STEP Skills Measurement Household Survey 2012 (Wave 1)
Sri Lanka, 2012
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LKA_2012_STEP-HH_v02_M
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Main reason did not look for job (m4a_q09)
Data file: STEP Sri_Lanka_working
Overview
Valid:
1221
Invalid:
1768
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1102
End:
1103
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 17
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Module 4: Employment
Part A: Labor Force Participation
Q9. What is the main reason you did not look for work in the past 4 weeks? (Most important reason)
Part A: Labor Force Participation
Q9. What is the main reason you did not look for work in the past 4 weeks? (Most important reason)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | student/pupil | 248 |
20.3%
|
| 2 | housewife | 738 |
60.4%
|
| 3 | in retirement | 43 |
3.5%
|
| 4 | old age | 22 |
1.8%
|
| 5 | ill/handicapped | 84 |
6.9%
|
| 7 | do not want to work | 57 |
4.7%
|
| 8 | have already found a job which will start later | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | awaiting response from employer | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 10 | awaiting recall by employer | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | waiting for busy season | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | believe i do not have any chance to get a job | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 13 | there are no jobs | 12 |
1%
|
| 14 | other (specify) | 10 |
0.8%
|
| 15 | Getting pregnant | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Because of personal reasons | 0 |
0%
|
| 17 | Don’t have the necessary tools | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 1768 |
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
Student/pupil 1 >>Q16
Housewife 2 >>Q16
In retirement 3 >>Q16
Old age 4 >>Q16
Ill/handicapped 5 >>Q16
In compulsory military service 6 >>Q16
Do not want to work 7 >>Q16
Awaiting recall by employer 10 >>Q13
Waiting for busy season 11 >>Q13
Believe i do not have any chance to get a job 12 >>Q13
There are no jobs 13 >>Q13
Other (specify) 14 >>Q13
Housewife 2 >>Q16
In retirement 3 >>Q16
Old age 4 >>Q16
Ill/handicapped 5 >>Q16
In compulsory military service 6 >>Q16
Do not want to work 7 >>Q16
Awaiting recall by employer 10 >>Q13
Waiting for busy season 11 >>Q13
Believe i do not have any chance to get a job 12 >>Q13
There are no jobs 13 >>Q13
Other (specify) 14 >>Q13