October Household Survey 1998

South Africa, 1998

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zaf-statssa-ohs-1998-v1.2

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Statistics South Africa

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South African Household Survey Data

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Work seeking first action (Q3_34AWH)

Data file: ohs-1998-worker-v1.2

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Valid: 240

Invalid: 759

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 91

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Nothing, but still wants work	215	89.6%
2	Nothing, wants work but already has a job to start...	3	1.3%
3	Waited/ registered at employment agency/trade union	3	1.3%
4	Enquired at workplaces, farms, factories or called on other possible employers	14	5.8%
5	Placed/answered advertisement(s)	1	0.4%
6	Sought assistance from relatives or friends	2	0.8%
7	Looked for land, building, equipment or applied for permit to start own business or farming	0	0%
8	Sought/underwent training	0	0%
9	Waiting at the street side	2	0.8%
Sysmiss		759

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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