Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2012, First Quarter

South Africa, 2012

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ZAF_2012_QLFS-Q1_v02_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Informal employment (Infempl)

Data file: QLFS_2012_01_rwt2013_F1

Overview

Valid: 84255

Valid (weighted): 52012341.629

Invalid: 0

Invalid (weighted): 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 230

End: 230

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 8

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V882

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Not applicable	63405	37616954	72.3%
1	Formal employment	13793	9616263	18.5%
2	Informal employment	6152	4115866	7.9%
8	Other	905	663259	1.3%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition

Informal employment: This indicator is intended to identify persons who are in precarious employment situations. It includes all persons in the informal sector. Employees in the formal sector and persons employed in private households who are NOT entitled to basic benefits such as pensions or medical aid and who do not have a written contract of employment.

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