__5
Job that uses skills and abilities
s5eq25__6
Steady job/job security
s5eq25__7
Having a role in decision making
s5eq25__8
Having lots of vacation time
s5eq25__9
Having an easy pace of work
s5eq25__10
Being able to work independently, without supervision
Total: 928
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