Urban Audit - Metadata

Total Economically Active Population,
Male Economically Active Population, Female Economically Active Population

Department "Statistics of Environment, Infrastructure and Regions"

Division "Regional statistics and GIS"

Valeriya Angelova

Senior expert

2, P. Volov Str., Sofia 1038

vangelova@nsi.bg

+359 2 9857 531

Metadata last update: 01.07.2012
Number	Concept	Description
1	Data description	These variables are residence based, not work-place based in contrast to the variables concerning the employment. Since the Labour Force Survey is, in general, designed for NUTS level 2, some estimation were necessary. Economically Active population represents all resident persons in employment and unemployed (and looking for work) above 15 in accordance with Labour Force Survey. The definitions used in the Labour Force survey are in conformity with Eurostat and Urban Audit requirements for the indicators (variables) provided
2	Classification used	Unified Classification of Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units (UCATTU)
3	Coverage	Data relate to the eight cities, theirs Larger Urban Zones and the country as a whole. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly continuous sample survey. Two stage cluster sample is used, stratified by districts (28 administrative districts corresponding to NUTS 3 lelel) crossing by urban/rural areas. For weighting the quarterly results from the survey, the current demographic estimates for population by districts, urban/rural areas, sex and age groups (0-14, 15-24, 25-49, 50+), referred to the end of preceding year are used. Annual estimates are calculated as averages of quarterly estimates. Data estimates prepared for Urban Audit are based on the original LFS data aggregated for the corresponding Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) and city. To improve the estimates additional recalculation of weighs is performed for the units, belonging to the cities and LUZs included in Urban Audit, adjusting the data to the current population estimates (as of the end of preceding year) for each of these cities and LUZ by sex and age groups (the same groups which are used in the quarterly weighting procedure). The figures, included in the tables, are rounded to the nearest hundreds.
4	Unit of measure	Number
5	Reference period	Year
6	Time coverage	2005 - 2009
7	Release policy	The date of the statistical information release is shown in the Calendar of the NSI statistical surveys.
8	Dissemination format	• www.nsi.bg
9	Methodological documents	• Regulation (EC) No 577/1998 on LFS of the European Parliament and of the Council. • Compilation of variable definitions - Eurostat.
10	Source data	Data are collected by the NSI. Data source is the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
11	Frequency of data collection	Yearly
12	Data collection method	Sample survey, data are estimated for the small areas (municipalities and cities).