National Income Dynamics Study 2017, Wave 5 Secure Data
South Africa, 2017
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zaf-saldru-nidssd-2017-v1.0.0
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eg20 - Main reason behind cessation in job search (w5_a_noemsrex)
Data file: adult_w5_secure_v1.0.0
Overview
Valid:
2127
Invalid:
27983
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know | 13 |
0%
|
| -8 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| -5 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| -3 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 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) | 525 |
1.7%
|
| 2 | I got pregnant/had a child | 146 |
0.5%
|
| 3 | I had family responsibilities that prevented me from looking for a job | 177 |
0.6%
|
| 4 | I got married | 6 |
0%
|
| 5 | I could not afford the costs of looking for work | 411 |
1.4%
|
| 6 | I decided to go back to school/study further | 102 |
0.3%
|
| 7 | I became disabled | 51 |
0.2%
|
| 8 | I decided I was too old to work anymore | 143 |
0.5%
|
| 9 | The wages were too low | 47 |
0.2%
|
| 10 | I chose not to look for work | 42 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | I do not have ID documents | 7 |
0%
|
| 12 | Other (specify) | 457 |
1.5%
|
| Sysmiss | 27983 |
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.