Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2018
South Africa, 2018
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Reference ID
ZAF_2018_LMDSA_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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- lmdsa-2018-v1.0
Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)
Data file: lmdsa-2018-v1.0
Overview
Valid:
1463
Invalid:
273919
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
14
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
42
End:
43
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 14
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health reasons | 134 |
9.2%
|
| 2 | Vacation leave | 788 |
53.9%
|
| 3 | Caring for family or others | 16 |
1.1%
|
| 4 | Maternity or paternity leave | 144 |
9.8%
|
| 5 | Other family/community obligations | 28 |
1.9%
|
| 6 | Strike/Stay-away/Lockout | 17 |
1.2%
|
| 7 | Problems with transport | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | Bad weather | 18 |
1.2%
|
| 9 | Study or training leave | 18 |
1.2%
|
| 10 | Unrest (Violence) | 3 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | Temporarily laid off/Reduction in economic activity | 154 |
10.5%
|
| 12 | Seasonal work | 26 |
1.8%
|
| 13 | Start a new job/business at a definite date in the future | 15 |
1%
|
| 14 | Other reason | 102 |
7%
|
| Sysmiss | 273919 |
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.