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Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2007-2008

LAO People's Democratic Republic, 2007 - 2008
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LAO_LSB_LECS-2007-2008_v1.0
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Lao Lao Statistics Bureau
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Jun 14, 2026
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  • XVI HhLending
  • I Composition
  • II Parent
  • III Education
  • IV 1 Labor
  • IV 2 Labor
  • IV 3 Labor
  • IX Housing
  • V Victimization
  • VI Nutrition1
  • VI Nutrition2
  • VIII Durables
  • X Construction
  • XI 1Household
    Business
  • XI
  • XII
    Agriculture1_3
  • XII
    Agriculture2_4
  • XII
    Agriculture5
  • XII
    Agriculture6
  • XII
    Agriculture7_8_9
  • XIII Health
    1_26
  • XIV HhPurchase1
  • XIV HhPurchase2
  • XIV
    HhPurchSell3
  • XIV
    HhPurchSell4
  • XIV
    HhPurchSell5
  • XV Income
  • XVI Borrowing
  • Village
    Questionnaire

Main reason not look for work (P4S1Q7)

Data file: IV 1 Labor

Overview

Valid: 396
Valid (weighted): 50299.583
Invalid: 1415
Invalid (weighted): 161686.391
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 8
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 54
End: 54
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V115

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What is the main reason you did not look for work in last 7 days?
Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Student 199 27085
53.8%
2 Housewife/childcare 52 6848
13.6%
3 Too old/retired 77 8506
16.9%
4 Handicapped 6 762
1.5%
5 Sick/family illness 18 1809
3.6%
6 Waiting for reply/recall by employer 1 56
0.1%
7 Waiting for busy season 34 4112
8.2%
8 Other, specify…… 9 1122
2.2%
Sysmiss 1415 161686
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.
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