INDEPTH Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2006-2007
Wave 1

South Africa, 2006 - 2007

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Reference ID

ZAF_2006_INDEPTH-SAGE-W1_v01_M

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Professor Stephen Tollman

Collection(s)

WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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May 19, 2023

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Q1504: Main reason not working? (q1504)

Data file: INDEPTHSouthAfricaINDData

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 21

Range: 1 - 98

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the main reason you are not currently working?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Homemaker
2	Can't find work
3	Do voluntary/unpaid
4	Studies/training
5	Health/disability
6	Care of family member
7	No need
8	Spouse/family object
9	Retired/too old
10	Laid off/redundant
11	Seasonal
12	Temporary time off
87	Other
88	Don't know
97	Refused
98	Not applicable

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.

Interviewer instructions

Interviewer:
Only one answer allowed

Question post text

1 Homemaker / caring for family
2 Cannot find a job
3 Do voluntary work (not paid or subsistence work)
4 In studies / training
5 Health problems/Disabled
6 Have to take care of family member
7 Do not have the economic need
8 My family/spouse doesn't want me to work
9 Retired / too old to work
10 Laid off / made redundant
11 Seasonal Work .......Q1508
12 Vacation / sick leave / voluntary and temporary time off .............Q1508
87 Other, specify:

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