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

Metadata

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Mar 23, 2011

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Current work situation (Q1_18)

Data file: WBSASection 1-5 & 9

Overview

Valid: 6568

Invalid: 1082

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 233

End: 234

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is (NAME)'s current 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	Retired from work altogether
7	Housewife
8	Long-term sick or handicapped
9	On maternity leave
10	In military service
11	Other
12	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

Q1.12-Q1.15 and Q1.18 ask for information on the educational status of each member of the household, while Q1.16 and Q1.17 are about the current work situation and occupation of each member of the household.

Question post text

If answer is between 4 to 12 > Skip to Q2.1

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