Migration Household Survey 2009

South Africa, 2009

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Reference ID

ZAF_2009_MRHSS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Collection(s)

Migration and Remittances Surveys

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Mar 23, 2011

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Work situation of migrant before migration (Q6_30)

Data file: WBSASection 6

Overview

Valid: 355

Invalid: 13

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 420

End: 421

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Before (NAME) left the household, what was his/her work situation?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Paid employment – full-time
2	Paid employment – part-time
3	Self employed - full or part time
4	Full-time student
5	Unemployed or Looking for work
6	Unemployed/ not actively seeking work
7	Retired from work altogether
8	Housewife
9	Long-term sick or handicapped
10	On maternity leave
11	In military service
12	Other
13	Don’t know
Sysmiss

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

Q6.24-Q6.32 relate to the educational level and related details of the respondent.

Question post text

4 to 13, skip to Q6.32

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