Table 1
Modules of the questionnaire in 2010 and 2016
| Modules present in 2010 | Modules added in 2016 |
|---|---|
Household questionnaire
| |
Individual questionnaire
|
Individual questionnaire
|
Enterprise questionnaire
|
Migration/Enterprise questionnaire
|
[i] Source: Authors’ construction based on JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016 questionnaires. JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Table 2
Number of households and individuals in 2015 Census, by nationality
| Jordanian | Syrian | Egyptian | Other Arabs | Other nationalities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 1,412,157 | 243,972 | 96,640 | 159,534 | 29,600 | 1,941,903 |
| Individuals | 6,613,587 | 1,265,514 | 636,270 | 818,956 | 197,385 | 9,531,712 |
[i] Source: Correspondence with DoS.
[ii] Notes: Households are private households (as per Department of Statistics (Jordan), 2015c). Individuals are not restricted to private households as this set of data was not available. DoS, Jordanian Department of Statistics.
Table 3
Planned refresher PSUs by strata
| Governorate | Strata | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low non-Jordanian households | High non-Jordanian households | Total | ||||||||||
| Urb. | Rur. | Camp | Tot. | Urb. | Rur. | Camp | Tot. | Urb. | Rur. | Camp | Tot. | |
| Amman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| Balqa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Zarqa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 35 |
| Madaba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Irbid | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Mafraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| Jarash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Ajloun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Karak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Tafileh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ma’an | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Aqaba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Total PSUs | 36 | 14 | 0 | 50 | 103 | 22 | 25 | 150 | 139 | 36 | 25 | 200 |
| Total households | 540 | 210 | 0 | 750 | 1,545 | 330 | 375 | 2,250 | 2,085 | 540 | 375 | 3,000 |
[i] Source: Correspondence with DoS.
[ii] DoS, Jordanian Department of Statistics; PSUs, primary sampling units.
Table 4
Status of households at enumeration and fielding
| Enumeration | Updates between enumeration and fielding | Final status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial households | 5,102 | 3,427 | 5,102 |
| Located | 3,427 | 3,058 | 3,058 |
| Could not be found | 1,481 | 178 | 1,659 |
| Refused | 69 | 157 | 226 |
| All left the country | 81 | 26 | 107 |
| All died | 44 | 8 | 52 |
| Type I attrition rate | 31.1 | 9.9 | 38.1 |
[i] Source: Authors’ calculations based on JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016.
[ii] JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Table 5
Status of individuals at enumeration and fielding
| Enumeration | Updates between enumeration and fielding | Final status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals present in 2010 in a household found in 2016/17 | 18,227 | 15,357 | 16,631 |
| Individuals still in original households in 2016/17 | 15,617 | 14,502 | 13,235 |
| Individuals no longer in original households in 2016/17 | 2,610 | 855 | 3,396 |
| Natural attrition through death, migration, or group housing | 620 | 208 | 757 |
| Individuals known to have died | 382 | 59 | 406 |
| Individuals known to have emigrated | 234 | 64 | 264 |
| Individuals known to have moved to group housing | 4 | 85 | 87 |
| Individuals split to form households | 1,990 | 647 | 2,639 |
| Potential split households (accounting for individuals who split together) | 1,911 | 616 | 2,465 |
| Split households found | 1,536 | 0 | 1,221 |
| Split households not found (attrited) | 375 | 616 | 1,244 |
| Type II attrition rate | 19.6 | 100.0 | 50.5 |
[i] Source: Authors’ calculations based on JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016.
[ii] JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Table 6
Type I attrition logit model: Probability household attrited.
| Household composition (no. of) | |
| No. of children 0-5 in household | 1.002 (0.042) |
| No. of children 6–14 in household | 0.977 (0.029) |
| No. of WA males in household | 0.938 (0.036) |
| No. of WA females in household | 0.891** (0.035) |
| No. of elderly males in household | 0.713 (0.144) |
| No. of elderly females in household | 0.548*** (0.084) |
| Single sex households (mixed sex omitted) | |
| All male | 2.022* (0.566) |
| All female | 1.112 (0.233) |
| Strata (urban not large city omitted) | |
| Rural | 0.846 (0.284) |
| Central large city | 1.200 (0.128) |
| Suburban large city | 0.854 (0.111) |
| Exurbs | 1.510 (0.333) |
| Wealth decile (poorest omitted) | |
| Deciles of household wealth = 2 | 0.887 (0.166) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 3 | 0.765 (0.142) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 4 | 0.995 (0.184) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 5 | 0.891 (0.166) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 6 | 0.931 (0.173) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 7 | 0.990 (0.187) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 8 | 1.001 (0.191) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 9 | 1.275 (0.252) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 10 | 2.332*** (0.492) |
| Wealth decile and location ints. | |
| Deciles of household wealth = 2 # rural | 1.158 (0.355) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 3 # rural | 1.254 (0.395) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 4 # rural | 0.617 (0.204) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 5 # rural | 1.007 (0.329) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 6 # rural | 0.884 (0.308) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 7 # rural | 0.846 (0.297) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 8 # rural | 1.042 (0.399) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 9 # rural | 0.711 (0.316) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 10 # rural | 0.417 (0.247) |
| Governorate (Amman omitted) | |
| Balqa | 0.904 (0.157) |
| Zarqa | 1.029 (0.117) |
| Madaba | 0.679 (0.153) |
| Irbid | 1.038 (0.121) |
| Mafraq | 1.379 (0.285) |
| Jarash | 0.715 (0.147) |
| Ajloun | 0.898 (0.215) |
| Karak | 0.378*** (0.094) |
| Tafileh | 0.225*** (0.072) |
| Ma’an | 0.513* (0.140) |
| Aqaba | 2.531*** (0.656) |
| Governorate and location ints. | |
| Balqa # rural | 0.576 (0.185) |
| Zarqa # rural | 0.375* (0.153) |
| Madaba # rural | 1.403 (0.564) |
| Irbid # rural | 0.465** (0.137) |
| Mafraq # rural | 0.653 (0.207) |
| Jarash # rural | 0.695 (0.250) |
| Ajloun # rural | 0.575 (0.268) |
| Karak # rural | 1.060 (0.387) |
| Tafileh # rural | 3.221* (1.559) |
| Ma’an # rural | 1.055 (0.472) |
| Aqaba # rural | 0.071*** (0.049) |
| Homeownership (not owned omitted) | |
| Owned | 0.252*** (0.019) |
| Head age group (less than 25 omitted) | |
| 25–34 | 0.772 (0.209) |
| 35–44 | 0.829 (0.229) |
| 45+ | 0.729 (0.208) |
| Head sex (male omitted) | |
| Female | 0.412 (0.308) |
| Head age and sex ints. | |
| 25–34 # female | 3.763* (2.509) |
| 35–44 # female | 0.878 (0.560) |
| 45+ # female | 1.919 (1.207) |
| Head marital status (single omitted) | |
| Married | 0.661 (0.197) |
| Divorced | 0.381 (0.209) |
| Widowed | 0.897 (0.412) |
| Head marital status and sex ints. | |
| Married # female | 2.697 (1.398) |
| Divorced # female | 5.188* (3.849) |
| Widowed # female | 1.581 (0.967) |
| Head ed. (less than basic omitted) | |
| Basic | 1.018 (0.096) |
| Secondary | 1.253* (0.137) |
| Higher education | 1.366** (0.149) |
| Head labor market status (Public sector omitted) | |
| Formal private wage | 1.162 (0.150) |
| Informal private wage | 1.180 (0.166) |
| Nonwage | 1.202 (0.152) |
| OLF | 0.867 (0.122) |
| Unemployed | 0.563* (0.131) |
| Out of manpower | 1.626* (0.380) |
| Head labor market status and location ints. | |
| Formal private wage # rural | 1.349 (0.377) |
| Informal private wage # rural | 1.310 (0.398) |
| Nonwage # rural | 1.243 (0.322) |
| OLF # rural | 1.507 (0.349) |
| Unemployed # rural | 1.645 (0.764) |
| Out of manpower # rural | 1.186 (0.335) |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.147 |
| N (households) | 4,943 |
Table 7
Type II attrition logit model: Probability split household attrited.
| Split household composition (no. of) | |
| No. of WA males in household | 0.529* (0.147) |
| No. of WA females in household | 0.898 (0.138) |
| Strata (urban not large city omit.) | |
| Rural | 2.918** (1.164) |
| Central large city | 1.683** (0.310) |
| Suburban large city | 1.123 (0.235) |
| Exurbs | 3.361* (1.885) |
| Wealth decile (poorest omitted) | |
| Deciles of household wealth = 2 | 1.517 (0.410) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 3 | 2.169** (0.588) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 4 | 1.807* (0.502) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 5 | 1.546 (0.439) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 6 | 2.118** (0.570) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 7 | 1.647 (0.459) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 8 | 2.157** (0.606) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 9 | 2.159** (0.605) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 10 | 2.551** (0.802) |
| Wealth decile and location ints. | |
| Deciles of household wealth = 2 # rural | 0.657 (0.252) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 3 # rural | 0.377* (0.150) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 4 # rural | 0.418* (0.171) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 5 # rural | 0.734 (0.297) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 6 # rural | 0.523 (0.224) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 7 # rural | 0.501 (0.213) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 8 # rural | 0.417* (0.185) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 9 # rural | 0.324* (0.163) |
| Deciles of household wealth = 10 # rural | 1.327 (0.949) |
| Governorate (Amman omitted) | |
| Balqa | 1.371 (0.373) |
| Zarqa | 1.010 (0.192) |
| Madaba | 3.045** (1.130) |
| Irbid | 1.213 (0.234) |
| Mafraq | 1.261 (0.374) |
| Jarash | 1.223 (0.328) |
| Ajloun | 0.947 (0.286) |
| Karak | 0.667 (0.213) |
| Tafileh | 0.738 (0.256) |
| Ma’an | 0.834 (0.272) |
| Aqaba | 1.935 (0.951) |
| Governorate and location ints. | |
| Balqa # rural | 0.534 (0.220) |
| Zarqa # rural | 1.052 (0.462) |
| Madaba # rural | 0.862 (0.488) |
| Irbid # rural | 0.798 (0.294) |
| Mafraq # rural | 0.637 (0.261) |
| Jarash # rural | 1.168 (0.468) |
| Ajloun # rural | 0.574 (0.292) |
| Karak # rural | 0.881 (0.382) |
| Tafileh # rural | 0.698 (0.395) |
| Ma’an # rural | 0.523 (0.277) |
| Aqaba # rural | 0.417 (0.275) |
| Homeownership (not owned omit.) | |
| Owned | 0.683* (0.114) |
| Head age group (less than 25 omitted) | |
| 25–34 | 0.958 (0.146) |
| 35–44 | 1.595 (0.746) |
| 45+ | 9.472*** (4.944) |
| Head sex (male omitted) | |
| Female | 0.484* (0.148) |
| Head age and sex ints. | |
| 25–34 # female | 2.767*** (0.636) |
| 35–44 # female | 1.830 (1.077) |
| 45+ # female | 0.789 (0.536) |
| Head ed. (less than basic omitted) | |
| Basic | 0.698** (0.094) |
| Secondary | 0.593*** (0.086) |
| Higher education | 0.825 (0.150) |
| Head labor market status (Public sector omitted) | |
| Formal private wage | 2.179*** (0.438) |
| Informal private wage | 1.889** (0.425) |
| Nonwage | 1.589 (0.483) |
| OLF | 3.221*** (0.545) |
| Unemployed | 1.670* (0.333) |
| Out of manpower | 1.238 (0.986) |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.100 |
| N (split households) | 2,386 |
Figure 1
Comparison of population structure (percentage in 5-year age group), Jordanians, by 2010 data source.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and JLMPS 2010. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Figure 2
Comparison of population structure (percentage in 5-year age group), Jordanians, by 2015/2016 data source.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2016 and JLMPS 2016, Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015a). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Figure 3
Comparison of household size (percentage of households), Jordanians, by 2010 data source.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and JLMPS 2010. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Figure 4
Comparison of household size (percentage of households), Jordanians (EUS and JLMPS), all nationalities in private households (Census), by 2015/2016 data source.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2016 and JLMPS 2016, Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015d). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Figure 5
Marital status (percentage) by data source, Jordanians aged 15 years or older.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and 2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015e). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Figure 6
Educational attainment (percentage) by data source, Jordanians aged 25–64 years.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and 2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015e). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Figure 7
Labor force participation rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).
Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.
Figure 8
Employment rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).
Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.
Figure 9
Unemployment rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.
Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).
Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.
Figure 10
Labor market status, as reported retrospectively for 2010 from 2016 data, by sex and contemporaneous status for 2010, individuals aged 20–44 years in 2010 and present in both waves (percentage).
Source: Authors’ calculations from JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016 retrospective data.
Notes: Due to N < 20 in 2010 data, unpaid family workers combined with self-employed for both men and women; for women irregular wage workers combined with private informal regular and employers combined with self-employed. JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Figure 11
Labor market status, as reported contemporaneously for 2010 and as reported retrospectively for 2010 from 2016 data, by sex, individuals aged 20–44 years in 2010 and present in both waves (percentage).
Source: Authors’ calculations from JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016 retrospective data.
Notes: Due to N < 20 in 2010 data, unpaid family workers combined with self-employed for both men and women; for women irregular wage workers combined with private informal regular and employers combined with self-employed. JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.