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Post Apartheid Labour Market Series 1993-2025

South Africa, 1993 - 2025
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zaf-df-palms-1993-2025-v4
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Andrew Kerr, David Lam, Martin Wittenberg
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Data file: palmsv4incomes

Cases: 2333439
Variables: 30

Variables

uqnr
household id variable, as in original data
personnr
person number
wave
survey wave, pslsd 1993=0, ohs 1994=1, qlfs dec 2015=54
earnperiod
earnings period
earnperiod_wage
earnings period, employees, ohs only
earnperiod_self
earnings period, self-employed, ohs only
jobsalary
earnings in wage or self-employment, lfss
jobsalcat
total salary at main job: category
wageempincome
wage employment earnings in ohss
wageempincome2
total net salary per month in employee main job. q3.13, ohs 94. incl ssa imputes
empsalcat1
total salary at main job: category, for employees, ohs 96-99
empsalcat2
total salary at main job: category, for employees, ohs 95
empsalcat3
total monthly net salary at main job: category, for employees, ohs 94. as releas
selfempincome1
self employment earnings in ohss
selfempincome2
self-employment income q 3.19, calc per month by ssa, ohs 94. incl imputes.
imputed
the original net income figure is imputed, ohs 94. see wittenberg (2008)
salary_impute
est net income per month for employees, ohs 94. see wittenberg (2008)
impute_gross
the orig gross income from own acc figure is imputed, ohs 94. see wittenberg (20
emp_impute
est gross income p/month in own acct activities, ohs 94. see wittenberg (2008)
deduc1
was salary/pay total pay or take home pay?
deducamt1
deduction amount
selfempinccat1
total income at main job: category, for self-employed 99 ohs
selfempinccat2
total income at main job: category, for self-employed 96-98 ohs
selfempinccat3
total income at main job: category, for self-employed 95 ohs
selfempinccat4
total monthly income at main job: category, for self-employed 94 ohs
selfempexpgoods
expenses on goods in self-employment, ohs 96-98
selfempexprenum
expenses on renumeration in self-employment, ohs 96-98
selfempexpoth
other expenses in self-employment, ohs 96-98
selfempexpall
total expenses in self-employment, ohs 94 and 95
pslsd_earnings
Total: 30
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