Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2021, Quarter 2
South Africa, 2021
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ZAF_2021_QLFS-Q2_v01_M
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- qlfs-2021-q2-worker-v1
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: qlfs-2021-q2-worker-v1
Overview
Valid:
3654
Invalid:
50286
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
16
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
60
End:
61
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 31 |
0.8%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 38 |
1%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 111 |
3%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 17 |
0.5%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 264 |
7.2%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2542 |
69.6%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 108 |
3%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 75 |
2.1%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 244 |
6.7%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 1 |
0%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 98 |
2.7%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 22 |
0.6%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 87 |
2.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 50286 |
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.
Description
Universe
All household members aged 15 years and older, who did not have jobs to return to in the last four weeks prior to the interview but who did not look for work either.
Others
Notes
This question seeks reasons as to why unemployed people did not try to look for work or start their own business.