PSA conducts
January 2019 Labor Force Survey (LFS) and 2018 Family Income and
Expenditure Survey (FIES) - visit 2
By
PSA-8
January 15, 2019
TACLOBAN CITY – The
Philippine Statistics Authority, Regional Statistical Service Office
VIII (PSA RSSO VIII) will conduct the January 2019 Labor Force
Survey (LFS) and the 2018 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES)
– Visit 2 which will be carried out simultaneously on 14 January
2019.
A total of 10,663
systematically and randomly selected sample households in Region
VIII were identified as respondents. Around 364 Hired Statistical
Researchers and Team Supervisors will be deployed across the region
to conduct the interviews.
The LFS is a quarterly
nationwide survey of households which aims to gather data on the
demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population,
and to provide a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans
and formulation of policies affecting the labor market.
Specifically, the LFS
serves as a tool in measuring the distribution of household
population 15 years old and over by employment status – employed,
unemployed or underemployed. It is also used to determine various
employment characteristics such as industry, class of worker, nature
of employment and basis of payment.
The 2018 FIES-Visit 2,
meanwhile, is the second of two rounds covering the second semester
of 2018 (July to December) as reference period. It is a nationwide
survey of households conducted every three years which aims to
gather data on family income and expenditure, to include among
others, levels of consumption by item of expenditure as well as
sources of income in cash and in kind. The results of FIES provide
inputs in the estimation of poverty threshold and incidence. It also
determines the levels of living and disparities in income of
Filipino families, as well as their spending patterns.
The PSA appeals to the
public to cooperate and support the conduct of these surveys. The
office also assures that all information gathered will be held
strictly confidential and shall not be used as evidence in court for
purposes of taxation, regulation or investigation as provided for in
RA 10625.Data generated from these surveys will be disseminated in
statistical summaries without reference to any individual person or
household.