Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2021
South Africa, 2021
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zaf-statssa-lmdsa-2021-v2
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Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: lmdsa-2021-v2
Overview
Valid:
13419
Invalid:
169133
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
loc_start_pos:
59
loc_end_pos:
60
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 121 |
0.9%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 141 |
1.1%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 349 |
2.6%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 14 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 52 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 905 |
6.7%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 39 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 9260 |
69%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 402 |
3%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 284 |
2.1%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 831 |
6.2%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 8 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 329 |
2.5%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 55 |
0.4%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 12 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 617 |
4.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 169133 |
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.