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Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2008, Third Quarter

South Africa, 2008
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ZAF_2008_QLFS-Q3_v03_M
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Statistics South Africa
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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Jan 27, 2012
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  • QLFS_2008_03_rwt2013_F1

Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)

Data file: QLFS_2008_03_rwt2013_F1

Overview

Valid: 93725
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 71
End: 72
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 16
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 Not applicable 90017
96%
1 Awaiting the seasonal work 13
0%
2 Waiting to be recalled to former job 30
0%
3 Health reasons 211
0.2%
4 Pregnancy 58
0.1%
5 Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) 16
0%
6 Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) 446
0.5%
7 Undergoing training to help find work 43
0%
8 No jobs available in the area 1962
2.1%
9 Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work 383
0.4%
10 Unable to find work requiring his/her skills 28
0%
11 Lost hope of finding any kind of work 167
0.2%
12 No transport available 9
0%
13 Scholar or student 220
0.2%
14 Retired 10
0%
15 Too old/young to work 8
0%
16 Other reason 104
0.1%
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.
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