| Data Collection Instruments |
| Last update: 16 January 2008 |
| Author/ Organization |
Title |
Notes |
Document Links |
Year Publication |
Reference Web sites |
| Methodology |
| (1) François Roubaud; (2) Mireille Razafindrakoto, DIAL/IRD |
The 1-2-3 Survey: An informal sector, informal employment and labour market monitoring tool |
ESCAP, 29 March 2007 |

(431KB) |
2007 |
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| (1) François Roubaud; (2) Mireille Razafindrakoto, DIAL/IRD |
The informal sector in the LDCs:
An economic and statistical perspective |
ESCAP, 29 March 2007 |

(217KB) |
2007 |
|
| (1) Jean-Pierre Cling; (2) François Roubaud |
Using household surveys to measure employment and the informal sector in Africa |
Roundtable on managing for development results, Hanoi, 5-7 February 2007 |

(168KB) |
2007 |
|
| ILO |
ILO International Seminar on the use of National Labour Force Surveys for Collecting Additional Labour-Related Statistics |
Geneva, 24-26 October 2005 |
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2005 |
|
| ILO |
Employment in the Informal Economy in the Republic of Moldova |
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(430KB) |
2004 |
|
| OECD |
Informal Employment: Survey Methods of Measurement and National Policy Reviews |
Annexes 1 and 2 "Informal Employment and Promoting the Transition to a Salaried Economy": Chapter 5 of OECD Employment Outlook, 2004 |
|
2004 |
|
| Pietro Gennari, ESCAP |
Informal Sector: Statistical Definition and Measurement Issues |
OECD/UNESCAP/ADB Workshop on Assessing and Improving Statistical Quality: Measuring the Non-Observed Economy, Bangkok, 11-14 May 2004 |
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2004 |
|
| ILO |
Measuring the Informal economy: From employment in the informal sector to informal employment: ILO Working Paper No. 53 |
Geneva, December 2004 |
(222KB) |
2004 |
|
| (1) Faly Rakotomanana; (2) Rachel Ravelosoa; (3) François Roubaud |
The 1-2-3 Survey of the Informal Sector and the Satisfaction of Household Needs in the Antananarivo Conurbation |
INTER-STAT 27, September 2003, p.59-88 |

(2.8MB)
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2003 |
|
| ILO |
ILO Compendium of Official Statistics on Employment in the Informal Sector |
STAT Working papers, No. 2002-1; International Labour Office, Bureau of Statistics, Geneva, 2002 |
(232KB) |
2002 |
|
| EU/CHINA |
EU China Stat Programme Informal Sector Component Final Report on Methodology |
EU/CHINA STAT PROGRAMME |

(1.3MB) |
2002 |
|
| OECD |
Measuring the Non-Observed Economy: A Handbook |
OECD 2002 |
(2.0MB) |
2002 |
|
| Ralf Hussmanns, ILO |
Informal sector surveys: Advantages and limitations of different survey methods and survey designs for the data collection |
4th Meeting of the Expert Group on Informal Sector Statistics (Delhi Group), ILO HQ, Geneva, 28-30 August 2000 |

(1.6MB) |
2000 |
|
| (1) AFRISTAT - DIAL; (2) Prosper Backiny Yetna; (3) Rémi Bardon, DIAL |
Concepts et Indicateurs du Marché du Travail et du Secteur Informel |
AFRISTAT |

(213KB) |
1999 |
|
| (1) Ralf Hussmanns; (2) Farhad Mehran, ILO |
Statistical Definition of the Informal Sector - International Standards and National Practices |
ILO, Bureau of Statistics, 1999 |
|
1999 |
|
| Vijay Verma |
Sample design considerations for informal sector surveys |
ISI |
|
1999 |
|
| Rémi Bardon, DIAL |
The 1-2-3 Survey: Principles, Definitions and Operation, the cases of yaounde and antananarivo |
Development and International Integration |
(2.9MB) |
1998 |
|
| UNSD/ESCAP/ILO |
Collection of Data on Informal Sector: Survey Methodology, Informal Sector: Methods of Data Collection |
Workshop on Informal Sector Statistics, Bangkok, 12-16 May 1997 |

(1.0MB) |
1997 |
|
| ESCAP |
Report of the Workshop on Statistics on the Informal Sector |
Workshop on Informal Sector Statistics, Bangkok, 12-16 May 1997 |

(161KB) |
1997 |
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|
1997 |
| Jacques Charmes |
Estimation and Survey Methods for the Informal Sector |
ILO International Seminar |
|
1993 |
|
| Rémi Bardon, DIAL |
Measuring the Non-Observed Economy: The 1-2-3 Mixed Survey: Main Principles |
EUROSTAT/C3 |
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| Questionnaires |
| Saint Lucia |
| Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia |
Labour Force Survey Questionnaire |
|

(355KB) |
2008 |
|
| Sri Lanka |
| Department of Census & Statistics Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey Questionnaire |
Revision of Survey Schedule on literacy, household economic activities, and informal sector employment and under employment |

(163KB) |
2006 |
|
| Thailand |
| National Statistical Office |
Labor Force Survey - 2006 |
Part 1-5, Characteristic of Household Member & Employment |
(256KB) |
2006 |
|
| National Statistical Office |
Labor Force Survey - 2006 |
Part 6-7, Informal Employee |
|
2006 |
|
| National Statistical Office |
Labor Force Survey - 2005 |
Part 1-5, Characteristic of Household Member & Employment |

(520KB) |
2005 |
|
| National Statistical Office |
Labor Force Survey - 2005 |
Part 6-7, Informal Employee |
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2005 |
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