LAO_LSB_LFS-2010_v1.0
Labor Force and Child Labor Survey 2010 in Lao PDR
LFS 2010
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Lao |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
This is the first LAO Goverment-conducted Labor Force and Child Labor Survey.
The Labor Force and Child Labor Survey 2010 in Lao PDR provides data on the labor situation in Lao PDR, including the health and safety issues of working children (10-17 years old).
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals, households, persons of labour force age
Version 2.0 is the final anonymized dataset.
2011-02
The scope of the Labor Force and Child Labor Survey 2010 in Lao PDR includes:
HOUSEHOLD Questionnaire: Household characteristics, household listing, education, current activity status, employment, unemployment/underemployment, unpaid household services, child labour, housing and household characteristics including water and sanitation, migration, trafficking.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Children & Youth | World Bank |
| Labor, employment, unemployment, underemployment | World Bank |
National coverage Provinces Urban and rural area
All private households All working children aged 10-17 year old in households
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Labour Protection | Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare |
| Lao Statistics Bureau | Minsitry of Planning and Investment |
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | MOLSW |
| International Labor Organisation | ILO |
Proposed sampling procedure:
A two-stage stratified sampling design is suggested for the Labor Force Survey (LFS), including a Child Labor Module, to be conducted during October 2010.
First stage units (FSUs) will be village. 540 FSUs will be surveyed, 17 provinces and 142 districts.
Second Stage Units (SSUs) will be households. In all, 10,800 households will be selected, 20 households from each FSU.
(Please see manual of survey in Lao, page 2 and 12).
Sample weights are not included in the datasets.
Only one Questionnaire for Household, with 12 modules
1 Module I. Household Composition and Characteristics of Household Members
2 Module II. -Educational attainment for all household members aged 5 and above
3 Module III. Current Activity Status (For household member age 5 year old and over) for last 7 days
4 Module IV. Usual Employment Status
5 Module V.1. Unemployment and Underemployment
6 Part V.2. Underemployment
7 Module VI. Unpaid Household Services (Household Chores)
8 Module VII. Health and Safety Issues about Working Children (10-17 years) ONLY
9 Module VIII. Social Security (ONLY for persons aged 14 years and over)
10 Module IX. Housing and Household characteristics
11 Migration characteristics
12 Module X. Trafficking module (For member of household whose age less than 25 year old)
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2010-11-05 | 2010-12-05 |
| Name | Affiliation | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Planning and Investment in Provinces | Ministry of Planning and Investment | DPIP |
| Departmen of Labour and Social Welfare in Provinces | Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | DoLSWP |
Not computed.
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Minister, Head | Lao Statistics Bureau | https://www.lsb.gov.la | nscit@etllao.com |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes |
The Statistics Law of Lao PDR guarantees that identities of respondents are kept confidential. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor. |
Dataset still in process
Lao Statistics Bureau, Labor Force and Child Labor Survey 2010 in Lao PDR, Version 2.0 of the public use dataset (May 2012), provided by Lao National Data Archive. www.lsb.gov.la
The LSB gives no warranty that the data are free from errors. Hence, the LSB shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage as a result of the client's manipulation or tabulation of the data.
(c) 2012, Lao Statistics Bureau and Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | Department of Statistics Service, Lao Statistics Bureau | nscp@etllao.com | https://www.lsb.gov.la |
LAO_LSB_LFS-2010_m_EN_v1.0
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingphet ATSANAVONG | Kingphet ATSANAVONG | Lao Statistics Bureau | Documentation of the study |
| Phouthavong PHOUMMASAK | Phouthavong PHOUMMASAK | Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | Documentation of the study |
2012-05-07
Version 1.0 (May 2012). This version is the first documentation for the Labor Survey.