Introducing the Sudan labor market panel survey 2022
This survey is the first nationally representative survey in Sudan in almost a decade.
Abstract
This paper describes the new Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey (SLMPS) 2022, the first nationally representative survey in Sudan in almost a decade.
The paper details the design of the survey, including the topics covered by this multi-purpose household survey and the complexities of the sampling strategy, which over-sampled refugees and the internally displaced. The training, fieldwork, resulting sample, and weights are described. Key demographic and labour market indicators are then compared to other, older nationally representative data sources, both to assess the validity of the SLMPS data and update our understanding of Sudan’s labour market. The rich, publicly available data of the SLMPS provide substantial opportunities for researchers to better understand the evolution of Sudan’s labour market, economy, and society.
This research is part of the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries programme
Citation
Krafft, C., Assaad, R., and Cheung, R. Introducing the Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey 2022. G2LM LIC Working Paper No. 75, 2023