Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2019
South Africa, 2019
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Reference ID
ZAF_2019_LMDSA_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Nov 19, 2021
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- lmdsa-2019-v1.1.dta
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: lmdsa-2019-v1.1.dta
Overview
Valid:
16405
Invalid:
253953
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
16
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
59
End:
60
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 220 |
1.3%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 113 |
0.7%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 448 |
2.7%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 40 |
0.2%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 55 |
0.3%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 1116 |
6.8%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 90 |
0.5%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 11325 |
69%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 761 |
4.6%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 310 |
1.9%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 904 |
5.5%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 6 |
0%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 569 |
3.5%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 89 |
0.5%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 19 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 340 |
2.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 253953 |
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.