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Labour Force Survey 2012

Namibia, 2012
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NAM_2012_LFS_v01_M_v01_A_PUF
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Namibia Statistics Agency
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Apr 11, 2013
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Main reason for not looking for work/starting business (previous 30 days) (I05)

Data file: nlfs-2012-persons_PUF

Overview

Valid: 16566
Invalid: 17965
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 7
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 301
End: 301
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 7
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
Only if coded 2 in I1
Literal question
I5- What was the main reason that you didn?t look for work or try to start your own business during the last 30 days?
Categories
Value Category Cases
0 Not filled 3360
20.3%
1 Thought no work available 1245
7.5%
2 Awaiting replies from employers 266
1.6%
3 Got tired of seeking work 708
4.3%
4 Already found work to start within one month 16
0.1%
5 Awaiting busy season 565
3.4%
6 Lack of resources to start business or subsistence farming 981
5.9%
7 Other 9425
56.9%
Sysmiss 17965
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.
Interviewer instructions
The question applies only to those coded "2" in column I1. Circle the code of the appropriate main reason why the respondent didn't look for work during the last 30 days. Only one main reason should be crossed.
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