**Table 2: Evolution of the labor force module in household surveys, 1992/93 - 2009/10**

|Question<br>type|SURV<br>IHS 1|EY<br>992/93|UNHS|1999/00<sup>~~14~~</sup>|UNHS|2002/03|UNHS|2005/06|ÙNHS|2009/10|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Yes<br>/no|Type|Yes/<br>no|Type|Yes/<br>no|Type|Yes/<br>no|Type|Yes/<br>no|Type|
|Employment<br>screening<br>questions?<br>Inactivity<br>measured<br>separately?|<br>No|_Activity status_<br>_responses also_<br>_include inactivity_<br>_variables_|No|Labor module is<br>restricted to 3<br>questions on<br>activity status<br>_Activity status_<br>_responses also_<br>_include inactivity_<br>_variables_|Partial|“During<br>the last 7<br>days did<br>[NAME]<br>engage in<br>a family<br>enterprise<br>or in any<br>kind of<br>work for<br>pay or for<br>profit?]|Yes<br>– 7<br>day<br>recall|Detailed –<br>separate<br>questions for<br>wage, family<br>farming, HE<br>_12 month_<br>_recall has no_<br>_separate_<br>_screening;_<br>_activity status_<br>_responses also_<br>_include_<br>_inactivity_<br>_variables_|Yes –<br>7 day,<br>then<br>12<br>month<br>recall|Detailed –<br>separate<br>questions for<br>wage, family<br>farming, HE<br>(including<br>commercial<br>agric)|
|Measuremen<br>t of multiple<br>employment<br>activities?|Yes<br>–<br>opti<br>ons|Main,<br>Secondary<br>Third<br>(last 12 months,<br>30 days & 7 days)|Yes|Usual Main,<br>Secondary,<br>Current Main|Yes|Last 7<br>days and<br>last 12<br>months|Yes-|Main &<br>secondary last<br>7 days, 12<br>months (no<br>sector info),<br>also includes<br>listing of all<br>wage jobs past<br>12 months|Yes|Main – last 7<br>days and last<br>12 months;<br>Secondary –<br>last 7days|
|Hours<br>worked?|Yes|For main, 2<sup>~~nd~~</sup>&<br>3<sup>rd</sup>activity-<br>Months in past 12<br>months, days in<br>past 30 days &<br>hours in past 7<br>days|Yes|-Included in<br>specialized<br>enterprise and<br>agricultural<br>modules|Yes|_Wage_<br>_employme_<br>_nt only_-<br>Months<br>worked<br>past 12<br>months,<br>Hours per<br>day -|Yes|**Wage**<br>**employment**<br>**only**– months<br>in past 12<br>months, usual<br>days per<br>month,<br>hours/day.<br>Hours worked<br>in agriculture<br>captured in<br>separate<br>agriculture<br>modules<br>Other<br>employment -7<br>dayhours|Yes|Detailed<br>All jobs<br>worked in<br>last 7 days–<br>usual hrs<br>each week,<br>hrs last week;<br>Main job in<br>last 12<br>months –<br>months, usual<br>weeks/month,<br>usual<br>hrs/week|
|Income<br>from<br>economic<br>activities<br>(earnings)?|Yes|Earnings from<br>“gainful” activities<br>only – past 12<br>months|Yes|Detailed<br>agricultural<br>module<br>Brief HE module<br>One question on<br>income in<br>kind/cash from<br>each type of<br>income (farm,|Yes|_Wage_<br>_employme_<br>_nt only_<br>Some data<br>collected<br>**f**rom rural<br>households<br>on HE<br>income|Yes|Last payment –<br>cash and in<br>kind value<br>_wage_<br>_employment_<br>_only_.<br>In HE module<br>earnings last 30<br>days – but not|Yes|_Wage_<br>_employment_<br>_only_– main<br>and<br>secondary in<br>last 7 days –<br>earnings and<br>in kind<br>payments last|
|||||HE, wage)||||hours||months<br>Selected|

14 Because of the civil conflict, the 1999/2000 household survey did not cover six districts in the North of the country, and therefore is not nationally representative.

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