Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2012, Fourth Quarter

South Africa, 2012

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ZAF_2012_QLFS-Q4_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_04_rwt2013_F1

Overview

Valid: 85112

Valid (weighted): 52538782.031

Invalid: 0

Invalid (weighted): 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 248

End: 248

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 8

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V310

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Not applicable	63889	37884484	72.1%
1	Formal employment	13793	9696846	18.5%
2	Informal employment	6504	4294615	8.2%
8	Other	926	662836	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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