Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2020, Quarter 4
South Africa, 2020
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Reference ID
ZAF_2020_QLFS-Q4_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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- qlfs-2020-q4-worker-v2
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: qlfs-2020-q4-worker-v2
Overview
Valid:
3225
Invalid:
45765
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 | 12 |
0.4%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 42 |
1.3%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 74 |
2.3%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 12 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 245 |
7.6%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 9 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2069 |
64.2%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 118 |
3.7%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 54 |
1.7%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 206 |
6.4%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 70 |
2.2%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 13 |
0.4%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 1 |
0%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 295 |
9.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 45765 |
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.