Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2015, First Quarter
South Africa, 2015
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ZAF_2015_QLFS-Q1_v01_M
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QLFS 2015_01
Worker v1.0
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: QLFS 2015_01 Worker v1.0
Overview
Valid:
4325
Invalid:
68236
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
56
End:
57
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 16 |
0.4%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 38 |
0.9%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 136 |
3.1%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 24 |
0.6%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 11 |
0.3%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 301 |
7%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 27 |
0.6%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2931 |
67.8%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 265 |
6.1%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 85 |
2%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 141 |
3.3%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 200 |
4.6%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 25 |
0.6%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 1 |
0%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 121 |
2.8%
|
| Sysmiss | 68236 |
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.