National Income Dynamics Study 2008
Wave 1
South Africa, 2008
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zaf-saldru-nids-2008-v7.0.0
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e76 - Main reason for unavailability for employment in last 4 weeks? (w1_a_noemex)
Data file: Adult_W1_Anon_V7.0.0
Overview
Valid:
6790
Invalid:
10082
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
86
Range:
-9 - 13
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know | 1 |
0%
|
| -8 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| -5 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| -3 | Missing | 22 |
0.3%
|
| 1 | I am too old | 2020 |
29.7%
|
| 2 | I am a full-time student/learner | 2439 |
35.9%
|
| 3 | I am sick/disabled | 906 |
13.3%
|
| 4 | I do not like the available jobs and would rather not work | 67 |
1%
|
| 5 | I do not like working | 63 |
0.9%
|
| 6 | I do domestic duties and look after children and or elderly/disabled family members | 257 |
3.8%
|
| 7 | I look after children | 437 |
6.4%
|
| 8 | It costs too much to look for work | 123 |
1.8%
|
| 9 | The wages are too low, it is not worth my time working | 31 |
0.5%
|
| 10 | I spend my time cooking and cleaning, shopping etc. | 107 |
1.6%
|
| 11 | Other (specify) | 192 |
2.8%
|
| 12 | Pregnant | 65 |
1%
|
| 13 | Still looking for work | 60 |
0.9%
|
| Sysmiss | 10082 |
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.