General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Looking for any kind of job or trying business (Q46alook)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 221

End: 221

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During the last four weeks, was...... looking for any kind of job or trying to start any type of business?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	6802	9.1%
2	No	23242	31.2%
8	Not applicable	22530	30.3%
9	Unspecified	21875	29.4%

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

This question asks each individual in the household whether they did voluntary work, i.e. without being paid in any kind of business, big or small. During the last four calendar weeks, was...... looking for any kind of job or trying to start any type of business? Note that all kinds of business activities, even if they were done for only one hour, have to be included.
The reference period is the last four calendar weeks.

Question post text

1 = Yes - Go to Q4.6d
2 = No

Description

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Every person who has stayed in the household in the selected dwelling unit at least four nights per week in the four weeks prior the interview and who is 15 years and older.

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