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Figure 1

Comparison of population structure (percentage in 5-year age group), Jordanians, by 2010 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and JLMPS 2010. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Comparison of population structure (percentage in 5-year age group), Jordanians, by 2010 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and JLMPS 2010. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Figure 2

Comparison of population structure (percentage in 5-year age group), Jordanians, by 2015/2016 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2016 and JLMPS 2016, Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015a). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Comparison of population structure (percentage in 5-year age group), Jordanians, by 2015/2016 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2016 and JLMPS 2016, Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015a). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Figure 3

Comparison of household size (percentage of households), Jordanians, by 2010 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and JLMPS 2010. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Comparison of household size (percentage of households), Jordanians, by 2010 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and JLMPS 2010. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Figure 4

Comparison of household size (percentage of households), Jordanians (EUS and JLMPS), all nationalities in private households (Census), by 2015/2016 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2016 and JLMPS 2016, Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015d). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Comparison of household size (percentage of households), Jordanians (EUS and JLMPS), all nationalities in private households (Census), by 2015/2016 data source.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2016 and JLMPS 2016, Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015d). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Figure 5

Marital status (percentage) by data source, Jordanians aged 15 years or older.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and 2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015e). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Marital status (percentage) by data source, Jordanians aged 15 years or older.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and 2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015e). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Figure 6

Educational attainment (percentage) by data source, Jordanians aged 25–64 years.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and 2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015e). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Educational attainment (percentage) by data source, Jordanians aged 25–64 years.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2010 and 2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015e). EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Figure 7

Labor force participation rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.
Labor force participation rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.

Figure 8

Employment rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.
Employment rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.

Figure 9

Unemployment rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.
Unemployment rates (percentage) by sex and data source, Jordanians, 2003–2017.Source: Authors’ calculations from EUS 2000–2016, JLMPS 2010 and 2016, and Census: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2015g), EUS Q1: Department of Statistics (Jordan) (2017).Notes: Age 15–64 years except EUS 2017 Q1 is aged 15 years and older. Bars indicate 95% confidence intervals from JLMPS, accounting for strata and PSUs under which household was initially sampled. EUS, Employment and Unemployment Survey; JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey; PSUs, primary sampling units.

Figure 10

Labor market status, as reported retrospectively for 2010 from 2016 data, by sex and contemporaneous status for 2010, individuals aged 20–44 years in 2010 and present in both waves (percentage).Source: Authors’ calculations from JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016 retrospective data.Notes: Due to N < 20 in 2010 data, unpaid family workers combined with self-employed for both men and women; for women irregular wage workers combined with private informal regular and employers combined with self-employed. JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Labor market status, as reported retrospectively for 2010 from 2016 data, by sex and contemporaneous status for 2010, individuals aged 20–44 years in 2010 and present in both waves (percentage).Source: Authors’ calculations from JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016 retrospective data.Notes: Due to N < 20 in 2010 data, unpaid family workers combined with self-employed for both men and women; for women irregular wage workers combined with private informal regular and employers combined with self-employed. JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Figure 11

Labor market status, as reported contemporaneously for 2010 and as reported retrospectively for 2010 from 2016 data, by sex, individuals aged 20–44 years in 2010 and present in both waves (percentage).Source: Authors’ calculations from JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016 retrospective data.Notes: Due to N < 20 in 2010 data, unpaid family workers combined with self-employed for both men and women; for women irregular wage workers combined with private informal regular and employers combined with self-employed. JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Labor market status, as reported contemporaneously for 2010 and as reported retrospectively for 2010 from 2016 data, by sex, individuals aged 20–44 years in 2010 and present in both waves (percentage).Source: Authors’ calculations from JLMPS 2010 and JLMPS 2016 retrospective data.Notes: Due to N < 20 in 2010 data, unpaid family workers combined with self-employed for both men and women; for women irregular wage workers combined with private informal regular and employers combined with self-employed. JLMPS, Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey.

Number of households and individuals in 2015 Census, by nationality

Jordanian Syrian Egyptian Other Arabs Other nationalities Total
Households 1,412,157 243,972 96,640 159,534 29,600 1,941,903
Individuals 6,613,587 1,265,514 636,270 818,956 197,385 9,531,712

Planned refresher PSUs by strata

Governorate Strata

Low non-Jordanian households High non-Jordanian households Total



Urb. Rur. Camp Tot. Urb. Rur. Camp Tot. Urb. Rur. Camp Tot.
Amman 9 1 0 10 39 2 0 41 48 3 0 51
Balqa 3 1 0 4 4 3 0 7 7 4 0 11
Zarqa 5 1 0 6 16 3 10 29 21 4 10 35
Madaba 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 5 5 3 0 8
Irbid 6 2 0 8 15 1 0 16 21 3 0 24
Mafraq 2 2 0 4 10 3 15 28 12 5 15 32
Jarash 2 1 0 3 9 2 0 11 11 3 0 14
Ajloun 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3
Karak 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
Tafileh 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3
Ma’an 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3
Aqaba 2 1 0 3 7 2 0 9 9 3 0 12
Total PSUs 36 14 0 50 103 22 25 150 139 36 25 200
Total households 540 210 0 750 1,545 330 375 2,250 2,085 540 375 3,000

Type I attrition logit model: Probability household attrited.

Household composition (no. of)
No. of children 0-5 in household 1.002 (0.042)
No. of children 6–14 in household 0.977 (0.029)
No. of WA males in household 0.938 (0.036)
No. of WA females in household 0.891** (0.035)
No. of elderly males in household 0.713 (0.144)
No. of elderly females in household 0.548*** (0.084)
Single sex households (mixed sex omitted)
All male 2.022* (0.566)
All female 1.112 (0.233)
Strata (urban not large city omitted)
Rural 0.846 (0.284)
Central large city 1.200 (0.128)
Suburban large city 0.854 (0.111)
Exurbs 1.510 (0.333)
Wealth decile (poorest omitted)
Deciles of household wealth = 2 0.887 (0.166)
Deciles of household wealth = 3 0.765 (0.142)
Deciles of household wealth = 4 0.995 (0.184)
Deciles of household wealth = 5 0.891 (0.166)
Deciles of household wealth = 6 0.931 (0.173)
Deciles of household wealth = 7 0.990 (0.187)
Deciles of household wealth = 8 1.001 (0.191)
Deciles of household wealth = 9 1.275 (0.252)
Deciles of household wealth = 10 2.332*** (0.492)
Wealth decile and location ints.
Deciles of household wealth = 2 # rural 1.158 (0.355)
Deciles of household wealth = 3 # rural 1.254 (0.395)
Deciles of household wealth = 4 # rural 0.617 (0.204)
Deciles of household wealth = 5 # rural 1.007 (0.329)
Deciles of household wealth = 6 # rural 0.884 (0.308)
Deciles of household wealth = 7 # rural 0.846 (0.297)
Deciles of household wealth = 8 # rural 1.042 (0.399)
Deciles of household wealth = 9 # rural 0.711 (0.316)
Deciles of household wealth = 10 # rural 0.417 (0.247)
Governorate (Amman omitted)
Balqa 0.904 (0.157)
Zarqa 1.029 (0.117)
Madaba 0.679 (0.153)
Irbid 1.038 (0.121)
Mafraq 1.379 (0.285)
Jarash 0.715 (0.147)
Ajloun 0.898 (0.215)
Karak 0.378*** (0.094)
Tafileh 0.225*** (0.072)
Ma’an 0.513* (0.140)
Aqaba 2.531*** (0.656)
Governorate and location ints.
Balqa # rural 0.576 (0.185)
Zarqa # rural 0.375* (0.153)
Madaba # rural 1.403 (0.564)
Irbid # rural 0.465** (0.137)
Mafraq # rural 0.653 (0.207)
Jarash # rural 0.695 (0.250)
Ajloun # rural 0.575 (0.268)
Karak # rural 1.060 (0.387)
Tafileh # rural 3.221* (1.559)
Ma’an # rural 1.055 (0.472)
Aqaba # rural 0.071*** (0.049)
Homeownership (not owned omitted)
Owned 0.252*** (0.019)
Head age group (less than 25 omitted)
25–34 0.772 (0.209)
35–44 0.829 (0.229)
45+ 0.729 (0.208)
Head sex (male omitted)
Female 0.412 (0.308)
Head age and sex ints.
25–34 # female 3.763* (2.509)
35–44 # female 0.878 (0.560)
45+ # female 1.919 (1.207)
Head marital status (single omitted)
Married 0.661 (0.197)
Divorced 0.381 (0.209)
Widowed 0.897 (0.412)
Head marital status and sex ints.
Married # female 2.697 (1.398)
Divorced # female 5.188* (3.849)
Widowed # female 1.581 (0.967)
Head ed. (less than basic omitted)
Basic 1.018 (0.096)
Secondary 1.253* (0.137)
Higher education 1.366** (0.149)
Head labor market status (Public sector omitted)
Formal private wage 1.162 (0.150)
Informal private wage 1.180 (0.166)
Nonwage 1.202 (0.152)
OLF 0.867 (0.122)
Unemployed 0.563* (0.131)
Out of manpower 1.626* (0.380)
Head labor market status and location ints.
Formal private wage # rural 1.349 (0.377)
Informal private wage # rural 1.310 (0.398)
Nonwage # rural 1.243 (0.322)
OLF # rural 1.507 (0.349)
Unemployed # rural 1.645 (0.764)
Out of manpower # rural 1.186 (0.335)
Pseudo R2 0.147
N (households) 4,943

Modules of the questionnaire in 2010 and 2016

Modules present in 2010 Modules added in 2016
<italic>Household questionnaire</italic>

Household identifying information, roster

Housing and durable goods

<italic>Individual questionnaire</italic>

Father's characteristics, mother's characteristics, siblings’ characteristics

Education

Employment and unemployment

Subsistence and domestic work

Characteristics of the primary job and wages

Secondary jobs and wages

Labor market history

Birth history

Women's decision-making, mobility, and acceptability of intimate partner violence

Cost and characteristics of marriage

Women's employment, maternity leave, and child care

Return migration

<italic>Individual questionnaire</italic>

Personal biography (life history)

Health

In-migration (non-Jordanians)

Information technology

Savings and borrowing

Gender attitudes

<italic>Enterprise questionnaire</italic>

Remittances/transfers, other income sources

Household non-farm enterprises and employment

Agricultural assets

<italic>Migration/Enterprise questionnaire</italic>

Current migrants

Household non-farm enterprise expenditures, assets, and revenues

Agricultural land, livestock, and other agricultural income

Type II attrition logit model: Probability split household attrited.

Split household composition (no. of)
No. of WA males in household 0.529* (0.147)
No. of WA females in household 0.898 (0.138)
Strata (urban not large city omit.)
Rural 2.918** (1.164)
Central large city 1.683** (0.310)
Suburban large city 1.123 (0.235)
Exurbs 3.361* (1.885)
Wealth decile (poorest omitted)
Deciles of household wealth = 2 1.517 (0.410)
Deciles of household wealth = 3 2.169** (0.588)
Deciles of household wealth = 4 1.807* (0.502)
Deciles of household wealth = 5 1.546 (0.439)
Deciles of household wealth = 6 2.118** (0.570)
Deciles of household wealth = 7 1.647 (0.459)
Deciles of household wealth = 8 2.157** (0.606)
Deciles of household wealth = 9 2.159** (0.605)
Deciles of household wealth = 10 2.551** (0.802)
Wealth decile and location ints.
Deciles of household wealth = 2 # rural 0.657 (0.252)
Deciles of household wealth = 3 # rural 0.377* (0.150)
Deciles of household wealth = 4 # rural 0.418* (0.171)
Deciles of household wealth = 5 # rural 0.734 (0.297)
Deciles of household wealth = 6 # rural 0.523 (0.224)
Deciles of household wealth = 7 # rural 0.501 (0.213)
Deciles of household wealth = 8 # rural 0.417* (0.185)
Deciles of household wealth = 9 # rural 0.324* (0.163)
Deciles of household wealth = 10 # rural 1.327 (0.949)
Governorate (Amman omitted)
Balqa 1.371 (0.373)
Zarqa 1.010 (0.192)
Madaba 3.045** (1.130)
Irbid 1.213 (0.234)
Mafraq 1.261 (0.374)
Jarash 1.223 (0.328)
Ajloun 0.947 (0.286)
Karak 0.667 (0.213)
Tafileh 0.738 (0.256)
Ma’an 0.834 (0.272)
Aqaba 1.935 (0.951)
Governorate and location ints.
Balqa # rural 0.534 (0.220)
Zarqa # rural 1.052 (0.462)
Madaba # rural 0.862 (0.488)
Irbid # rural 0.798 (0.294)
Mafraq # rural 0.637 (0.261)
Jarash # rural 1.168 (0.468)
Ajloun # rural 0.574 (0.292)
Karak # rural 0.881 (0.382)
Tafileh # rural 0.698 (0.395)
Ma’an # rural 0.523 (0.277)
Aqaba # rural 0.417 (0.275)
Homeownership (not owned omit.)
Owned 0.683* (0.114)
Head age group (less than 25 omitted)
25–34 0.958 (0.146)
35–44 1.595 (0.746)
45+ 9.472*** (4.944)
Head sex (male omitted)
Female 0.484* (0.148)
Head age and sex ints.
25–34 # female 2.767*** (0.636)
35–44 # female 1.830 (1.077)
45+ # female 0.789 (0.536)
Head ed. (less than basic omitted)
Basic 0.698** (0.094)
Secondary 0.593*** (0.086)
Higher education 0.825 (0.150)
Head labor market status (Public sector omitted)
Formal private wage 2.179*** (0.438)
Informal private wage 1.889** (0.425)
Nonwage 1.589 (0.483)
OLF 3.221*** (0.545)
Unemployed 1.670* (0.333)
Out of manpower 1.238 (0.986)
Pseudo R2 0.100
N (split households) 2,386

Status of households at enumeration and fielding

Enumeration Updates between enumeration and fielding Final status
Initial households 5,102 3,427 5,102
Located 3,427 3,058 3,058
Could not be found 1,481 178 1,659
Refused 69 157 226
All left the country 81 26 107
All died 44 8 52
Type I attrition rate 31.1 9.9 38.1

Status of individuals at enumeration and fielding

Enumeration Updates between enumeration and fielding Final status
Individuals present in 2010 in a household found in 2016/17 18,227 15,357 16,631
Individuals still in original households in 2016/17 15,617 14,502 13,235
Individuals no longer in original households in 2016/17 2,610 855 3,396
Natural attrition through death, migration, or group housing 620 208 757
Individuals known to have died 382 59 406
Individuals known to have emigrated 234 64 264
Individuals known to have moved to group housing 4 85 87
Individuals split to form households 1,990 647 2,639
Potential split households (accounting for individuals who split together) 1,911 616 2,465
Split households found 1,536 0 1,221
Split households not found (attrited) 375 616 1,244
Type II attrition rate 19.6 100.0 50.5