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Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2013-2014, Wave 2

Ghana, 2010 - 2013
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Data file: 01eiii_unemployed

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Valid: 547
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Width: 79
Range: -
Format: character

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Value Category Cases
0ld age 2
0.4%
A WORKER 1
0.2%
AGED 4
0.7%
ALREADY HAS A JOB 1
0.2%
AMA KOKOWA IS ICAPACITATED 1
0.2%
AN APPRETIST 1
0.2%
APPREENTICS 1
0.2%
APPRENTICE 4
0.7%
APPRENTICESHIP 2
0.4%
APPRENTICESHIPP 1
0.2%
APRENTICE 1
0.2%
APRENTISHIP 1
0.2%
AWAITING RESULTS 1
0.2%
AWAITING TO START SCHOOLING 1
0.2%
Aged 1
0.2%
Am Apprentice 1
0.2%
Apprentice 5
0.9%
Apprenticeship 1
0.2%
Awaiting Result 1
0.2%
BECAUSE OF OLD AGE 1
0.2%
BECAUSE SHE IS PREGNANT 1
0.2%
Because of old age. 1
0.2%
CAN NOT WORK OLD AGE 1
0.2%
CHIEF OF THE COMMUNITY 1
0.2%
CHILD 1
0.2%
CONCEIVED 1
0.2%
Currently nursing a baby 1
0.2%
DEALER IN CLOTHES 1
0.2%
DECIDED TO TAKE TIME OUT OF WORK FOR SOMETIMES 1
0.2%
EMPLOYED WORKER 1
0.2%
ENGAGED WITHAPPRENTICESHIP 1
0.2%
Employed 1
0.2%
FISHERMAN 1
0.2%
FOOD SALER 1
0.2%
FULL TIME APPRENTICE 1
0.2%
FULL TIME PAID WORKER 1
0.2%
FULL TIME WORKERS 1
0.2%
For no reason 1
0.2%
GATHERING NATURAL SEEDS 1
0.2%
HANDICAPPED 1
0.2%
HAS NO REASON 1
0.2%
HAS NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT 1
0.2%
HAS STOP SCHOOLING 1
0.2%
HAS STOPPED SCHOOLING 1
0.2%
HAS TRAVELLED 1
0.2%
HIS LEG IS AMPUTATED 1
0.2%
HOMEMAKER 1
0.2%
Has given birth 1
0.2%
He is too old and have farms as well 1
0.2%
He wants to go back to school again 1
0.2%
Her child is too young to leave her for work 1
0.2%
His car broke down 1
0.2%
I'm now spending most of the time volunteering 1
0.2%
IN APPRENTICESHIP 3
0.5%
INCAPACITATED BECAUSSE 1
0.2%
INCAPACITATED DUE TO OLD AGE 1
0.2%
In to apprehenticeship 1
0.2%
LACKED ADEQUATE EMPLOYABLE SKILLS 1
0.2%
LEARNING A TRADE 11
2%
LEARNING JOB 1
0.2%
LEARNING TRADE 1
0.2%
LEARNINNG A TRADE 1
0.2%
Learning a Trade 1
0.2%
Learning a skill 1
0.2%
Learning a trade 1
0.2%
MARKET SALES 1
0.2%
MINISTER OF A CHURCH 1
0.2%
MOURNING MY HUSBAND 1
0.2%
Maternity break 1
0.2%
Mentally challenge. 1
0.2%
NO LONGER STRONG 1
0.2%
NO REASON 1
0.2%
NONE 1
0.2%
NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF OLD AGE 1
0.2%
NOT NOW 1
0.2%
NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WORK 1
0.2%
NOT WELL 1
0.2%
NOT WILLING TO WORK BECAUSE OF OLD AGE 1
0.2%
NOW LOOKING FOR MONEY TO OPEN OWN SHOP 1
0.2%
NOW WEAK IN THE JOINTS DUE TO OLD AGE 1
0.2%
NURSING A BABY 1
0.2%
No money to go round looking for job 1
0.2%
No money to start business 1
0.2%
No money to use in searching of job 1
0.2%
OCCUPIED WITH APPRENTICESHIP 1
0.2%
OCCUPIED WITH GALAMSEY 1
0.2%
OCCUPIED WITH GGALAMSEY 1
0.2%
OCCUPY WITH OTHER DUTIES 1
0.2%
OLD 1
0.2%
OLD AGE 20
3.7%
Old Age 1
0.2%
Old age 5
0.9%
On leave 1
0.2%
PERSONAL ACTIVITY 2
0.4%
PERSONAL BUSINESS 3
0.5%
PERSONAL TRADING 1
0.2%
PREGNANT 2
0.4%
Pregnancy 1
0.2%
Pregnant 1
0.2%
Pregrant 1
0.2%
RETIRED 2
0.4%
RETIRED AND OLD 1
0.2%
Retired 1
0.2%
Retired/ill 1
0.2%
SELF EMPLOYED 2
0.4%
SERVICE PERSONEL 1
0.2%
SERVICE PERSONNEL 1
0.2%
SHE IS AN APRENTICE 1
0.2%
STILL YOUNG 6
1.1%
STUDENT 1
0.2%
She is an apprentice 2
0.4%
She is too old to do any work 1
0.2%
T00 YOUNG 1
0.2%
TEACHING 1
0.2%
TOO YOUNG 1
0.2%
TOO OLD 9
1.6%
TOO OLD TO WORK 2
0.4%
TOO OLD TO WORK. 1
0.2%
TOO YOUNG 17
3.1%
TOO YOUNG TO WOR. 1
0.2%
TOO YOUNG TO WORK 3
0.5%
TRADER 1
0.2%
TRADER OF COSMESTICS 1
0.2%
TRADING 1
0.2%
Taking care of baby 1
0.2%
The respondant is learning a trade 2
0.4%
Too old 1
0.2%
Too old to work 1
0.2%
Too old to work. 1
0.2%
Too young 1
0.2%
Too young to work 1
0.2%
VERY AGED 1
0.2%
VERY OLD 2
0.4%
VOCATION 1
0.2%
WAINTING TO ENROLL IN SHS 1
0.2%
WAITING TO APPLY FOR POLICE TRAINING 1
0.2%
WAITING TO GET CAPITAL AND START OWN BUSINESS 1
0.2%
WAITING TO GET TO THE UNIVERSITY 1
0.2%
WAITING TO GO TO ACCRA AFTER FATHERS BURIAL. 1
0.2%
WAITING TO GO TO SCHOOL 1
0.2%
WAITING TO RESTART SCHOOLING 1
0.2%
WAITING TO START A TRADE 1
0.2%
WAITING TO START AN APPRENTISHIP 1
0.2%
WAITING TO START APPRENTISHIP 1
0.2%
WANTS TO CONTINUE SCHOOLING 1
0.2%
Waiting to learn a Trade 1
0.2%
Waiting to start school. 1
0.2%
Wanted to continue her education 1
0.2%
Wants to learn a trade 1
0.2%
Was currently in school 1
0.2%
Works only one week in a month. 1
0.2%
a seamtress apprentice 1
0.2%
about to look for one 1
0.2%
aged 8
1.5%
ageing 1
0.2%
already has a job 1
0.2%
already occupied with current job at pramso government hospital 1
0.2%
already selling cooked food 1
0.2%
already working 3
0.5%
am a home maker 1
0.2%
am just a home maker 1
0.2%
am just a home maker. 1
0.2%
am just a homemaker 1
0.2%
am just an old lady 1
0.2%
am old to work.my son take care of me 1
0.2%
an apprentice 3
0.5%
apply to join the ghana armed officer 1
0.2%
apprentice 18
3.3%
apprentices 1
0.2%
apprenticeship 5
0.9%
apprenticing 2
0.4%
apprentieship 1
0.2%
apprentise 2
0.4%
awaiting results 1
0.2%
awaiting to attend school 2
0.4%
because of farming 1
0.2%
because of my new born baby 1
0.2%
blind 1
0.2%
busy with fishing work 1
0.2%
busy with office work 1
0.2%
busy with teaching 1
0.2%
cant do any work 1
0.2%
cost of transportation 1
0.2%
damaged fishing equipment 1
0.2%
didn't know where he could look for work from 1
0.2%
don't have money to start any business 1
0.2%
don't have anyone to help me in finding work 1
0.2%
elizabeth is a nurse 1
0.2%
employed 3
0.5%
financial limitation 1
0.2%
fisherman 1
0.2%
footballer 1
0.2%
had to wait till 6months after the death of the mum before starting work 1
0.2%
has a job already 1
0.2%
has given birth to a new baby 1
0.2%
has not yet started school 1
0.2%
have a full time job 1
0.2%
have given up on searching because employers always ask me to come another time 1
0.2%
have no certificae to find job 1
0.2%
have no certificate 1
0.2%
have not heard of any work 1
0.2%
he currently has a job 1
0.2%
he is a child 1
0.2%
he is a retired techer 1
0.2%
he is an apprentice 1
0.2%
he is just a child of 5years 1
0.2%
he is now on apprenticeship 1
0.2%
he is pupil teacher 1
0.2%
i am a home maker 1
0.2%
i am nursing my baby 1
0.2%
i am self employed 1
0.2%
i am tired of job search for now 1
0.2%
i dont have enough cash for he job now 1
0.2%
i go for footballtraining 1
0.2%
i have my farm i workk on 1
0.2%
its a personal issue according to the respondent. 1
0.2%
just a small child 1
0.2%
lack of capital to start business 1
0.2%
learn a trade 1
0.2%
learning a trade 1
0.2%
learning a trade 8
1.5%
learning an apprentice 1
0.2%
learning apprentice 1
0.2%
looking after a ne baby 1
0.2%
looking after an elderly father 1
0.2%
mentally unstable 1
0.2%
minor 1
0.2%
mothers funeral 1
0.2%
no 1
0.2%
no job to be done 1
0.2%
no means(finance) 1
0.2%
no opportunity 1
0.2%
no reason 1
0.2%
no resources 1
0.2%
no work available and no money to stat a business 1
0.2%
not a started schooling 1
0.2%
not iterested in any job 1
0.2%
not working or schooling,but staying at home 1
0.2%
now doing national services 1
0.2%
nursing a baby 2
0.4%
nursing mother 1
0.2%
occupied doi ng church work 1
0.2%
occupied with apprenticeship 2
0.4%
occupied with current job 1
0.2%
occupied with learning new trade 1
0.2%
occupied with pastoral school 1
0.2%
occupied with taxi work 1
0.2%
ocupied with chieftancy duties 1
0.2%
off season in fishing 1
0.2%
old 2
0.4%
old age 31
5.7%
old and weak 2
0.4%
on aprentiship 1
0.2%
pastor 1
0.2%
pensioner 1
0.2%
performing the husband's funeral 1
0.2%
praying and waiting for Gods miracle 1
0.2%
pregnancy 1
0.2%
pregnant 4
0.7%
pregnant and waiting to deliver 1
0.2%
pregnant and want to give birth before 1
0.2%
pregnant now 1
0.2%
preparing for exams 1
0.2%
preparing for school 1
0.2%
retire 1
0.2%
retired 11
2%
retired because of old age 1
0.2%
retired due old age 1
0.2%
retired due to old age 1
0.2%
sales maize 1
0.2%
salling corn and millet 1
0.2%
self employed 4
0.7%
self employed farmer 1
0.2%
self empployed 1
0.2%
selling provisions 1
0.2%
she does no work. just at home 1
0.2%
she is a apprentice 1
0.2%
she is just a child 1
0.2%
she is now apprentice 1
0.2%
she's an apprentice 1
0.2%
spraying of insecticedes on other neighbours family 1
0.2%
still a student 1
0.2%
still aa student 1
0.2%
still working 2
0.4%
student 1
0.2%
suspension at work 1
0.2%
taking care of baby 1
0.2%
taking care of her sick mum 1
0.2%
the wife had been hospitalized after an operation 1
0.2%
there was no job available 1
0.2%
too old 8
1.5%
too old to work 7
1.3%
too old to work or farm himself 1
0.2%
too young 16
2.9%
too young for job 1
0.2%
too young to look for work 1
0.2%
too young to work 3
0.5%
travelled 1
0.2%
under going apprentiship 1
0.2%
very old 2
0.4%
very young 1
0.2%
waiting to go back to school 2
0.4%
waiting to go to school 3
0.5%
waiting to learn an apprentice 2
0.4%
waiting to start an apprentice 1
0.2%
waiting to start apprentiship 2
0.4%
waiting to start her own business 1
0.2%
waiting to start school 2
0.4%
want mone to start own business 1
0.2%
want to furthur study 1
0.2%
want to go learn hairdressing 1
0.2%
want to learn a trade before 1
0.2%
want to move away from this village 1
0.2%
wants to learn dress making 1
0.2%
wants to start her own busines due to her age 1
0.2%
was farming 1
0.2%
wii go to school 1
0.2%
will continue her education 2
0.4%
will go to school 1
0.2%
will go to school again 1
0.2%
work of god (pastoer) 1
0.2%
writing exams 1
0.2%
writing papers(exams) 1
0.2%
young and have not been to schoool 1
0.2%
young to look for work 1
0.2%
young to work 1
0.2%
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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