The Living Standards Survey-Nigeria: Labor Force Participation measure uses 18 items from the third wave of the Nigerian General Household Survey (NGHS-3), which is a nationally representative, multi-dimensional survey conducted across Nigeria in two visits: post-planting and post-harvest seasons. This measure captures aspects around labor force participation. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located here.
1. During the past 7 days, have you worked for someone who is not a member of your household, for example, an enterprise, company, the government or any other individual?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2
2. During the past 7 days, how many hours have you done wage/salaried work for pay?
Response Options: ___ hours
3. During the past 7 days, have you worked on a farm owned or rented by a member of your household, either in cultivating crops or in other farming tasks, or have you cared for livestock belonging to yourself or a member of your household?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2
4. During the past 7 days, how many hours have you done this agricultural work for the household?
Response Options: ___ hours
5. In general, are the products obtained from household agricultural production intended for sale or barter or mainly for use by the household?
Response Options: Only for sale/barter - 1 Mainly for sale/barter but some for own/family use - 2 Mainly for own/family use but some for sale/barter - 3 Only for own/family use - 4
6. During the past 7 days, have you worked on your own account or in a business enterprise belonging to you or someone in your household, for example, as a trader, shop-keeper, barber, dressmaker, carpenter or taxi driver?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2
7. During the past 7 days, how many hours have you worked in the household nonfarm enterprise?
Response Options: ___ hours
8. In general, are the products obtained from the household nonfarm enterprise intended for sale or barter or mainly for use by the household?
Response Options: Only for sale/barter - 1 Mainly for sale/barter but some for own/family use - 2 Mainly for own/family use but some for sale/barter - 3 Only for own/family use - 4
9. Have you taken any steps within the past 7 days to look for work?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2
10. What is the main reason you did not look for a job in the past 7 days?
Response Options: Student - 1 Housewife/childcare - 2 Too old/retired - 3 Sickness/illness - 4 Disability - 5 Waiting for reply from employer - 6 Waiting for recall by employer - 7 On leave - 8 Waiting for busy season - 9
11. Were you available for work during the last 7 days?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2
12. Why were you not available for work during the last 7 days?
Response Options: In school - 1 Busy with household duties - 2 Too young to work - 3 Too old to work - 4 Too sick to work - 5 Disabled - 6 Other (specify) - 7
13. Have you done any wage/salaried work for pay in the past 7 days?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2
14. What is your primary activity in your main wage/salaried job? (MAIN WAGE/SALARIED OCCUPATION IN THE LAST 7 DAYS)
Response Options: ______ [written description]
15. In what sector is this main activity?
Response Options: Agriculture - 1 Mining - 2 Manufacturing - 3 Professional/Scientific, Technical Activities - 4 Electricity/Water/Gas/Waste - 5 Construction - 6 Transportation - 7 Buying and Selling - 8 Financial/Insurance/Real est. services - 9 Personal services - 10 Education - 11 Health - 12 Public Administration - 13 Other, Specify - 14
16. Who is the employer in this job?
Response Options: Federal gov - 1 State gov - 2 Local gov - 3 Parastatal - 4 Private sector (include paid apprentice) - 5 NGO - 6 Co-operatives - 7 International organization/diplomatic mission - 8 Religious organization - 9 Other (specify) -11
17. Is this an apprenticeship job?
Response Options: Yes - 1 No - 2
18. Who in your household decides on the use of these earnings?
Response Options: List up to two members
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
Male
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
Not Applicable
PRIMARY CITATION:
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) - Federal Government of Nigeria. (2019). Nigeria - General Household Survey, Panel 2015-2016, Wave 3. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2734/related-materials
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