Special Edition-07.pdf - Lahore School of Economics
Special Edition-07.pdf - Lahore School of Economics
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210<br />
Mehak Ejaz<br />
Data Source<br />
The study is based on cross-sectional data from the Pakistan<br />
Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) Survey - HIES (2004-<br />
05), concentrating on the sample <strong>of</strong> women aged 15-49. The total<br />
number <strong>of</strong> households were 73,429 76 <strong>of</strong> which 115,077 observations<br />
pertain to females aged 15-49. These observations are used in the<br />
empirical analysis.<br />
Given that the logistic postulates:<br />
1<br />
Prob [female in work force] =<br />
1 + e −<br />
z<br />
Z =<br />
β + β Χ + β Χ + ...........<br />
+ β<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
2<br />
2<br />
k Χk<br />
Each β<br />
i<br />
is shown to be:<br />
∂ log( oddsratio)<br />
∂χ<br />
i<br />
77<br />
= - βi<br />
78<br />
For continuous variables, it is possible to compute the change in probability<br />
when the variable, Χ j<br />
is increased by one unit. This change can be<br />
calculated using:<br />
∂P<br />
∂X<br />
j<br />
=<br />
B<br />
j<br />
e<br />
−z<br />
−z<br />
[ 1 + e ] 2<br />
76 Usman Sikander (Research Officer, <strong>Lahore</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Economics</strong>) helped in processing<br />
the micro level data<br />
77 Odds ratio =P [female in work force]/ P [female not in work force] =<br />
78<br />
β provides a measure <strong>of</strong> change in the logarithm <strong>of</strong> the odds ratio <strong>of</strong> the chance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
i<br />
female working to not working.<br />
e − z
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