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South African Census 1980

South Africa, 1980
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Reference ID
zaf-dos-census-1980-v1.3
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa)
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South African Population Censuses and Surveys
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Jobseekers:when can start working again (WKAGAIN)

Data file: SA Census 1980_Bophuthatswana_v1_2

Overview

Valid: 1512002
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
loc_start_pos: 111
loc_end_pos: 114
Width: 4
Range: 0 - 2
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
Only persons not working but seeking work
Literal question
19. If work is found, WHEN can he/she begin?
Categories
Value Category Cases
0 1479436
97.8%
1 Within a week 18001
1.2%
2 After a week 14565
1%
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.

Description

Definition
This variable records how soon the individual household member could start work if work was found.
Universe
Only persons not working but seeking work
Source of information
Household member
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