Abstract

Philippines Population Census 2015 was designed to take an inventory of the total population in the country and collect information about its characteristics. The census of population is the source of information on the size, distribution, and composition of the population in each barangay, city/municipality, province, and region in the country, as well as information about its demographic, social, and economic characteristics. These indicators are vital in the formulation of rational plans and programs towards national and local development.

Specifically, POPCEN 2015 gathered data on: - size and geographic distribution of the population; - population composition in terms of age, sex, and marital status; - religious affiliation; - school attendance, literacy, highest grade/year completed, and technical/vocational course obtained; - usual activity/occupation, and whether overseas worker for members 15 years old and over; - registration of birth and death; - household-level characteristics such as fuel used for lighting and source of water supply for drinking and cooking; - housing characteristics such as the type of building, construction materials of the roof of the building, construction materials of the outer walls of the building/housing unit, and tenure status of the housing unit/lot; and - barangay characteristics such as the presence of selected facilities and establishments; and presence of informal settlers, relocation areas, and in-movers in the barangay due to natural and man-made disasters.

August 1, 2015 was designated as Census Day for the POPCEN 2015, on which date the enumeration of the population in the Philippines was referred. For the purpose of this census, all information collected about the population were as of 12:01 a.m., Saturday, August 1, 2015.

Enumeration lasted for about 25 days, from 10 August to 6 September 2015. In some areas, enumeration was extended until 15 September 2015 for large provinces.

Geographic coverage

The population count is available at the barangay, city/municipal, provincial, regional, and national levels. Demographic, social, and economic characteristics are tabulated at the city/municipal, provincial, regional, and national levels.

Analysis unit

The following are the units of analysis in POPCEN 2015: 1. Individual person 2. Household 3. Housing unit 4. Institutional Population 5. Barangay

Universe

The POPCEN 2015 covered all persons who were alive as of 12:01 a.m. August 1, 2015, and who were members of the household and institution as follows:

Persons Enumerated as Members of the Household:

1. Those who were present at the time of visit and whose usual place of residence was the housing unit where the household lived;

2. Family members who were overseas workers and who were away at the time of the census and were expected to be back within five years from the date of last departure. These included household members who may or may not have had a specific work contract or had been presently at home on vacation but had an existing overseas employment to return to. Undocumented overseas workers were still considered as members of the household for as long as they had been away for not more than five years. Immigrants, however, were excluded from the census.

3. Those whose usual place of residence was the place where the household lived but were temporarily away at the time of the census for any of the following reasons: a. on vacation, business/pleasure trip, or training somewhere in the Philippines and was expected to be back within six months from the date of departure. An example was a person on training with the Armed Forces of the Philippines for not more than six months; b. on vacation, business/pleasure trip, on study/training abroad and was expected to be back within a year from the date of departure; c. working or attending school outside their usual place of residence but usually came home at least once a week; d. confined in hospitals for a period of not more than six months as of the time of enumeration, except when they were confined as patients in mental hospitals, leprosaria/leper colonies or drug rehabilitation centers, regardless of the duration of their confinement; e. detained in national/provincial/city/municipal jails or in military camps for a period of not more than six months as of the time of enumeration, except when their sentence or detentionwas expected to exceed six months; f. on board coastal, interisland, or fishing vessels within Philippine territories; and g. on board oceangoing vessels but expected to be back within five years from the date of departure.

4. Boarders/lodgers of the household or employees of household-operated businesses who did not return/go home to their respective households weekly;

5. Citizens of foreign countries who resided or were expected to reside in the Philippines for at least a year from their arrival, except members of diplomatic missions and non-Filipino members of international organizations;

6. Filipino balikbayans with usual place of residence in a foreign country but resided or were expected to reside in the Philippines for at least a year from their arrival; and

7. Persons temporarily staying with the household who had no usual place of residence or who were not certain to be enumerated elsewhere.

Persons Enumerated as Members of the Institutional Population:

1. Permanent lodgers in boarding houses;

2. Dormitory residents who did not usually go home to their respective households at least once a week;

3. Hotel residents who stayed in the hotel for more than six months at the time of the census;

4. Boarders in residential houses, provided that their number was 10 or more. However, if the number of boarders in a house was less than 10, they were considered as members of regular households, not of institutions;

5. Patients in hospitals who were confined for more than six months;

6. Patients confined in mental hospitals, leprosaria or leper colonies, and drug rehabilitation centers, regardless of the length of their confinement;

7. Wards in orphanages, homes for the aged, and other welfare institutions;

8. Prisoners of corrective and penal institutions;

9. Seminarians, nuns in convents, monks, and postulants;

10. Soldiers residing in military camps; and

11. Workers in mining and similar camps.

All Filipinos in Philippine embassies, missions, and consulates abroad were also included in the enumeration.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

The POPCEN 2015 is a complete enumeration of all persons, households and institutional population in the country. No sampling was done.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face interview [f2f] and self-administered; Paper and Pencil

Research instrument

Listed below are the basic census forms that were used during the field enumeration:

• CP Form 1 - Listing Booklet This booklet was used to list the buildings, housing units, households, and ILQs within an EA. It was also used to record other information such as the address of the household head or ILQ, total population, and number of males and females corresponding to each household and ILQ listed.

• CP Form 2 - Household Questionnaire This four-page questionnaire was used to record information about the households. Specifically, this form was used to gather information on selected demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population and some information on housing characteristics.

• CP Form 4 - Institutional Population Questionnaire This four-page questionnaire was used to record information on selected demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population residing in ILQs.

• CP Form 5 - Barangay Schedule This four-page questionnaire was used to record the physical characteristics (e.g. street pattern) and the presence of service facilities and establishments by kind and emplyment size in the barangay. It was also used to record the presence of informal settlers, relocation areas, and in-movers in the barangay due to natural and man-made disasters.

• CP Form 7 - Household Self-Administered Questionnaire Instructions This form contains specific and detailed instructions on how to fill out/accomplish each item in CP Form 2. It was used as guide/reference by respondents who were not, for some reasons, personally interviewed by the EN.

• CP Form 8 - Institutional Population Self-Administered Questionnaire Instructions This form contains specific and detailed instructions for the managers/administrators to guide them in accomplishing each item in CP Form 4. It was used as guide/reference by managers or administrators of an ILQ.

Listed below are the major administrative and accomplishment forms that were also used to facilitate data collection and supervision, and monitoring of enumeration and personnel:

• Mapping Form This form was used to plot buildings, either occupied by households or vacant, ILQs and important physical landmarks in the area. It was also used to enlarge a map or a block of an EA/barangay if the area being enumerated is too large or congested. CP Form 1 - Listing Booklet

• CP Form 6 - Notice of Listing/Enumeration This form is a sticker. After listing and interviewing a household or ILQ, this sticker was posted in a very conspicuous place, preferably in front of the house or at the gate of the building. This form was used for control and monitoring purposes as its presence indicates that a particular housing unit or ILQ had already been listed/interviewed.

• CP Form 9 - Appointment Slip to the Household/Institution/Barangay Official This form was used to set an appointment with the

Abstract

The Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics conducted the BLES Integrated Survey (BITS) in 2003. The BITS is a nationwide survey of non-agricultural establishments employing 20 or more workers that inquires on the key data elements of four of the Bureau's regular surveys --- Employment, Hours and Earnings Survey (EHES), Industrial Relations at the Workplace Survey (IRWS), Occupational Injuries Survey (OIS) and Labor Cost Survey (LCS).

The BITS aims to generate an integrated data set on employment, wages, hours of work, labor relations, occupational injuries and labor cost of employees. It is also a vehicle to collect some of the data that would measure decent work.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 1

Geographic coverage

National coverage, 17 administrative regions

Analysis unit

The statistical unit is the establishment. Each unit is classified to an industry that reflects its main economic activity---the activity that contributes the biggest or major portion of the gross income or revenues of the establishment.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 1.5.1

Universe

Non-agricultural establishments employing 20 persons or more, except Agriculture and Forestry; Fishing; National Postal Activities; Central Banking; Public Administration and Defense and Compulsory Social Security (e.g. DOLE, PNP, SSS, GSIS, HDMF, PhilHealth); Public Education Services; Public Medical, Dental and Other Health Services; Activities of Membership Organizations (e.g. ECOP, TUCP); Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies (e.g. ILO, UNDP)

Note: Refer to 2003 BLES Integrated Survey Field Operations Manual, Chapter 1.4

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Statistical Unit: The establishment is the statistical or enumeration unit. Each unit is classified in an industry that reflects its main economic activity---the activity that contributes the biggest or major portion of the gross income or revenues of the establishment.

Sampling Frame: The 2003 BLES Survey Sampling Frame is a list frame of establishments that is a partial update of the 2002 BLES Sampling Frame based on the status of establishments reported in BLES conducted surveys in the National Capital Region in 2002. Reports on closures and retrenchments of establishments submitted to the Regional Offices of the Department of Labor and Employment in 2002 up to February 2003 were also considered in updating the 2002 frame. The 2002 BLES sampling frame was largely culled from the 2000 List of Establishments of the National Statistics Office that was also partially updated based on the establishment status in BLES conducted surveys in 2001. Similarly, previous sampling frames were partial updates of the 1996 List of Establishments of the NSO based on responses to the BLES surveys conducted since 1997.

Stratification Scheme: Establishments in the sampling frame were stratified by 3-digit industry (domain) and by employment size (stratum), i.e. 20-99, 100-199 and 200 and over. However, industries observed to be heterogeneous within their 3-digit classification were further broken down at the 4-digit level. Geographical location was not considered in the stratification to allow for detailed industry groupings.

Sample Size: For 2002/2003 BLES Integrated Survey, the sample size was 6,818.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 1.5.

Sampling deviation

Due to the inadequacy of the frame used, reports of permanent closures, duplicate listing and shifts in industry and employment outside the survey coverage are expected during field operations. Establishments that fall in these categories are not eligible elements of the population and their count is not considered in the estimation. In addition to non-response of establishments because of refusals, strikes or temporary closures, there are establishments whose questionnaires contain inconsistent item responses that are not included in the processing as these have not replied to the verification queries by the time output table generation commences. Such establishments are also considered as non-respondents. Respondents are post-stratified as to geographic, industry and employment size classifications. Non-respondents are retained in their classifications.

Note: Refer to Metadata

Mode of data collection

Other [oth], mixed method: self-accomplished, mailed and face-to-face

Research instrument

The questionnaire is made up of the following parts:

Part I - General Information - This portion inquires on main economic activity and major products/goods or services of the establishment, average employment and number of employees, normal/regular working hours per day, days actually worked during the year and days not worked but considered paid during the year for majority of employees, establishment characteristics such as ownership (Filipino or with foreign equity), spread of operations (multinational or not), market orientation (domestic or export), unionism and membership, and existence and coverage of collective bargaining agreement/s.

Part II - Employment - This section requires data on total employment and its breakdown into working owners, unpaid workers and employees (managers/executives, supervisors/foremen and rank and file: regular and non-regular workers). It also looks into employment of specific groups of employees, types of jobs contracted out and the number of agency-hired workers.

Part III - Industrial Relations Practices - This part inquires on establishment practices in filling up vacancies; fixing or revising wages and salaries of employees, those given wage and non-wage benefits and those provided training, purpose of training and sources of training funds. It also inquires on coping measures to economic and financial difficulties, and innovation/s introduced and impediment/s encountered in the adoption or implementation of any innovation.

Part IV - Occupational Injuries - This inquires on the incidence of occupational accidents, cases of occupational injuries and lost workdays and hours actually worked by all employed persons.

Part V - Labor Costs - This section requires data on the reference period if other than the calendar year, labor cost by cost component and sub-components, hours actually worked by all employees and the percent share of labor cost to total cost.

Part VI - Certification - this space is provided for the respondent’s name and signature, position, date accomplished and telephone/fax numbers and e-mail address of the person responsible for filling out the form and the time spent in answering the questionnaire. It also solicits comments on the BITS data provided and on the results of previous BLES surveys, and suggestions for improvement on the presentation/packaging of the questionnaire.

Part VII - Survey Personnel - This portion is for the particulars of the enumerators and area supervisors at the BLES and DOLE Regional Offices involved in the data collection and review of questionnaire entries.

Results of Recently Conducted BLES Surveys - These are for information of the respondent.

Note: Refer to Questionnaire

Cleaning operations

Data are manually and electronically processed. Upon collection of accomplished questionnaires, enumerators perform field editing before leaving the establishments to ensure completeness, consistency and reasonableness of entries in accordance with the field operations manual. The forms are again checked for data consistency and completeness by their field supervisors. The BLES personnel undertake the final review, coding of information based on classifications used, data entry and validation and scrutiny of aggregated results for coherence. Questionnaires with incomplete or inconsistent entries are returned to the establishments for verification personally or through mail.

Note: Refer to Metadata

Response rate

For 2002/2003 BITS, the response rate in terms of eligible sampling units is 81.0%.

Note: Refer to Metadata

Sampling error estimates

Estimates of sampling error on employment are computed.

Data appraisal

Data estimates would be checked with those from other related surveys or administrative data.

Note: Refer to Metadata

Abstract

The 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) had the following primary objectives:

1) to gather data on family income and family expenditure and related information affecting income and expenditure levels and patterns in the Philippines;

2) to determine the sources of income and income distribution, levels of living and spending patterns, and the degree of inequality among families;

3) to provide benchmark information to update weights for the estimation of consumer price index; and

4) to provide information for the estimation of the country's poverty threshold and incidence.

Geographic coverage

The 2003 MS considers the country’s 17 administrative regions as defined in Executive Orders (EO) 36 and 131 as the sampling domains. A domain is referred to as a subdivision of the country for which estimates with adequate level of precision are generated. It must be noted that while there is demand for data at the provincial level (and to some extent municipal and barangay levels), the provinces were not treated as sampling domains because there are more than 80 provinces which would entail a large resource requirement. Below are the 17 administrative regions of the country: National Capital Region Cordillera Administrative Region Region I - Ilocos Region II – Cagayan Valley Region III – Central Luzon Region IVA – CALABARZON Region IVB – MIMAROPA Region V – Bicol Region VI – Western Visayas Region VII - Central Visayas Region VIII - Eastern Visayas Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula Region X - Northern Mindanao Region XI - Davao Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN Region XIII - Caraga Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Analysis unit

The reporting unit was the household which implied that the statistics emanating from this survey referred to the characteristics of the population residing in private households. Institutional population is not within the scope of the survey.

For FIES, the concept of family was used. A family consists of the household head, spouse, unmarried children, ever-married children, son-in-law/daughter-in-law, parents of the head/spouse and other relatives who are members of the household.

In addition, two or more persons not related to each other by blood, marriage or adoption are also considered in this survey. However, only the income and expenditure of the member who is considered as the household head are included.

Universe

The survey involved the interview of a national sample of about 51,000 sample households deemed sufficient to provide reliable estimates of income and expenditure at the national and regional level.

The 2003 FIES has as its target population, all households and members of households nationwide. A household is defined as an aggregate of persons, generally but not necessarily bound by ties of kinship, who live together under the same roof and eat together or share in common the household food. Household membership comprises the head of the household, relatives living with him such as his/her spouse, children, parent, brother/sister, son-in-law/daughter-in-law, grandson/granddaughter and other relatives. Household membership likewise includes boarders, domestic helpers and non-relatives. A person who lives alone is considered a separate household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The 2003 MS considers the country's 17 administrative regions as defined in Executive Orders (EO) 36 and 131 as the sampling domains. A domain is referred to as a subdivision of the country for which estimates with adequate level of precision are generated. It must be noted that while there is demand for data at the provincial level (and to some extent municipal and barangay levels), the provinces were not treated as sampling domains because there are more than 80 provinces which would entail a large resource requirement. Below are the 17 administrative regions of the country:

National Capital Region Cordillera Administrative Region Region I - Ilocos Region II - Cagayan Valley Region III - Central Luzon Region IVA - CALABARZON Region IVB - MIMAROPA Region V - Bicol Region VI - Western Visayas Region VII - Central Visayas Region VIII - Eastern Visayas Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula Region X - Northern Mindanao Region XI - Davao Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN Region XIII - Caraga Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

As in most household surveys, the 2003 MS made use of an area sample design. For this purpose, the Enumeration Area Reference File (EARF) of the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) was utilized as sampling frame. The EARF contains the number of households by enumeration area (EA) in each barangay.

This frame was used to form the primary sampling units (PSUs). With consideration of the period for which the 2003 MS will be in use, the PSUs were formed/defined as a barangay or a combination of barangays with at least 500 households.

The 2003 MS considers the 17 regions of the country as the primary strata. Within each region, further stratification was performed using geographic groupings such as provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs). Within each of these substrata formed within regions, the PSUs were further stratified, to the extent possible, using the proportion of strong houses (PSTRONG), indicator of engagement in agriculture of the area (AGRI), and a measure of per capita income (PERCAPITA) as stratification factors.

The 2003 MS consists of a sample of 2,835 PSUs. The entire MS was divided into four sub-samples or independent replicates, such as a quarter sample contains one fourth of the total PSUs; a half sample contains one-half of the four sub-samples or equivalent to all PSUs in two replicates.

The final number of sample PSUs for each domain was determined by first classifying PSUs as either self-representing (SR) or non-self-representing (NSR). In addition, to facilitate the selection of sub-samples, the total number of NSR PSUs in each region was adjusted to make it a multiple of 4.

SR PSUs refers to a very large PSU in the region/domain with a selection probability of approximately 1 or higher and is outright included in the MS; it is properly treated as a stratum; also known as certainty PSU. NSR PSUs refers to a regular too small sized PSU in a region/domain; also known as non certainty PSU. The 2003 MS consists of 330 certainty PSUs and 2,505 non-certainty PSUs.

To have some control over the sub-sample size, the PSUs were selected with probability proportional to some estimated measure of size. The size measure refers to the total number of households from the 2000 CPH. Because of the wide variation in PSU sizes, PSUs with selection probabilities greater than 1 were identified and were included in the sample as certainty selections.

At the second stage, enumeration areas (EAs) were selected within sampled PSUs, and at the third stage, housing units were selected within sampled EAs. Generally, all households in sampled housing units were enumerated, except for few cases when the number of households in a housing unit exceeds three. In which case, a sample of three households in a sampled housing unit was selected at random with equal probability.

An EA is defined as an area with discernable boundaries within barangays consisting of about 150 contiguous households. These EAs were identified during the 2000 CPH. A housing unit, on the other hand, is a structurally separate and independent place of abode which, by the way it has been constructed, converted, or arranged, is intended for habitation by a household.

The 2003 FIES involved the interview of a national sample of about 51,000 sample households deemed sufficient to gather data on family income and family expenditure and related information affecting income and expenditure levels and patterns in the Philippines at the national and regional level. The sample households covered in the survey were the same households interviewed in the July 2003 and January 2004 round of the LFS.

Mode of data collection

face to face interview

Research instrument

Refer to the attached 2003 FIES questionnaire in pdf file (External Resources)

Cleaning operations

The 2003 FIES questionnaire contains about 800 data items and a summary for comparing income and expenditures. The questionnaires were subjected to a rigorous manual and machine edit checks for completeness, arithmetic accuracy, range validity and internal consistency.

The major steps in the machine processing are as follows: 1. Data Entry 2. Completeness Check 3. Matching of visit records 4. Consistency and Macro Edit (Big Edit) 5. Generation of the Public Use File 6. Tabulation

Steps 1 to 2 were done right after each visit. The remaining steps were carried out only after the second visit had been completed.

Steps 1 to 4 were done at the Regional Office while Steps 5 and 6 were completed in the Central Office.

After completing Steps 1 to 4, data files were transmitted to the Central Office where a summary file was generated. The summary file was used to produce the consistency tables as well as the preliminary and textual tables.

When the generated tables showed inconsistencies, selected data items were subjected to further scrutiny and validation. The cycle of generation of consistency tables and data validation were done until questionable data items were verified.

The FAME (FIES computer-Aided Consistency and Macro Editing), an interactive Windows-based application system was used in data processing. This system was used starting with the 2000 FIES round. The interactive module of FAME enabled the following

Abstract

Initiated in 2003, the BITS is a modular survey that integrates the data requirements on employment, industrial relations, occupational injuries and diseases and labor cost that used to be collected by the BLES through independent surveys such as Survey on Specific Groups of Workers (SSGW), Employment, Hours and Earnings Survey (EHES), Industrial Relations at the Workplace Survey (IRWS), Occupational Injuries Survey (OIS) and Labor Cost Survey (LCS). Each round of the BITS covers different aspects of employment and establishment practices. The inquiry on occupational injuries and diseases is a regular feature while that on labor cost is undertaken on a less frequent basis.

The main objective of this survey is to generate an integrated data set on employment of specific groups of workers, occupational shortages and surpluses, safety and health practices, occupational injuries and diseases and labor cost of employees. These data are inputs to studies on industry trends and practices and serve as bases for the formulation of policies on employment, conditions of work and industrial relations. To some extent, the survey results will also be used to assess the progress of decent work in the country.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 2.1

Geographic coverage

National coverage, 17 administrative regions

Analysis unit

The statistical unit is the establishment. Each unit is classified to an industry that reflects its main economic activity---the activity that contributes the biggest or major portion of the gross income or revenues of the establishment.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 2.5.1

Universe

The BITS covers establishments in 65 non-agricultural industries with an average total employment of at least 20 persons. The following industries are excluded from the survey: Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry; Fishing; National Postal Activties; Central Banking; Public Administration and Defense and Compulsory Social Security (e.g., DOLE, PNP, SSS, GSIS); Public Education Services; Public Medical, Dental and Other Health Services; Activities of Membership Organizations, n.e.c. (e.g., ECOP, TUCP); Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies (e.g., ILO, UNDP).

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, 2008 Occupational Wages Survey and 2007/2008 BLES Integrated Survey Chapter 2.4

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Statistical Unit: The establishment is the statistical or enumeration unit. Each unit is classified in an industry that reflects its main economic activity---the activity that contributes the biggest or major portion of the gross income or revenues of the establishment.

Sampling Frame: The 2008 BLES Survey Sampling Frame (SSF2008) is an integrated list of establishments culled from the 2006 List of Establishments of the National Statistics Office; and updated 2006 BLES Sampling Frame based on the status of establishments reported in the 2006 BLES Integrated Survey and 2006 Occupational Wages Survey. Lists of Establishments from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) were also considered in preparing the 2008 frame.

Stratification Scheme: Establishments in the sampling frame were stratified by 3-digit industry (domain) and by employment size (stratum), i.e., 20-99, 100-199 and 200 and over. However, industries observed to be heterogeneous within their 3-digit classification were further broken down at the 4, 5 or 6-digit levels. Geographical location was not considered in the stratification to allow for detailed industry groupings.

Sample Size: The number of establishment covered was 6,460.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual, Chapter 2.5

Sampling deviation

Not all of the fielded questionnaires are accomplished. Due to the inadequacy of the frame used , there are reports of permanent closures, non-location, duplicate listing and shifts in industry and employment outside the survey coverage. Establishments that fall in these categories are not eligible elements of the frame and their count is not considered in the estimation. Non-respondents are made up of refusals, strikes or temporary closures and those establishments whose questionnaires contain inconsistent item responses and have not replied to the verification queries by the time output table generation commences. Respondents are post-stratified as to geographic, industry and employment size classifications. Non-respondents are retained in their classifications.

Note: Refer to Survey Metadata

Mode of data collection

Other [oth], mixed method: self-accomplished, mailed and face-to-face

Research instrument

The survey questionnaire has been designed to capture the key data requirements on labor statistics from establishments that used to be collected in previous surveys of the BLES.

Cover Page This contains the address box, contact particulars for assistance, spaces for changes in the name and location of sample establishment and for head office information in case the questionnaire is endorsed to it and status codes of the establishment to be accomplished by BLES and its field personnel.

Survey Information This contains the survey objectives and uses of the data, confidentiality clause, collection authority, authorized field personnel, coverage, reference periods, due date for accomplishment and expected date when the results of the 2007/2008 BITS would be available.

Part I: General Information This portion inquires on: · main economic activity · major products/goods or services · establishment characteristics as to ownership · unionism and membership, and existence and coverage of collective bargaining agreement/s · participation in global production network · type of market for business process outsourcing

Part II: Employment This section requires data on total employment and its breakdown into working owners, unpaid workers and employees (managers/executives, supervisors/foremen and rank and file: regular and non-regular workers). It also looks into the employment of specific groups of workers, number of agency-hired workers and the types of jobs contracted out.

Part III: Occupational Shortages and Surpluses This portion inquires on the number of job vacancies, hard-to-fill occupations, difficulties encountered in recruitment, requirements in filling-up of job vacancies, vacant positions that are easy to fill, methods adapted in filling-up of vacancy, total recruitment cost and methods used in rating the applicants in terms of acquired traits.

Part IV: Safety and Health Practices This part inquires on the safety and health practices of persons at work, as well as on the protection of other individuals against risk to their safety and health in connection with or as affected by activities of persons at work. The safety and health practices may be in the form of facilities, occupational health programs/services, preventive and control measures, trainings and seminars.

Part V: Occupational Injuries and Diseases This inquires on the incidence of occupational accidents, cases of occupational injuries and lost workdays by incapacity for work (fatal, permanent, temporary), cases without lost workdays, cases of occupational diseases, incidence of commuting accidents, workers injured and hours actually worked by all employed persons. It also inquires on the classifications (type, part of body injured, cause and agent) of the occupational injury cases.

Part VI: Labor Cost of Employees This section requires data on the reference period if other than the calendar year, labor cost by component and sub-components, hours actually worked by all employees (including instructions on how to estimate) and the percent share of labor cost to total cost.

Part VII: Certification This portion is provided for the respondent's name/signature, position, telephone no., fax no. and e-mail address and time spent in answering the questionnaire.

Appropriate spaces are also provided to elicit comments on: · data provided for the 2007/2008 BITS questionnaire · statistics from previous BITS · presentation/packaging, particularly on the definition of terms, layout, font and color.

Part VIII: Survey Personnel This portion is for the particulars of the enumerators and area/regional supervisors and reviewers at the BLES and DOLE Regional Offices involved in the data collection and review of questionnaire entries.

Results of the previous BITS The results/statistics of the previous BITS are for information of the establishment. More of the results can be obtained from the BLES Website at http://www.bles.dole.gov.ph.

Note: Refer to BLES Integrated Survey Questionnaire

Cleaning operations

Data are manually and electronically processed. Upon collection of accomplished questionnaires, enumerators perform field editing before leaving the establishments to ensure completeness, consistency and reasonableness of entries in accordance with the field operations manual. The forms are again checked for data consistency and completeness by their field supervisors.

The BLES personnel undertake the final review, coding of information on classifications used, data entry and validation and scrutiny of aggregated results for coherence. Questionnaires with incomplete or inconsistent entries are returned to the establishments for verification, personally or through mail.

Microsoft Access is used for data encoding and generation of validation prooflists. After checking accuracy of encoding based on the prooflists, a conversion program using SPSS is executed to generate output tables.

Note: Refer to

Abstract

This was the second Agricultural Census to be conducted in Niue since the last one in 1989. As well as collecting information on agriculture, the census also included some detail information on the population to provide the Government with up-to-date information on some important population parameters. Although this as only the second agricultural census to be conducted in Niue, the country has a long history of Population activities and has gained experiences in data collection. Nevertheless, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided technical assistance under TCP/Niue/3101 through the services of an Agricultural Census Expert and a Data Processing Expert.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as an economic unit of agricultural production under single management, comprising all livestock kept and all land used wholly or partly for agricultural production purposes, without regard to title, legal form or size. According to legal status, the holdings were classified as: (i) individual household on own account; (ii) in partnership; (iii) a village association; or (iv) institution.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

a. The Enumeration The country was divided to 21 Enumeration Areas (EAs) for the enumeration purposes. This division was based on the Population and Household Census 2006. There were 30 EAs in the first Agriculture Census in 1989 and the decline of number of EAs to 21 this time was the direct result of the declining population and number of households.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Altogether, three questionnaires were used:

1 Household Form 2 Holding Form 3 Parcel Form.

The following information was required from all households:

(i) Location of household (ii) Date of birth, sex, Age, Decent, Country of Residence for all persons (iii) Educational Attainment, Main Activity, Hours worked in the Holding and Operator Status for persons 10 years and over (iv) Level of Agricultural Activity (v) Livestock, Poultry and Domestic Animals (vi) Household Fishing Activities ( fishing methods, Number of fishing trips, persons involved in fishing, proportion of catch sold, number of canoes ,dinghies and outboard motors owned or hired. (vii)Number of Uga caught and method of Catching (viii) Consumption of Major crops( drinking Nuts, Matured Coconuts, Green and Ripe Bananas, Taro, Cassava and Papaya (ix) Number of Coconuts for Feeding Animals.

Cleaning operations

a. Checking, Editing and Coding It is standard practice that as each enumeration area was completed the forms were first checked by the field supervisors for missing information and obvious inconsistencies. Omissions and errors identified at this stage were corrected by the enumerators. The next stage was for the field supervisors to go through the completed forms again in the office to check in more detail for omissions and logical inconsistencies. Where they were found, the supervisors were responsible to take the necessary action. Once the questionnaires had been thoroughly checked and edited, they were then coded in preparation for data processing. Checking, editing and coding of the questionnaires in office were done after normal working hours as to ensure that the confidentiality of the survey is well observed.

b. Data Processing The data was entered using two office computers of Statistics Niue with a custom designed CSPro database software by a computer programmer from The National Statistics office of the Philippines. Data entry was successfully done in a week. The next stage of processing, on line editing and cleaning in preparation for tabulation was not straight forward as expected because of these issues: the programmer assigned by FAO for the census was based in the Philippines and was only available on part time basis, the census expert (consultant) was based in Samoa and was also available on part time basis while the rest of the team was in the Niue office. The ‘distance’ between the parties, the day and time differences had became a hurdle to the smooth running of the final stages of data processing, cleaning and tabulation of the data and not to mention the difficulties in the communication systems. The progress was very much depended on the availability of internet communications and they were times it has broken down. These composite issues have delayed the final stages of data processing dramatically.

Data appraisal

Overall, the standard of enumeration was high. A PES was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of the data. The PES used objective measurement techniques (compass and tape measure) to measure the physical area of the selected parcels of land. The results of the survey revealed differences between the areas recorded in the census interview and the physical area as measured.

Abstract

The Labor Force Survey (LFS) aims to provide a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor market.

Specifically, the survey is designed to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment for the country as a whole, and for each of the administrative regions.

Importance of the Labor Force Survey:

a. It provides a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor market towards 1) creation and generation of gainful employment and livelihood opportunities 2) reduction of unemployment and promotion of employment 3) improvement of working conditions 4) enhancement of the welfare of a working person b. It provides statistics on levels and trends of employment and unemployment and underemployment for the country and regions; c. It is used for the projection of future manpower, which when compared with the future manpower requirements, will help identify employment and training needs; d. It helps in the assessment of the potential human resource available for economic development; and e. It identifies the differences in employment, unemployment, and underemployment according to the different economic, social and ethnic groups existing within the population.

Geographic coverage

The province of Basilan had been included in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao while Isabela City (Basilan) was placed under Region IX, in accordance with Executive Order No. 36.

Analysis unit

Individuals

Universe

The LFS has as its target population, all household members of the sample housing units nationwide. A household is defined as an aggregate of persons, generally but not necessarily bound by ties of kinship, who live together under the same roof and eat together or share in common the household food. Household membership comprises the head of the household, relatives living with him such as his or her spouse, children, parent, brother or sister, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, grandson or granddaughter, and other relatives. Household membership likewise includes boarders, domestic helpers and non-relatives. A person who lives alone is considered a separate household.

Persons who reside in the institutions are not within the scope of the survey.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sampling design of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) uses the sampling design of the 2003 Master Sample (MS) for Household Surveys that started July 2003.

Sampling Frame

As in most household surveys, the 2003 MS used an area sample design. The Enumeration Area Reference File (EARF) of the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) was utilized as sampling frame. The EARF contains the number of households by enumeration area (EA) in each barangay. This frame was used to form the primary sampling units (PSUs). With consideration of the period for which the 2003 MS will be in use, the PSUs were formed/defined as a barangay or a combination of barangays with at least 500 households.

Stratification Scheme

Startification involves the division of the entire population into non-overlapping subgroups called starta. Prior to sample selection, the PSUs in each domain were stratified as follows: 1) All large PSUs were treated as separate strata and were referred to as certainty selections (self-representing PSUs). A PSU was considered large if it has a large probability of selection. 2) All other PSUs were then stratified by province, highly urbanized city (HUC) and independent component city (ICC). 3) Within each province/HUC/ICC, the PSUs were further stratified or grouped with respect to some socio-economic variables that were related to poverty incidence. These variables were: (a) the proportion of strongly built houses (PSTRONG); (b) an indication of the proportion of households engaged in agriculture (AGRI); and (c) the per-capita income (PERCAPITA).

Sample Selection

To have some control over the subsample size, the PSUs were selected with probability proportional to some estimated measure of size. The size measure refers to the total number of households from the 2000 CPH. Because of the wide variation in PSU sizes, PSUs with selection probabilities greater than 1 were identified and were included in the sample as certainty selections.

At the second stage, enumeration areas (EAs) were selected within sampled PSUs, and at the third stage, housing units were selected within sampled EAs. Generally, all households in sampled housing units were enumerated, except for few cases when the number of households in a housing unit exceeds three. In which case, a sample of three households in a sampled housing unit was selected at random with equal probability.

An EA is defined as an area with discernable boundaries within barangays, consisting of about 150 contiguous households. These EAs were identified during the 2000 CPH. A housing unit is a structurally separate and independent place of abode which, by the way it has been constructed, converted, or arranged, is intended for habitation by a household

Sample Size

The 2003 Master Sample consist of a sample of 2,835 PSUs of which 330 were certainty PSUs and 2,505 were non certainty PSUs. The number of households for the 2000 CPH was used as measure of size. The entire MS was divided into four sub-samples or independent replicates, such as a quarter sample contains one fourth of the PSUs found in one replicate; a half-sample contains one-half of the PSUs in two replicates. Thus, the survey covers a nationwide sample of about 51,000 households deemed sufficient to measure the levels of employment and unemployment at the national and regional levels.

Strategy for non-response

Replacement of sample households within the sample housing units is allowed only if the listed sample households had moved out of the housing unit. Replacement should be the household currently residing in the sample housing unit previously occupied by the original sample.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

ISH FORM 2 (LFS questionnaire) is a four-page, forty four-column questionnaire that is being used in the quarterly rounds of the Labor Force Survey nationwide. This questionnaire gathers data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the population.

On the first page of the questionnaire, the particulars about the geographic location, design codes and household auxiliary information of the sample household that is being interviewed are to be recorded. Certifications by the enumerator and his supervisor regarding the manner by which the data are collected are likewise to be made on this page.

The inside pages of the questionnaire contain the items to be determined about each member of the sample household. Columns 2 to 11 are for the demographic characteristics; columns 2 to 7A are to be ascertained of all members of the household regardless of age. Columns 8 to 9 are asked for members 5 years old and over, while column 10 is asked for members 5 to 24 years old, column 11, for 15 years old and over, while columns 12 to 16 are asked for members 5 years old and over. Items 18 to 44 on the other hand, are the series of items that will be asked of all the members 15 years old and over to determine their labor force and employment characteristics.

Most of the questions have pre-coded responses. The possible answers with their corresponding codes are printed at the bottom of the page for easy reference. Only the appropriate codes need to be entered in the cells.

Other items, however, require write-in entries such as column 14 (primary occupation) and column 16 (kind of business/industry), etc. For such items, it is required that the enumerator describes the primary occupation or kind of business/industry.