STEP Skills Measurement Household Survey 2013 (Wave 2)
Ghana, 2013
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GHA_2013_STEP-HH_v02_M
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STEP Ghana_HH
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Ghana_working
Main reason did not look for job (m4a_q09)
Data file: STEP Ghana_working
Overview
Valid:
636
Invalid:
2351
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
973
End:
974
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 15
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Module 4: Employment, Part A: Labor Force Participation
9) What is the main reason you did not look for work in the past 4 weeks? (MOST IMPORTANT REASON)
9) What is the main reason you did not look for work in the past 4 weeks? (MOST IMPORTANT REASON)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Studying / in school | 350 |
55%
|
| 2 | Apprenticeship | 54 |
8.5%
|
| 3 | Housewife | 79 |
12.4%
|
| 4 | In retirement | 11 |
1.7%
|
| 5 | Old age | 15 |
2.4%
|
| 6 | Ill / handicapped | 33 |
5.2%
|
| 7 | National service | 4 |
0.6%
|
| 8 | Do not want to work | 7 |
1.1%
|
| 9 | Have already found a job which will start later | 0 |
0%
|
| 10 | Awaiting response from employer | 2 |
0.3%
|
| 11 | Awaiting recall by employer | 0 |
0%
|
| 12 | Waiting for busy season | 2 |
0.3%
|
| 13 | Believe I do not have any chance to get a job | 6 |
0.9%
|
| 14 | There are no jobs | 19 |
3%
|
| 15 | Other, specify | 54 |
8.5%
|
| Sysmiss | 2351 |
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.
Question post text
If "STUDENT/PUPIL" or "HOUSEWIFE" or "IN RETIREMENT" or "OLD AGE" or "ILL/HANDICAPPED" or "IN COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE" or "DO NOT WANT TO WORK", GOTO Q16
If "AWAITING RECALL BY EMPLOYER" or "WAITING FOR BUSY SEASON" or "BELIEVE I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANCE TO GET A JOB" or "THERE ARE NO JOBS" or "OTHER (SPECIFY)", GOTO Q13
If "AWAITING RECALL BY EMPLOYER" or "WAITING FOR BUSY SEASON" or "BELIEVE I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANCE TO GET A JOB" or "THERE ARE NO JOBS" or "OTHER (SPECIFY)", GOTO Q13