Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead

Individual-level employment data have a wide range of applications. They are used to monitor labor markets and the Sustainable Development Goals, contribute to understanding and explaining socioeconomic conditions, and may help to design and inform...

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Main Authors:	Desiere, Sam, Costa, Valentina
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR FORCE GENDER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS LABOR POLICY LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/658231560260668780/Employment-Data-in-Household-Surveys-Taking-Stock-Looking-Ahead http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31872

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spelling	okr-10986-318722022-09-05T00:20:46Z Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead Desiere, Sam Costa, Valentina EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR FORCE GENDER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS LABOR POLICY LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS LABOR MARKET INDICATORS Individual-level employment data have a wide range of applications. They are used to monitor labor markets and the Sustainable Development Goals, contribute to understanding and explaining socioeconomic conditions, and may help to design and inform labor market policies. This paper is relevant for academics and policy makers who want to understand the main survey design issues behind the collection of individual-level employment data in nationally representative household surveys and the implications for data quality, particularly for women and young people. The paper reviews four survey programs (Living Standards Measurement Study, Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture, Labor Force Surveys, and Demographic and Health Surveys) in 14 developing countries. First, the paper reviews the Sustainable Development Goals to identify a core set of labor market indicators and briefly discusses the International Labour Organization's definitions of key concepts that shape these indicators. Second, it assesses whether the Sustainable Development Goals labor market indicators are captured in the reviewed surveys. Third, it takes stock of current approaches to collect employment data and discusses critical survey design features, such as the structure of the labor module and the wording of the questions. Fourth, the paper examines whether these survey design features are gender and age neutral. Data from the Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture are used to illustrate these issues. The paper concludes by proposing short- and medium-term objectives to improve the data quality in the Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture. 2019-06-13T21:08:25Z 2019-06-13T21:08:25Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/658231560260668780/Employment-Data-in-Household-Surveys-Taking-Stock-Looking-Ahead http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31872 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8882 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic	EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR FORCE GENDER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS LABOR POLICY LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
spellingShingle	EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR FORCE GENDER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS LABOR POLICY LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS LABOR MARKET INDICATORS Desiere, Sam Costa, Valentina Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8882
description	Individual-level employment data have a wide range of applications. They are used to monitor labor markets and the Sustainable Development Goals, contribute to understanding and explaining socioeconomic conditions, and may help to design and inform labor market policies. This paper is relevant for academics and policy makers who want to understand the main survey design issues behind the collection of individual-level employment data in nationally representative household surveys and the implications for data quality, particularly for women and young people. The paper reviews four survey programs (Living Standards Measurement Study, Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture, Labor Force Surveys, and Demographic and Health Surveys) in 14 developing countries. First, the paper reviews the Sustainable Development Goals to identify a core set of labor market indicators and briefly discusses the International Labour Organization's definitions of key concepts that shape these indicators. Second, it assesses whether the Sustainable Development Goals labor market indicators are captured in the reviewed surveys. Third, it takes stock of current approaches to collect employment data and discusses critical survey design features, such as the structure of the labor module and the wording of the questions. Fourth, the paper examines whether these survey design features are gender and age neutral. Data from the Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture are used to illustrate these issues. The paper concludes by proposing short- and medium-term objectives to improve the data quality in the Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture.
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author	Desiere, Sam Costa, Valentina
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title	Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead
title_short	Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead
title_full	Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead
title_fullStr	Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead
title_full_unstemmed	Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead
title_sort	employment data in household surveys : taking stock, looking ahead
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/658231560260668780/Employment-Data-in-Household-Surveys-Taking-Stock-Looking-Ahead http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31872
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Employment Data in Household Surveys : Taking Stock, Looking Ahead

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