Do Labor Statistics Depend on How and to Whom the Questions Are Asked? Results from a Survey Experiment in Tanzania

Do Labor Statistics Depend on How and to Whom the Questions Are Asked? Results from a Survey Experiment in Tanzania

Labor market statistics are critical for assessing and understanding economic development. In practice, widespread variation exists in how labor statistics are measured in household surveys in low-income countries. Little is known whether these dif...

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Main Authors: Bardasi, Elena, Beegle, Kathleen, Dillon, Andrew, Serneels, Pieter
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CASUAL WORKERS
CHANGE
CHILD LABOR
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
DATA COLLECTION
DATA ENTRY
DATA QUALITY
DESCRIPTION
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISTRICTS
DWELLING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENUMERATORS
FAMILY LABOR
FEMALE
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALES
FIELD WORK
GENDER
GENDER ISSUES
HOURS OF WORK
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE
HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCOME
INFORMAL SECTOR
INTERVIEWS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR STATISTICS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOR SURVEYS
LABORERS
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOUR OFFICE
LABOUR STATISTICS
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
MARKET SURVEYS
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC OPINION
QUESTIONNAIRE
QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGULAR JOBS
RESEARCH DESIGN
RESEARCH METHODS
RURAL AREAS
SAMPLE SIZE
SELF EMPLOYED
SURVEY DATA
SURVEY DESIGN
SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
SURVEY QUESTIONS
SURVEY RESEARCH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
URBAN AREAS
VILLAGES
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGES
WOMEN WORKERS
WORK ACTIVITIES
WORK IN PROGRESS
WORK PROJECT
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKING
WORKING HOURS
WORKING WOMEN
YOUNGER WORKERS
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