Global Monitoring Database (GMD) variables specification

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Distributional Impact of Policies. Fiscal Policy and Growth Department

2. ID Module (IDN)

Household and individual unique identifier

Table 2.1: ID Module

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Description Tier
1 ID countrycode Country code String 1
2 ID year 4-digit survey start year Numeric 1
3 ID int_year 4-digit year of household survey interview Numeric 1
4 ID int_month Month of household survey interview Numeric 1
5 ID hhid_orig Household unique identifier in the raw data Numeric or string 1
6 ID hhid Household unique identifier String or numeric 1
7 ID pid_orig Personal unique identifier in the raw data Numeric or string 1
8 ID pid Personal unique identifier String or numeric 1
9 ID weight Household weights Numeric 1
10 ID variable name in raw data Variables used to construct Household identifier Numeric or string 1

3. Geography (GEO)

Location identifier

Table 3.1: Geography Module

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 ID countrycode Country code String; See Table 2.1 1
2 ID year Year Numeric; See Table 2.1 1
3 ID hhid Household identifier String or Numeric; See Table 2.1 1
4 ID weight Household weights Numeric; See Table 2.1 1
5 Geography subnatid1 Subnational ID - highest level String, country-specific categorical variable; numeric entries in string format using the following naming convention: “1 - Hatay” (as string) 1
6 Geography subnatid2 Subnational ID - second highest level String, country-specific categorical variable; numeric entries in string format using the following naming convention: “1 - Hatay” (as string) 1
7 Geography subnatid3 Subnational ID - third highest level String, country-specific categorical variable; numeric entries in string format using the following naming convention: “1 - Hatay” (as string) 2
8 Geography subnatid4 Subnational ID - fourth highest level String, country-specific categorical variable; numeric entries in string format using the following naming convention: “1 - Hatay” (as string) 2
9 Geography subnatidsurvey Lowest level of Subnational ID String 1
10 Geography strata Strata String 1
11 Geography psu PSU Numeric, country-specific 1
12 Geography subnatid1_prev SUBNATID previous - highest level String, country-specific categorical variable 2
13 Geography subnatid2_prev SUBNATID previous - second highest level String, country-specific categorical variable 2
14 Geography subnatid3_prev SUBNATID previous - third highest level String, country-specific categorical variable 2
15 Geography subnatid4_prev SUBNATID previous - lowest level String, country-specific categorical variable 2
16 Geography gaul_adm1_code Gaul Code Numeric 1
17 Geography gaul_adm2_code Gaul Code Numeric 1
18 Geography urban Urban 1 = Urban; 0 = Rural 1

4. Demography, Education & Disability

Table 4.1: Demography, Education & Disability Module

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 ID countrycode Country code String; See Table 2.1 1
2 ID year Year Numeric; See Table 2.1 1
3 ID hhid Household identifier String or numeric; See Table 2.1 1
4 ID pid Personal identifier String or numeric 1
5 ID weight Weight Numeric; See Table 2.1 1
6 Demography language Language String, country-specific categorical variable 2
7 Demography age Age of individual (continuous) Numeric, continuous 1
8 Demography agecat Age of individual (categorical) String, country-specific categorical variable 1
9 Demography childyr Child age in years for those under 5 Numeric, continuous 1
10 Demography childmth Child age in months those under 5 Numeric, continuous 1
11 Demography male Sex of household member 1 = Male; 0 = Female 1
12 Demography relationcs Relationship to head of household country/region specific String, country-specific categorical variable 1
13 Demography relationharm Relationship to head of household harmonized across all regions 1 = Head; 2 = Spouse; 3 = Children; 4 = Parent; 5 = Other relative; 6 = Non-relative 1
14 Demography marital Marital status 1 = Married; 2 = Never married; 3 = Living together; 4 = Divorced/separated; 5 = Widowed 1
15 Education literacy Can both read and write 1 = Yes; 0 = No 1
16 Education everattend Ever attended school 1 = Yes; 0 = No 1
17 Education mineducatage Education module application age (country specific) Numeric 1
18 Education educat7 Highest level of education completed (7 categories) 1 = No education; 2 = Primary incomplete 1
19 Education educat5 Highest level of education completed (5 categories) 1 = No education; 2 = Primary incomplete; 3 = Primary complete but secondary incomplete; 4 = Secondary complete; 5 = Some tertiary/post-secondary 1
20 Education educat4 Highest level of education completed (4 categories) 1 = Incomplete secondary; 2 = General Secondary; 3 = Special Secondary; 4 = Tertiary; 5 = None or incomplete primary 1
21 Education educy Years of education Numeric
22 Education primarycomp Primary school completion 1 = Yes; 0 = No 1
23 Education school Currently enrolled in school 1 = Yes; 0 = No 1
24 Disability eye_dsablty Eye disability 1 = No - no difficulty; 2 = Yes - some difficulty; 3 = Yes - a lot of difficulty; 4 = Cannot do at all 1
25 Disability hear_dsablty Hearing disability 1 = No - no difficulty; 2 = Yes - some difficulty; 3 = Yes - a lot of difficulty; 4 = Cannot do at all 1
26 Disability walk_dsablty Walk disability 1 = No - no difficulty; 2 = Yes - some difficulty; 3 = Yes - a lot of difficulty; 4 = Cannot do at all 1
27 Disability conc_dsord Concentration disorder 1 = No - no difficulty; 2 = Yes - some difficulty; 3 = Yes - a lot of difficulty; 4 = Cannot do at all 1
28 Disability slfcre_dsablty Selfcare disability 1 = No - no difficulty; 2 = Yes - some difficulty; 3 = Yes - a lot of difficulty; 4 = Cannot do at all 1
29 Disability comm_dsablty Communication disability 1 = No - no difficulty; 2 = Yes - some difficulty; 3 = Yes - a lot of difficulty; 4 = Cannot do at all 1

5. Labor Module (LBR)

Labor (7-day recall and 12-month recall)

Table 5.1: Labor status, 7-day reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 ID countrycode Country code String; See Table 2.1 1
2 ID year Year Numeric; See Table 2.1 1
3 ID hhid Household identifier String or numeric; See Table 2.1 1
4 ID pid Personal identifier String or numeric; See Table 2.1 1
5 ID weight Weight Numeric; See Table 2.1 1
6 Labor minlaborage Labor module application age (country-specific) Numeric 1
7 Labor lstatus Labor status (7-day ref period) 1 = Employed; 2 = Unemployed; 3 = Not-in-labor force 1
9 Labor nlfreason Reason not in the labor force (7-day ref period) 1 = Student; 2 = Housewife; 3 = Retired; 4 = Disabled; 5 = Other 1
10 Labor unempldur_l Unemployment duration (months) lower bracket (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
11 Labor unempldur_u Unemployment duration (months) upper bracket (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1

Table 5.2: Primary Employment, 7-day reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor empstat Employment status, primary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Paid Employee; 2 = Non-Paid Employee; 3 = Employer; 4 = Self-employed; 5 = Other, workers not classifiable by status 1
2 Labor ocusec Sector of activity, primary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Public sector, Central Government, Army; 2 = Private, NGO; 3 = State owned; 4 = Public or State-owned, but cannot distinguish 1
3 Labor industry_orig Original industry code, primary job (7-day ref period) Country specific 1
4 Labor industrycat10 1 digit industry classification, primary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Agriculture, Hunting, Fishing, etc.; 2 = Mining; 3 = Manufacturing; 4 = Public Utility Services; 5 = Construction; 6 = Commerce; 7 = Transport and Communications; 8 = Financial and Business Services; 9 = Public Administration; 10 = Other Services, Unspecified 1
5 Labor industrycat4 4-category industry classification, primary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Agriculture; 2 = Industry; 3 = Services; 4 = Other 1
6 Labor occup_orig Original occupation classification, primary job (7-day ref period) Country specific 1
7 Labor occup 1-digit occupation classification, primary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Managers; 2 = Professionals; 3 = Technicians and associate professionals; 4 = Clerical support workers; 5 = Service and sales workers; 6 = Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers; 7 = Craft and related trades workers; 8 = Plant and machine operators, and assemblers; 9 = Elementary occupations; 10 = Armed forces occupations; 99 = Other/unspecified 1
8 Labor wage_no_compen Last wage payment, primary job, excl. bonuses, etc. (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
9 Labor unitwage Time unit of last wages payment, primary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Daily; 2 = Weekly; 3 = Every two weeks; 4 = Every two months; 5 = Monthly; 6 = Quarterly; 7 = Every six months; 8 = Annually; 9 = Hourly; 10 = Other 1
10 Labor whours Hours of work in last week, primary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
11 Labor wmonths Months worked in the last 12 months, primary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
12 Labor wage_total Annualized total wage, primary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
13 Labor contract Contract (7-day ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
14 Labor healthins Health insurance (7-day ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
15 Labor socialsec Social security (7-day ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
16 Labor union Union membership (7-day ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
17 Labor firmsize_l Firm size (lower bracket), primary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
18 Labor firmsize_u Firm size (upper bracket), primary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1

Table 5.3: Secondary Employment, 7-day reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor empstat_2 Employment status, secondary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Paid Employee; 2 = Non-Paid Employee; 3 = Employer; 4 = Self-employed; 5 = Other, workers not classifiable by status 2
2 Labor ocusec_2 Sector of activity, secondary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Public sector, Central Government, Army; 2 = Private, NGO; 3 = State owned; 4 = Public or State-owned, but cannot distinguish 2
3 Labor industry_orig_2 Original industry code, secondary job (7-day ref period) Country specific 2
4 Labor industrycat10_2 1 digit industry classification, secondary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Agriculture, Hunting, Fishing, etc.; 2 = Mining; 3 = Manufacturing; 4 = Public Utility Services; 5 = Construction; 6 = Commerce; 7 = Transport and Communications; 8 = Financial and Business Services; 9 = Public Administration; 10 = Other Services, Unspecified 2
5 Labor industrycat4_2 4-category industry classification, secondary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Agriculture; 2 = Industry; 3 = Services; 4 = Other 2
6 Labor occup_orig_2 Original occupational classification, secondary job (7-day ref period) Country specific 2
7 Labor occup_2 1-digit occupation classification, secondary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Managers; 2 = Professionals; 3 = Technicians and associate professionals; 4 = Clerical support workers; 5 = Service and sales workers; 6 = Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers; 7 = Craft and related trades workers; 8 = Plant and machine operators, and assemblers; 9 = Elementary occupations; 10 = Armed forces occupations; 99 = Other/unspecified 2
8 Labor wage_nc_2 Last wage payment, secondary job, excl. bonuses, etc. (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 2
9 Labor unitwage_2 Time unit of last wages payment, secondary job (7-day ref period) 1 = Daily; 2 = Weekly; 3 = Every two weeks; 4 = Every two months; 5 = Monthly; 6 = Quarterly; 7 = Every six months; 8 = Annually; 9 = Hourly; 10 = Other 2
10 Labor whours_2 Hours of work in last week, secondary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
11 Labor wmonths_2 Months worked in the last 12 months, secondary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
12 Labor wage_total_2 Annualized total wage, secondary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 2
13 Labor firmsize_l_2 Firm size (lower bracket), secondary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 2
14 Labor firmsize_u_2 Firm size (upper bracket), secondary job (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 2

Table 5.4: Other employment earnings, 7-day reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor t_hours_others Total hours of work in the last 7-day in other jobs excluding the primary and secondary ones Continuous variable 1
2 Labor t_wage_nc_others Annualized wage in all jobs excluding the primary and secondary ones (excluding tips, bonuses, etc.) Continuous variable 1
3 Labor t_wage_others Annualized wage (including tips, bonuses, etc.) in all other jobs excluding the primary and secondary ones Continuous variable 1

Table 5.5: Total employment earnings, 7-day reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor t_hours_total Annualized hours worked in all jobs (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
2 Labor t_wage_nc_total Annualized wage in all jobs excl. bonuses, etc. (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1
3 Labor t_wage_total Annualized total wage for all jobs (7-day ref period) Continuous variable 1

Table 5.6: Labour force status, 12-month reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor minlaborage_year Labor module application age Numeric 1
2 Labor lstatus_year Labor status (12-month ref period) 1 = Employed; 2 = Unemployed; 3 = Not-in-labor force 1
3 Labor nlfreason_year Reason not in the labor force (12-month ref period) 1 = Student; 2 = Housewife; 3 = Retired; 4 = Disabled; 5 = Other 1
4 Labor unempldur_l_year Unemployment duration (months) lower bracket (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
5 Labor unempldur_u_year Unemployment duration (months) upper bracket (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1

Table 5.7: Primary Employment, 12-month reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor empstat_year Employment status, primary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Paid Employee; 2 = Non-Paid Employee; 3 = Employer; 4 = Self-employed; 5 = Other workers not classifiable by status 1
2 Labor ocusec_year Sector of activity, primary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Public sector, Central Government, Army; 2 = Private, NGO; 3 = State owned; 4 = Public or State-owned, but cannot distinguish 1
3 Labor industry_orig_year Original industry code, primary job (12-month ref period) Country specific 1
4 Labor industrycat10_year 1 digit industry classification, primary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Agriculture, Hunting, Fishing, etc.; 2 = Mining; 3 = Manufacturing; 4 = Public Utility Services; 5 = Construction; 6 = Commerce; 7 = Transport and Communications; 8 = Financial and Business Services; 9 = Public Administration; 10 = Other Services, Unspecified 1
5 Labor industrycat4_year 4-category industry classification, primary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Agriculture; 2 = Industry; 3 = Services; 4 = Other 1
6 Labor occup_orig_year Original occupation classification, primary job (12-month ref period) Country specific 1
7 Labor occup_year 1-digit occupation classification, primary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Managers; 2 = Professionals; 3 = Technicians and associate professionals; 4 = Clerical support workers; 5 = Service and sales workers; 6 = Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers; 7 = Craft and related trades workers; 8 = Plant and machine operators, and assemblers; 9 = Elementary occupations; 10 = Armed forces occupations; 99 = Other/unspecified 1
8 Labor wage_nc_year Last wage payment, primary job, excl. bonuses, etc. (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
9 Labor unitwage_year Time unit of last wages payment, primary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Daily; 2 = Weekly; 3 = Every two weeks; 4 = Every two months; 5 = Monthly; 6 = Quarterly; 7 = Every six months; 8 = Annually; 9 = Hourly; 10 = Other 1
10 Labor whours_year Hours of work in last week, primary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
11 Labor wmonths_year Months worked in the last 12 months, primary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
12 Labor wage_total_year Annualized total wage, primary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
13 Labor contract_year Contract (12-month ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
14 Labor healthins_year Health insurance (12-month ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
15 Labor socialsec_year Social security (12-month ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
16 Labor union_year Union membership (12-month ref period) 0 = No; 1 = Yes 1
17 Labor firmsize_l_year Firm size (lower bracket), primary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
18 Labor firmsize_u_year Firm size (upper bracket), primary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1

Table 5.8: Secondary Employment, 12-month reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor empstat_2_year Employment status, primary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Paid Employee; 2 = Non-Paid Employee; 3 = Employer; 4 = Self-employed; 5 = Other workers not classifiable by status 2
2 Labor ocusec_2_year Sector of activity, secondary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Public sector, Central Government, Army; 2 = Private, NGO; 3 = State owned; 4 = Public or State-owned, but cannot distinguish 2
3 Labor industry_orig_2_year Original industry code, secondary job (12-month ref period) Country specific 2
4 Labor industrycat10_2_year 1 digit industry classification, secondary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Agriculture, Hunting, Fishing, etc.; 2 = Mining; 3 = Manufacturing; 4 = Public Utility Services; 5 = Construction; 6 = Commerce; 7 = Transport and Communications; 8 = Financial and Business Services; 9 = Public Administration; 10 = Other Services, Unspecified 2
5 Labor industrycat4_2_year 4-category industry classification, secondary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Agriculture; 2 = Industry; 3 = Services; 4 = Other 2
6 Labor occup_orig_2_year Original occupation classification, secondary job (12-month ref period) Country specific 2
7 Labor occup_2_year 1-digit occupation classification, secondary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Managers; 2 = Professionals; 3 = Technicians and associate professionals; 4 = Clerical support workers; 5 = Service and sales workers; 6 = Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers; 7 = Craft and related trades workers; 8 = Plant and machine operators, and assemblers; 9 = Elementary occupations; 10 = Armed forces occupations; 99 = Other/unspecified 2
8 Labor wage_nc_2_year Last wage payment, secondary job, excl. bonuses, etc. (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
9 Labor unitwage_2_year Time unit of last wages payment, secondary job (12-month ref period) 1 = Daily; 2 = Weekly; 3 = Every two weeks; 4 = Every two months; 5 = Monthly; 6 = Quarterly; 7 = Every six months; 8 = Annually; 9 = Hourly; 10 = Other 1
10 Labor whours_2_year Hours of work in last week, secondary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
11 Labor wmonths_2_year Months worked in the last 12 months, secondary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
12 Labor wage_total_2_year Annualized total wage, secondary job (12-month ref period) 2
13 Labor firmsize_l_2_year Firm size (lower bracket), secondary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 2
14 Labor firmsize_u_2_year Firm size (upper bracket), secondary job (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 2

Table 5.9: Other employment earnings, 12-month reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor t_hours_others_year Total hours of work in the last 12 months in other jobs excluding the primary and secondary ones Continuous variable 1
2 Labor t_wage_nc_others_year Annualized wage in all jobs excluding the primary and secondary ones (excluding tips, bonuses, etc.) Continuous variable 1
3 Labor t_wage_others_year Annualized wage (including tips, bonuses, etc.) in all other jobs excluding the primary and secondary ones Continuous variable 1

Table 5.10: Total employment earnings, 12-month reference period

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor t_hours_total_year Annualized hours worked in all jobs (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
2 Labor t_wage_nc_total_year Annualized wage in all jobs excl. bonuses, etc. (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1
3 Labor t_wage_total_year Annualized total wage for all jobs (12-month ref period) Continuous variable 1

Table 5.11: Total Labor Income

# Module Code Variable name Variable label Allowed codes after standardization Tier
1 Labor njobs Total number of jobs Continuous variable 1
2 Labor t_hours_annual Total hours worked in all jobs in the previous 12 months Continuous variable 1
3 Labor linc_nc Total annual wage income in all jobs, excl. bonuses, etc. Continuous variable 1
4 Labor laborincome Total annual individual labor income in all jobs, incl. bonuses, etc. Continuous variable 1

8. Consumption (CONS)

Consumption variables used for national and international level poverty estimation.

Table 8.1: Consumption variables

# Module code Variable name Variable label Tier
1 ID countrycode Country code 1
2 ID year Year (survey start year) 1
3 ID hhid Household unique identifier 1
4 ID weight Household weights 1
5 ID hhsize Household size 1
6 ID ctry_adq Sum total of adult equivalent scales (country-specific scales) 1
7 Consumption fdtexp_own Total annual household own food consumption 1
8 Consumption fdtexp_buy Total annual household purchased food consumption 1
9 Consumption fdtexp Total annual household food expenditure 1
10 Consumption nfdtexp Total annual non-food expenditure 1
11 Consumption totexp Total annual consumption of food and nonfood 1
12 Consumption fdpindex Food price index (spatial and/or temporal) 1
13 Consumption nfdpindex Non-food price index (spatial and/or temporal) 1
14 Consumption pindex Price index (spatial and/or temporal) 1
15 Consumption ctry_totexp Total annual consumption of food and nonfood 1
16 Consumption pl_ext Extreme poverty line 1
17 Consumption pl_abs Absolute/overall poverty line 1