Sociological Survey Methodology: Interpreting Employment and Unemployment Data
1. Caucasus Research Resource Centers -Armenia Arsen Aslanyan CRRC-Armenia Program Manager March 19, 2008 Yerevan, Armenia Sociological Survey Methodology: Interpreting Employment and Unemployment Data A Program of Eurasia Partnership Foundation [email_address]
8. The CRRC Data Initiative (DI) Survey Methodology The surveys in all countries have been implemented using a unified sampling methodology – multistage cluster sampling with preliminary stratification . To be able to compare various geographic areas in the SC countries, the CRRC centers in 2007 introduced preliminary stratification of the sampling frames, which included 9 strata: North-East, North-West, South-East, South-West, each of them having both urban and rural areas, and the capital cities.
10. The CRRC Data Initiative (DI) Survey Methodology Sampling Frame . While the CRRC centers in Georgia and Azerbaijan have been using Census data (addresses of surveyed households) as sampling frames, the CRRC-Armenia used the database of Armenian household electricity users as a frame to sample households for the interview . Clusters of about 500 households were formed in each strata based on geographical proximity, and 50 households were randomly sampled in each selected cluster for interviewing . Respondents: In parallel with/after the household interview, an individual interview was conducted with one adult member in the household, randomly selected using the last birthday method.
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13. Armenian Labor Force Respondents (18+ years old) were asked the following question: Who is there? “ Do you consider yourself to be employed (having a job)? This employment may be part-time or full-time, you may be officially employed, informally employed, or self-employed, but it brings you monetary income.”
14. Those who did not have a job, were asked the following: “ Which of the following best describes your situation?” [those who have a job]
15. What comprises the Economically Active Population? Those who are employed (have a job) + Those who are unemployed and looking for a job (active job seekers) = Economically Active Population 922 individuals in the sample 361 individuals in the sample 922+ 361= 1283 individuals in the sample Unemployment level = 361/ (361+ 922) = 28%
16. How many job seekers are in our sample? 361 ? (According to their self reports) OR 49 ? (those, who are registered at state and/or private agencies, including those who are “ Unemployed and interested in a job, but currently NOT looking for a job ”)
17. Always ask! How the unemployment level is estimated? If we estimate the unemployment level according to the respondents’ self reports on employment, then Unemployment level = 361/ (361+ 922) = 28% If we estimate the unemployment level using the number of job seekers registered at state and/or private agencies, then Unemployment level = 49/ (49 + 922) = 5%
18. Armenian Labor Force: Who is there? The employed and unemployed by age groups ( % within age groups)
19. Armenian Labor Force: Who is there? The employed and unemployed by sex ( % within sex):
20. Armenian Labor Force : Who is there? The employed and unemployed by settlement types ( % of total respondents):
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