Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2020, Quarter 1
South Africa, 2020
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Reference ID
ZAF_2020_QLFS-Q1_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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- qlfs-2020-q1-worker-v1
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: qlfs-2020-q1-worker-v1
Overview
Valid:
4133
Invalid:
62524
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
16
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
60
End:
61
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 49 |
1.2%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 35 |
0.8%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 119 |
2.9%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 24 |
0.6%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 17 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 273 |
6.6%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 18 |
0.4%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2833 |
68.5%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 214 |
5.2%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 68 |
1.6%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 258 |
6.2%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 1 |
0%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 118 |
2.9%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 16 |
0.4%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 86 |
2.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 62524 |
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.