Labor Force Survey 2014
Sierra Leone, 2014
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D.6. What is the main reason you didn't look for work in the last 4 weeks? (D_6)
Data file: merged A to J de-ID
Overview
Valid:
11938
Invalid:
13707
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
398
End:
399
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 15
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What is the main reason you didn't look for work in the last 4 weeks?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illness or injury | 240 |
2%
|
| 2 | Disabled | 39 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | Pregnant | 75 |
0.6%
|
| 4 | In school or training | 7936 |
66.5%
|
| 5 | Retired/too young | 1606 |
13.5%
|
| 6 | Lack financial or other resources for starting new business | 613 |
5.1%
|
| 7 | Taking care of own house or family | 599 |
5%
|
| 8 | Transportation problems | 2 |
0%
|
| 9 | Awaiting replies to earlier enquires | 37 |
0.3%
|
| 10 | Waiting to start new job or business | 71 |
0.6%
|
| 11 | Lack skill requirements or experience | 269 |
2.3%
|
| 12 | Off season | 16 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Did not want to work | 90 |
0.8%
|
| 14 | Discouraged/no jobs out there | 175 |
1.5%
|
| 15 | Other reasons | 170 |
1.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 13707 |
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.