National Income Dynamics Study 2008
Wave 1
South Africa, 2008
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a25_o - Other: Why a proxy? (w1_p_resprox_o)
Data file: Proxy_W1_Anon_V7.0.0
Overview
Valid:
188
Invalid:
-
Type:
Discrete
Width:
99
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -3 | |
| ATTENDING FAMILY FUNERAL AT DEVON AND WILL COME BACK ON TUESDAY | |
| ATTENDING FUNERAL AT DEVON AND WILL COME BACK ON 14TH / TUESDAY | |
| Accompanying a child at the hospital until he is well | |
| Adelane was hardly ever home and difficult to get in.We spoke to her as we left this house aftr=er | |
| Adult never at home, does not work but leaves home early and come home very late | |
| Always away on drinking spree | |
| Always drunk | |
| Always on the soccer field to play soccer | |
| Always out drinking when we come. Family also sy he is always drunk. | |
| Arrives home late evening | |
| Attend ritual ceremony | |
| Attended a family feast / function | |
| Attending church conference | |
| Attending family function | |
| Attending funeral | |
| Attending funeral she'll come some time after noy sure when | |
| Attending ritual ceremony at highflats | |
| Away for the weekeknd mum imnsisted we asked her about mark | |
| Away for the weekend mum insisted we ask her about rulen | |
| Away for the weekend mum insisted we asked her about liza | |
| Away on a visit | |
| Away with his friends | |
| Away with sport group | |
| Came back from school very late but agreed the previous day to have the proxy completed | |
| Came home very late agreed that the proxy be done | |
| Child not back from school but allowed the proxy gave permission previous day | |
| Children | |
| Comes home once a month | |
| Did not sleep at home | |
| FOOTBALL CLUB MEETING ATTENDED | |
| Family funeral , expected home after 10days. | |
| Father is sick | |
| Fineral of a relative made appointment the respondent still not Back | |
| For funeral family | |
| Funeral | |
| Gets Home very very late | |
| Gone drinking "always" | |
| Gone for exercises | |
| Gone for shopping | |
| Gone to funeral and won't be back until week-end. | |
| Gone to look for her sister - who is sick | |
| Gone to relatives for burial | |
| Gone visiting her husband | |
| Had another appointment tonight. | |
| Had to go help with funeral arrangements at home in another town | |
| Has gone to play sports will be back in 3 days tuime after the survey | |
| Has gone to sort out documents to recieve pension | |
| He is attending a court case in Johannesburg | |
| He is in a meeting he will arrive very late | |
| He is with his friend around | |
| He left with his father | |
| He was not at home and we went there many times | |
| He was not there during the interview | |
| He went awy to Beaufort West and will only return later that evenng | |
| He went to town | |
| Helping her aunt with business | |
| Her child burned in hot water so she take him to the hospital. she and her child is there since Feb | |
| In Town | |
| In school | |
| Ive been told that most of the time shes is together with her boyfriend and spend soms days with he | |
| Looking after his aunt's house which is far away from the PSV | |
| Moved out of family | |
| Only boards in house | |
| Only gets home after 9.30pm. | |
| PLAYING AT FRIENDS | |
| Pcode no.1 had to go to training immediately after work there was a family crisis he was coming bac | |
| Personal | |
| Personal reasons | |
| Personal reasons she refused to specify. | |
| Prior Engagement | |
| Private | |
| Relative funeral will be unavailable for 2 weeks | |
| Resondent allways drunk | |
| She attended a family funeral and to family matters | |
| She has another appointment and could not attend the interview | |
| She has gone to attend the funeral. | |
| She is gone to the funeral | |
| She is not yet back from work on a third visit so the proxy is declared valid. | |
| She is studying at a relatives home. | |
| She went to visit her boyfriend and will be back after five days | |
| She went to visit her family at De Kemp for private reason she will be back next week | |
| She's away from home to attend the funeral | |
| She`s visiting | |
| Staing at brothers house during school holidays | |
| Taking a family to hospital and will be back much later and it was our last day on that PSU | |
| The Respondent Went To Boufort West To Visit Some Friends The Morning prior The Interview | |
| The respondent insisted that chances are very slim to find X home therefore we here compelled to d | |
| They did not want to elaborate | |
| This person come after 10:00pm at night and leaves at 4am, he is a taxi driver. But he agreed that | |
| This person has not enough time as he works night shifts, during the day he sleeps and during the d | |
| This respondent is a household member i made an appointment for Sat. 09/02/08 at 7h30, but it was n | |
| This respondent was not available since 1st day always doing night shift, didn't come home for 2day | |
| VISITING BOYFRIEND | |
| VISITING RELETIVES | |
| Visisting her sick child | |
| Visit children | |
| Visit friends for the week. | |
| Visiting | |
| Visiting Dad | |
| Visiting Friends in JHB left the same morning of visiting the household | |
| Visiting Relatives | |
| Visiting Relatives school holidays | |
| Visiting a boyfriend | |
| Visiting a boyfriend in Joburg | |
| Visiting a friend | |
| Visiting a spouse/partner | |
| Visiting boyfriend | |
| Visiting family | |
| Visiting family member | |
| Visiting friends | |
| Visiting granny every week-ends | |
| Visiting her boyfriend | |
| Visiting her daughter | |
| Visiting her parents in the farm | |
| Visiting his brother | |
| Visiting his son | |
| Visiting other family | |
| Visiting other family members. | |
| Visiting other relatives | |
| Visiting parents in Gauteng | |
| Visiting relatives | |
| Visiting relatives in another area will be back month end | |
| Visiting relatives, not sure where he is coming back. | |
| Visiting uncle | |
| Visting relatives | |
| WENT OUT WITH FRIENDS WON'T BE HOME TOMORROW LEAVING FOR X EARLY NEXT MORNING WILL ONLY BE BACK | |
| Was out of town to relatives taking him to doctor. | |
| We've been trying to find this guy the whole week, he's always out. | |
| Wedding Plans | |
| Went to a family funeral at Standerton will only be back 03032008 | |
| Went to shops wont be home till late Field workers leave today | |
| Writing exams @ varsity tonight | |
| addicted to alcohol | |
| away on visit | |
| difficult to find him home | |
| doing something at the garage | |
| going to the funeral for a weekend | |
| has gone to drink with friends | |
| he went for a trip | |
| not avaiable | |
| personal | |
| she ran away | |
| she went to ANC human league conference she will attend the youth league meeting | |
| under influence of liquor | |
| visited other family | |
| visiting her aunt | |
| visiting a boyfriend | |
| visiting a friend in CBD, Pretoria | |
| visiting family | |
| visiting her aunt | |
| visiting other non relative boyfriend | |
| visiting relatives | |
| visitng other familyn members | |
| went to visit elsewhere | |
| working on another farm of the owner |
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.