Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2012, Third Quarter

South Africa, 2012

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ZAF_2012_QLFS-Q3_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_03_rwt2013_F1

Overview

Valid: 85760

Valid (weighted): 52363379.466

Invalid: 0

Invalid (weighted): 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 256

End: 256

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 8

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V317

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Not applicable	64437	37666822	71.9%
1	Formal employment	14001	9798129	18.7%
2	Informal employment	6384	4208828	8%
8	Other	938	689600	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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