Table 4 2006 household characteristics by household attrition status
From: The Egypt labor market panel survey: introducing the 2012 round
Household characteristics | Attrited | Found | Significant difference | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Household composition (Mean) | ||||
No. of children 0 to 5 in household | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | |
No. of children 6 to 14 in household | 0.45 | 0.77 | *** | 0.72 |
No. of working age males in household | 1.16 | 1.51 | *** | 1.45 |
No. of working age females in household | 1.24 | 1.51 | *** | 1.46 |
No. of elderly males in household | 0.08 | 0.10 | ** | 0.10 |
No. of elderly females in household | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
Region (Percentage) | ||||
Greater Cairo | 30.8 | 11.5 | *** | 14.9 |
Alex & Suez Canal | 19.3 | 10.2 | *** | 11.8 |
Urban Lower | 16.1 | 13.8 | * | 14.2 |
Urban Upper | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | |
Rural Lower | 8.7 | 26.9 | *** | 23.7 |
Rural Upper | 7.5 | 20.1 | *** | 17.9 |
Ownership status (Percentage) | ||||
Own | 58.5 | 81.5 | *** | 77.5 |
Old rental law | 35.3 | 17.5 | *** | 20.6 |
New rental law | 6.2 | 1.0 | *** | 1.9 |
HH head age group (Percentage) | ||||
15-24 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
25-34 | 31.2 | 20.0 | *** | 21.9 |
35+ | 65.9 | 77.4 | *** | 75.4 |
Sex of HH head (Percentage) | ||||
Male | 83.1 | 83.9 | 83.7 | |
Female | 16.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | |
HH head marital status (Percentage) | ||||
Single | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Married | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | |
Divorced | 2.1 | 1.1 | ** | 1.3 |
Widowed | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.8 | |
HH head education (Percentage) | ||||
Illiterate or read & write | 26.8 | 44.1 | *** | 41.1 |
Primary/preparatory | 15.3 | 16.0 | 15.9 | |
Secondary | 32.3 | 26.8 | *** | 27.8 |
University | 25.6 | 13.1 | *** | 15.2 |
HH head status/sector of employment (Percentage) | ||||
Government | 26.0 | 26.6 | 26.5 | |
Formal private regular wage | 13.7 | 6.5 | *** | 7.7 |
Informal private regular wage | 12.7 | 8.4 | *** | 9.1 |
Informal temporary | 2.3 | 4.7 | *** | 4.3 |
HH enterprise worker | 20.0 | 28.5 | *** | 27.0 |
Out of labor force or manpower basis | 24.1 | 24.5 | 24.4 | |
Unemployed | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
No. of households | 1,412 | 6,752 | 8,164 | |