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Introducing the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey 2016

IZA Journal of Development and Migration
Volume 12 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Number of households and individuals in 2015 Census, by nationality

JordanianSyrianEgyptianOther ArabsOther nationalitiesTotal
Households1,412,157243,97296,640159,53429,6001,941,903
Individuals6,613,5871,265,514636,270818,956197,3859,531,712

Planned refresher PSUs by strata

GovernorateStrata
Low non-Jordanian householdsHigh non-Jordanian householdsTotal
Urb.Rur.CampTot.Urb.Rur.CampTot.Urb.Rur.CampTot.
Amman91010392041483051
Balqa3104430774011
Zarqa510616310292141035
Madaba210332055308
Irbid6208151016213024
Mafraq220410315281251532
Jarash210392011113014
Ajloun110201011203
Karak210301012204
Tafileh110201011203
Ma’an110201011203
Aqaba2103720993012
Total PSUs361405010322251501393625200
Total households54021007501,5453303752,2502,0855403753,000

Type I attrition logit model: Probability household attrited_

Household composition (no. of)
No. of children 0-5 in household1.002 (0.042)
No. of children 6–14 in household0.977 (0.029)
No. of WA males in household0.938 (0.036)
No. of WA females in household0.891** (0.035)
No. of elderly males in household0.713 (0.144)
No. of elderly females in household0.548*** (0.084)
Single sex households (mixed sex omitted)
All male2.022* (0.566)
All female1.112 (0.233)
Strata (urban not large city omitted)
Rural0.846 (0.284)
Central large city1.200 (0.128)
Suburban large city0.854 (0.111)
Exurbs1.510 (0.333)
Wealth decile (poorest omitted)
Deciles of household wealth = 20.887 (0.166)
Deciles of household wealth = 30.765 (0.142)
Deciles of household wealth = 40.995 (0.184)
Deciles of household wealth = 50.891 (0.166)
Deciles of household wealth = 60.931 (0.173)
Deciles of household wealth = 70.990 (0.187)
Deciles of household wealth = 81.001 (0.191)
Deciles of household wealth = 91.275 (0.252)
Deciles of household wealth = 102.332*** (0.492)
Wealth decile and location ints.
Deciles of household wealth = 2 # rural1.158 (0.355)
Deciles of household wealth = 3 # rural1.254 (0.395)
Deciles of household wealth = 4 # rural0.617 (0.204)
Deciles of household wealth = 5 # rural1.007 (0.329)
Deciles of household wealth = 6 # rural0.884 (0.308)
Deciles of household wealth = 7 # rural0.846 (0.297)
Deciles of household wealth = 8 # rural1.042 (0.399)
Deciles of household wealth = 9 # rural0.711 (0.316)
Deciles of household wealth = 10 # rural0.417 (0.247)
Governorate (Amman omitted)
Balqa0.904 (0.157)
Zarqa1.029 (0.117)
Madaba0.679 (0.153)
Irbid1.038 (0.121)
Mafraq1.379 (0.285)
Jarash0.715 (0.147)
Ajloun0.898 (0.215)
Karak0.378*** (0.094)
Tafileh0.225*** (0.072)
Ma’an0.513* (0.140)
Aqaba2.531*** (0.656)
Governorate and location ints.
Balqa # rural0.576 (0.185)
Zarqa # rural0.375* (0.153)
Madaba # rural1.403 (0.564)
Irbid # rural0.465** (0.137)
Mafraq # rural0.653 (0.207)
Jarash # rural0.695 (0.250)
Ajloun # rural0.575 (0.268)
Karak # rural1.060 (0.387)
Tafileh # rural3.221* (1.559)
Ma’an # rural1.055 (0.472)
Aqaba # rural0.071*** (0.049)
Homeownership (not owned omitted)
Owned0.252*** (0.019)
Head age group (less than 25 omitted)
25–340.772 (0.209)
35–440.829 (0.229)
45+0.729 (0.208)
Head sex (male omitted)
Female0.412 (0.308)
Head age and sex ints.
25–34 # female3.763* (2.509)
35–44 # female0.878 (0.560)
45+ # female1.919 (1.207)
Head marital status (single omitted)
Married0.661 (0.197)
Divorced0.381 (0.209)
Widowed0.897 (0.412)
Head marital status and sex ints.
Married # female2.697 (1.398)
Divorced # female5.188* (3.849)
Widowed # female1.581 (0.967)
Head ed. (less than basic omitted)
Basic1.018 (0.096)
Secondary1.253* (0.137)
Higher education1.366** (0.149)
Head labor market status (Public sector omitted)
Formal private wage1.162 (0.150)
Informal private wage1.180 (0.166)
Nonwage1.202 (0.152)
OLF0.867 (0.122)
Unemployed0.563* (0.131)
Out of manpower1.626* (0.380)
Head labor market status and location ints.
Formal private wage # rural1.349 (0.377)
Informal private wage # rural1.310 (0.398)
Nonwage # rural1.243 (0.322)
OLF # rural1.507 (0.349)
Unemployed # rural1.645 (0.764)
Out of manpower # rural1.186 (0.335)
Pseudo R20.147
N (households)4,943

Modules of the questionnaire in 2010 and 2016

Modules present in 2010Modules added in 2016

    Household questionnaire

  • Household identifying information, roster

  • Housing and durable goods

    Individual questionnaire

  • Father's characteristics, mother's characteristics, siblings’ characteristics

  • Education

  • Employment and unemployment

  • Subsistence and domestic work

  • Characteristics of the primary job and wages

  • Secondary jobs and wages

  • Labor market history

  • Birth history

  • Women's decision-making, mobility, and acceptability of intimate partner violence

  • Cost and characteristics of marriage

  • Women's employment, maternity leave, and child care

  • Return migration

    Individual questionnaire

  • Personal biography (life history)

  • Health

  • In-migration (non-Jordanians)

  • Information technology

  • Savings and borrowing

  • Gender attitudes

    Enterprise questionnaire

  • Remittances/transfers, other income sources

  • Household non-farm enterprises and employment

  • Agricultural assets

    Migration/Enterprise questionnaire

  • Current migrants

  • Household non-farm enterprise expenditures, assets, and revenues

  • Agricultural land, livestock, and other agricultural income

Type II attrition logit model: Probability split household attrited_

Split household composition (no. of)
No. of WA males in household0.529* (0.147)
No. of WA females in household0.898 (0.138)
Strata (urban not large city omit.)
Rural2.918** (1.164)
Central large city1.683** (0.310)
Suburban large city1.123 (0.235)
Exurbs3.361* (1.885)
Wealth decile (poorest omitted)
Deciles of household wealth = 21.517 (0.410)
Deciles of household wealth = 32.169** (0.588)
Deciles of household wealth = 41.807* (0.502)
Deciles of household wealth = 51.546 (0.439)
Deciles of household wealth = 62.118** (0.570)
Deciles of household wealth = 71.647 (0.459)
Deciles of household wealth = 82.157** (0.606)
Deciles of household wealth = 92.159** (0.605)
Deciles of household wealth = 102.551** (0.802)
Wealth decile and location ints.
Deciles of household wealth = 2 # rural0.657 (0.252)
Deciles of household wealth = 3 # rural0.377* (0.150)
Deciles of household wealth = 4 # rural0.418* (0.171)
Deciles of household wealth = 5 # rural0.734 (0.297)
Deciles of household wealth = 6 # rural0.523 (0.224)
Deciles of household wealth = 7 # rural0.501 (0.213)
Deciles of household wealth = 8 # rural0.417* (0.185)
Deciles of household wealth = 9 # rural0.324* (0.163)
Deciles of household wealth = 10 # rural1.327 (0.949)
Governorate (Amman omitted)
Balqa1.371 (0.373)
Zarqa1.010 (0.192)
Madaba3.045** (1.130)
Irbid1.213 (0.234)
Mafraq1.261 (0.374)
Jarash1.223 (0.328)
Ajloun0.947 (0.286)
Karak0.667 (0.213)
Tafileh0.738 (0.256)
Ma’an0.834 (0.272)
Aqaba1.935 (0.951)
Governorate and location ints.
Balqa # rural0.534 (0.220)
Zarqa # rural1.052 (0.462)
Madaba # rural0.862 (0.488)
Irbid # rural0.798 (0.294)
Mafraq # rural0.637 (0.261)
Jarash # rural1.168 (0.468)
Ajloun # rural0.574 (0.292)
Karak # rural0.881 (0.382)
Tafileh # rural0.698 (0.395)
Ma’an # rural0.523 (0.277)
Aqaba # rural0.417 (0.275)
Homeownership (not owned omit.)
Owned0.683* (0.114)
Head age group (less than 25 omitted)
25–340.958 (0.146)
35–441.595 (0.746)
45+9.472*** (4.944)
Head sex (male omitted)
Female0.484* (0.148)
Head age and sex ints.
25–34 # female2.767*** (0.636)
35–44 # female1.830 (1.077)
45+ # female0.789 (0.536)
Head ed. (less than basic omitted)
Basic0.698** (0.094)
Secondary0.593*** (0.086)
Higher education0.825 (0.150)
Head labor market status (Public sector omitted)
Formal private wage2.179*** (0.438)
Informal private wage1.889** (0.425)
Nonwage1.589 (0.483)
OLF3.221*** (0.545)
Unemployed1.670* (0.333)
Out of manpower1.238 (0.986)
Pseudo R20.100
N (split households)2,386

Status of households at enumeration and fielding

EnumerationUpdates between enumeration and fieldingFinal status
Initial households5,1023,4275,102
Located3,4273,0583,058
Could not be found1,4811781,659
Refused69157226
All left the country8126107
All died44852
Type I attrition rate31.19.938.1

Status of individuals at enumeration and fielding

EnumerationUpdates between enumeration and fieldingFinal status
Individuals present in 2010 in a household found in 2016/1718,22715,35716,631
Individuals still in original households in 2016/1715,61714,50213,235
Individuals no longer in original households in 2016/172,6108553,396
Natural attrition through death, migration, or group housing620208757
Individuals known to have died38259406
Individuals known to have emigrated23464264
Individuals known to have moved to group housing48587
Individuals split to form households1,9906472,639
Potential split households (accounting for individuals who split together)1,9116162,465
Split households found1,53601,221
Split households not found (attrited)3756161,244
Type II attrition rate19.6100.050.5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2520-1786
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Language: English
Accepted on: Jun 7, 2021
Published on: Jul 25, 2021
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Keywords:
survey data,
public use data,
sample weights,
labor,
refugees,
Jordan
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy,
Mathematics and statistics for economists,
Econometrics

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