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Quarterly report on general household survey
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The Census and Statistics Department today (Tuesday) published the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey for the fourth quarter of 1995.
The report, which is now available for sale, contains statistics on employment, unemployment and underemployment during the survey period.
It also provides detailed analysis of the characteristics of members of the labour force, including their age, sex, educational attainment, activity status, occupation, industry, hours worked per week and monthly employment earnings. Data on reasons for unemployment and duration of unemployment for the unemployed are also presented.
Copies of the report at $32 each can be obtained from the Government Publications Centre, Queensway Government Offices, Low Block, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
The General Household Survey is conducted every quarter by the Census and Statistics Department with the aim to collect information on the labour force, unemployment and underemployment. In addition, special enquiries on selected social topics are also included in its supplementary part.
As a continuous exercise, the forthcoming survey will be conducted between April and June to cover the second quarter of this year.
Prior to the survey exercise, an official letter will be sent to the sampled households to explain the purpose of the survey and to seek their co-operation.
Afterwards, officers of the department will visit the households concerned to collect the required information. When visiting households, they carry with them a Government identity card and a certificate for conducting the survey. They will make such documents available for inspection by households to confirm their identities.
To make it more convenient for both the households and the department. the sampled households selected for the survey could telephone the department to make prior appointment for visit by the interviewers.
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