Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2020
South Africa, 2020
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Reference ID
ZAF_2020_LMDSA_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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- lmdsa-2020-v1
Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)
Data file: lmdsa-2020-v1
Overview
Valid:
2927
Invalid:
206990
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
14
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
42
End:
43
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 14
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health reasons | 103 |
3.5%
|
| 2 | Vacation leave | 242 |
8.3%
|
| 3 | Caring for family or others | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 4 | Maternity or paternity leave | 77 |
2.6%
|
| 5 | Other family/community obligations | 16 |
0.5%
|
| 6 | Strike/Stay-away/Lockout | 96 |
3.3%
|
| 7 | Problems with transport | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 8 | Bad weather | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 9 | Study or training leave | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 10 | Unrest (Violence) | 1 |
0%
|
| 11 | Temporarily laid off/Reduction in economic activity | 157 |
5.4%
|
| 12 | Seasonal work | 24 |
0.8%
|
| 13 | Start a new job/business at a definite date in the future | 31 |
1.1%
|
| 14 | Other reason | 2157 |
73.7%
|
| Sysmiss | 206990 |
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.