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LFS-QLFS-LMDSA

Volunteer Activities Survey 2024

South Africa, 2024
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Reference ID
zaf-statssa-vas-2024-v1
DOI
https://doi.org/ https://doi.org/10.25828/0mkc-8s14
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Statistics South Africa
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South African Labour Force Survey Data
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Created on
Jun 08, 2026
Last modified
Jun 08, 2026
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Activity 2:Specific unpaid activities (Q75ActTasksOccupation_2)

Data file: vas-2024-activity2-v1

Overview

Valid: 195
Minimum: 1110
Maximum: 9333
Mean: 7048.358974359
Standard deviation: 2210.3839882762
Type: Discrete
Width: 16
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1110 Legislators 1
0.5%
1231 Finance and administration managers/department managers 1
0.5%
1315 General managers of hotels, restaurants and other catering or accommodation services 1
0.5%
2419 Business professionals not elsewhere classified, Consultants 1
0.5%
3121 Computer assistants 2
1%
3224 Optometrists and opticians 1
0.5%
3415 Technical and commercial sales representatives 1
0.5%
3471 Decorators and commercial designers, Product, industrial designers, Textile/ clothing/ fashion designers, Interior designers, Graphics designers and Designers not elsewhere classified 1
0.5%
3475 Athletes, sportspersons and related associate professionals 3
1.5%
3480 Religious associate professionals 2
1%
4190 Other office clerks and clerks not elsewhere classified (except customer services clerks) 1
0.5%
5113 Travel guides 1
0.5%
5122 Cooks 29
14.9%
5124 Tavern and shebeen operators 2
1%
5131 Child-care workers 5
2.6%
5133 Home-based personal care workers 2
1%
5139 Personal care and related workers not elsewhere classified 7
3.6%
5141 Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers, Beauticians and Hairdressers 1
0.5%
5143 Undertakers and embalmers 22
11.3%
5169 Protective services workers not elsewhere classified, Rangers and game wardens 2
1%
6141 Forestry workers and loggers, Forestry workers and Loggers 1
0.5%
7131 Roofers (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
7137 Building and related electricians (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
7141 Painters and related workers (including apprentices/trainees) 3
1.5%
7212 Welders and flamecutters (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
7214 Structural-metal preparers and erectors (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
7231 Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
7245 Electrical line installers, repairers and cable jointers (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
7290 Metal, machinery and related trades workers not elsewhere classified (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
7411 Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers (including apprentices/trainees) 6
3.1%
7433 Tailors, dressmakers and hatters (including apprentices/trainees) 1
0.5%
8322 Car, taxi and van drivers 2
1%
9111 Street food vendors and related workers 1
0.5%
9131 Domestic helpers and cleaners 3
1.5%
9132 Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishments 12
6.2%
9133 Hand-launderers and pressers 3
1.5%
9141 Building caretakers 1
0.5%
9152 Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers 1
0.5%
9161 Garbage collectors 6
3.1%
9162 Sweepers and related labourers 2
1%
9190 Elementary sales and services occupations not elsewhere classified 30
15.4%
9211 Farmhands and labourers 8
4.1%
9312 Construction and maintenance labourers: roads, dams and similar constructions 11
5.6%
9322 Hand-packers and other manufacturing labourers 10
5.1%
9333 Freight handlers 1
0.5%
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.
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