Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2008, First Quarter
South Africa, 2008
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ZAF_2008_QLFS-Q1_v03_M
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- QLFS_2008_01_rwt2013_F1
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: QLFS_2008_01_rwt2013_F1
Overview
Valid:
95186
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
73
End:
74
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not applicable | 90746 |
95.3%
|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 20 |
0%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 39 |
0%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 259 |
0.3%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 56 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 11 |
0%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 547 |
0.6%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 47 |
0%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2180 |
2.3%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 482 |
0.5%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 82 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 214 |
0.2%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 8 |
0%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 303 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | Retired | 7 |
0%
|
| 15 | Too old/young to work | 23 |
0%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 162 |
0.2%
|
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.