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

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dc.contributor.authorBardasi, Elena
dc.contributor.authorBeegle, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorDillon, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorSerneels, Pieter
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:38:08Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:38:08Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01
dc.description.abstractLabor 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 differences have an effect on the labor statistics they produce. This paper analyzes these effects by implementing a survey experiment in Tanzania that varied two key dimensions: the level of detail of the questions and the type of respondent. Significant differences are observed across survey designs with respect to different labor statistics. Labor force participation rates, for example, vary by as much as 10 percentage points across the four survey assignments. Using a short labor module without screening questions on employment generates lower female labor force participation and lower rates of wage employment for both men and women. Response by proxy rather than self-report yields lower male labor force participation, lower female working hours, and lower employment in agriculture for men. The differences between proxy and self reporting seem to come from information imperfections within the household, especially with the distance in age between respondent and subject playing an important role, while gender and educational differences seem less important.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100127140449
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5192
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3700
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPaper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP),Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5192
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCASUAL WORKERS
dc.subjectCHANGE
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDATA ENTRY
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectENUMERATORS
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFIELD WORK
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectHOURS OF WORK
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR STATISTICS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOR SURVEYS
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOUR OFFICE
dc.subjectLABOUR STATISTICS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectMARKET SURVEYS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINION
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectREGULAR JOBS
dc.subjectRESEARCH DESIGN
dc.subjectRESEARCH METHODS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYED
dc.subjectSURVEY DATA
dc.subjectSURVEY DESIGN
dc.subjectSURVEY IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectSURVEY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectSURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectSURVEY QUESTIONS
dc.subjectSURVEY RESEARCH
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKERS
dc.subjectWORK ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectWORK IN PROGRESS
dc.subjectWORK PROJECT
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectWORKING WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNGER WORKERS
dc.titleDo Labor Statistics Depend on How and to Whom the Questions Are Asked? Results from a Survey Experiment in Tanzaniaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleDo Labor Statistics Depend On How And To Whom The Questions Are Asked ? Results From A Survey Experiment In Tanzania
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:57:07.369112Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100127140449
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid363101468309238910
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5192
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20100127140449
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11704327
okr.identifier.reportWPS5192
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/01/27/000158349_20100127140449/Rendered/PDF/WPS5192.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.sectorOther social services,Micro- and SME finance,General transportation sector,General finance sector,General energy sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services,Transportation,Finance,Energy and mining
okr.themeVulnerability assessment and monitoring,Rural non-farm income generation,Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring,Gender
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion,Rural development,Social protection and risk management
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Work & Working Conditions
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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