Identification
IDNO
UGA-UBOS-EES-2008-v1.0
Title
Employment and Earnings Survey 2008
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Uganda | UGA |
Abstract
The employment and earnings survey was designed to collect data on employment, earnings by occupations, hours of work, details on job vacancies and occupational accidents and injuries. The objectives were;
i) To generate the current and potential size and composition of the Uganda’s workforce
ii) To asses the characteristics of the existing manpower levels in the country in the selected sectors
iii) To form a baseline monitor salary and wage rate changes over a specific period of time.
iv) To monitor sector remuneration movements i.e. changes in salary and wage rates paid in the private and public sectors.
v) To form a baseline for monitoring future industry and occupation movements i.e. industry group changes and major occupational groups.
i) To generate the current and potential size and composition of the Uganda’s workforce
ii) To asses the characteristics of the existing manpower levels in the country in the selected sectors
iii) To form a baseline monitor salary and wage rate changes over a specific period of time.
iv) To monitor sector remuneration movements i.e. changes in salary and wage rates paid in the private and public sectors.
v) To form a baseline for monitoring future industry and occupation movements i.e. industry group changes and major occupational groups.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Version number
- v1.0: Edited data, for internal use only.
Version Date
2008-12-31
Scope
Topic Classification
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| ECONOMICS [1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS [15] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Keywords
| Keyword | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| ECONOMICS [1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS [15] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey covered only 16 districts.
Unit of Analysis
- The units of analysis for the Employment and Earnings Survey 2008 are the firm and establishment.
Universe
The survey was covered all establishments employing 15 persons or more.
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Uganda | GoU | Main financier |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Respondents | Establishment | Provided the required data |
Sampling
Response Rate
Out of the 1,204 establishments that were selected, only 664 establishments responded to the questionnaires giving a 55 percent response rate. Four establishments were covered in Masindi and Hoima districts.
Data Collection
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | UBOS | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
Data Processing
Cleaning Operations
To ensure good quality of data, a system of double entry was used. A manual system of editing questionnaires was set-up and Statistical Assistants further assessed the consistency of the data collected. A machine editing computer program for verification and validation was developed and operated during data processing.
Data access
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | ubos@ubos.org | www.ubos.org |
Confidentiality Declaration
Confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by Article 19 of The Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998.
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor.
2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files.
3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor.
Conditions
The dataset is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
1.The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
2.The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3.No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, or among data from Uganda Bureau of Statistics and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from Uganda Bureau of Statistics will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
7. The original collector of the data, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for
use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
1.The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
2.The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3.No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, or among data from Uganda Bureau of Statistics and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from Uganda Bureau of Statistics will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
7. The original collector of the data, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for
use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Citation requirement
"Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Employment and Earnings Survey (EES 2008), Version 1.0 of the internal use dataset (June 2009), provided by the Uganda National Data Archive. www.ubos.org/nada"
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the relevant funding agency(ies) bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
(c) 2008, Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Contacts
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | ubos@ubos.org | www.ubos.org |
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI-UGA-UBOS-EES-2008-v1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | UBOS | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | Documentation of the survey/census |
| Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century | PARIS21/OECD | World Bank | Review of the documentation |
Date of Production
2010-06-04
Document version
Version 1.0 (June 2010). This is the first documentation of this survey.