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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e79 - Main reason behind cessation in job search (w1_a_noemsrex)
Data file: Adult_W1_Anon_V7.0.0
Overview
Valid:
485
Invalid:
16387
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
147
Range:
-9 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know | 0 |
0%
|
| -8 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| -5 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| -3 | Missing | 16 |
3.3%
|
| 1 | I became discouraged (I did not think I would ever find a job / Job search was pointless / There are no jobs to be had / It was a waste of time) | 130 |
26.8%
|
| 2 | I got pregnant/ had a child | 84 |
17.3%
|
| 3 | I had family responsibilities that prevented me from looking for a job | 63 |
13%
|
| 4 | I got married | 5 |
1%
|
| 5 | I could not afford the costs of looking for work | 66 |
13.6%
|
| 6 | I decided to go back to school/study further | 5 |
1%
|
| 7 | I became disabled | 4 |
0.8%
|
| 8 | I decided I was too old to work anymore | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 9 | The wages were too low | 17 |
3.5%
|
| 10 | I chose not to look for work | 15 |
3.1%
|
| 11 | Other (specify) | 28 |
5.8%
|
| 12 | Still looking for work | 50 |
10.3%
|
| Sysmiss | 16387 |
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.