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Labor Force Survey 2014

Sierra Leone, 2014
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SLE_2014_LFS_v01_M
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Statistics Sierra Leone
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Oct 03, 2016
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  • merged A to J
    de-ID
  • merged K de-ID
  • merged L1-24
    de-ID
  • merged L25-26
    and L27-34
    de_ID
  • weights

D.6. What is the main reason you didn't look for work in the last 4 weeks? (D_6)

Data file: merged A to J de-ID

Overview

Valid: 11938
Invalid: 13707
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 398
End: 399
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 15
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What is the main reason you didn't look for work in the last 4 weeks?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Illness or injury 240
2%
2 Disabled 39
0.3%
3 Pregnant 75
0.6%
4 In school or training 7936
66.5%
5 Retired/too young 1606
13.5%
6 Lack financial or other resources for starting new business 613
5.1%
7 Taking care of own house or family 599
5%
8 Transportation problems 2
0%
9 Awaiting replies to earlier enquires 37
0.3%
10 Waiting to start new job or business 71
0.6%
11 Lack skill requirements or experience 269
2.3%
12 Off season 16
0.1%
13 Did not want to work 90
0.8%
14 Discouraged/no jobs out there 175
1.5%
15 Other reasons 170
1.4%
Sysmiss 13707
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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