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Version 5
October Household Survey 1999
OHS 1999
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Statistics South Africa
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v1.1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution.
Version 1 of the October Household Survey 1999 dataset is the dataset received from Statistics South Africa. In version 1.1 variables that were strings have been converted to numeric variables for ease of use.
The October Household Survey is an annual survey based on a probability sample of a large number of households (ranging from 16 000 in 1996 through to 30 000 in 1997 and 1998, depending on the availability of funding). It covers a range of development indicators, including unemployment rates (official and expanded), according to standard definitions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
South Africa
The survey had national coverage
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is Province.
Households and individuals
The survey covered households and household members in the nine provinces of South Africa
Survey data
The scope of the OHS 1999 includes: employment, unemployment, informal sector, internal migration, services available by type of dwelling, access to health and social services, safety and well-bring of household, households by average household size and type of dwelling, level of education, quality of life, health statistics, vital statistics.
A sample of 30 000 households was drawn in 3 000 enumerator areas (EAs) (that is 10 households per enumerator area). A two-stage sampling procedure was applied and the sample was stratified, clustered and selected to meet the requirements of probability sampling. The sample was based on the 1996 Population Census enumerator areas and the estimated number of households from the 1996 Population Census The sampled population excluded all prisoners in prisons, patients in hospitals, people residing in boarding houses and hotels (whether temporary or semi-permanent). The sample was explicitly stratified by province and area type (urban/rural). Within each explicit stratum the EAs were stratified by simply arranging them in geographical order by District Council, Magisterial District and, within the magisterial district, by average household income (for formal urban areas and hostels) or EA. The allocated number of EAs was systematically selected with probability proportional to size in each stratum. The measure of size was the estimated number of households in Each EA. A systematic sample of 10 households was drawn.
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Central Statistical Service. October Household Survey 1999 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Pretoria: Central Statistical Service (now Statistics South Africa) [producer], 2000. Cape Town: DataFirst[distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/vasx-pv68
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OHS 1999 Births_v1.1.NSDstat
0
6
Nesstar 200801
OHS 1999 Children_v1.1.NSDstat
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15
Nesstar 200801
OHS 1999 Farming_v1.1.NSDstat
0
23
Nesstar 200801
OHS 1999 House_v1.1.NSDstat
0
96
Nesstar 200801
OHS 1999 Migrant_v1.1.NSDstat
0
10
Nesstar 200801
OHS 1999 Person_v1.1.NSDstat
0
57
Nesstar 200801
OHS 1999 Stratpsu_v1.1.NSDstat
0
3
Nesstar 200801
OHS 1999 Worker_v1.1.NSDstat
0
62
Nesstar 200801
Unique Number
0
0
Person no
0
0
Live births
0
0
Children still alive
0
0
Weight
0
0
WGT4/10000
0
0
Unique Number
0
0
Person no
0
0
Birth order
0
0
Gender of child
0
0
1
Boy
2
Girl
Year of birth
0
0
Month of birth
0
0
Day of birth
0
0
Place born
0
0
1
In a hospital
2
In a clinic
3
Elsewhere
Child alive
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Child living with household
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Year died
0
0
Month died
0
0
Day died
0
0
Weight
0
0
WGT4/10000
0
0
Unique Number
0
0
Person no
0
0
Farm last week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Large livestock in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Small livestock in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Milking in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Dairy products in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Other animal products in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Cereals in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Vegetables in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Fruit in week
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Hours farming
0
0
Farm past year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Large livestock in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Small livestock in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Milking in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Dairy products in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Other animal products in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Cereals in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Vegetables in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Fruit in year
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Usual hours
0
0
Individual weight
0
0
Unique Number
0
0
PSU Number
0
0
Dwelling Number
0
0
Household Number
0
0
Type of dwelling
0
0
1
Dwelling/house or brick structure on a separate stand or yard
2
Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials
3
Flat or apartment in a block of flats
4
Town/cluster/semi-detached house
5
Unit in retirement village
6
Dwelling/house/flat/room in backyard
7
Informal dwelling/shack, in backyard
8
Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard
9
Room /flatlet
10
Caravan/tent
11
Other
Type of dwelling
0
0
1
Dwelling/house or brick structure on a separate stand or yard
2
Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials
3
Flat or apartment in a block of flats
4
Town/cluster/semi-detached house
5
Unit in retirement village
6
Dwelling/house/flat/room in backyard
7
Informal dwelling/shack, in backyard
8
Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard
9
Room /flatlet
10
Caravan/tent
11
Other
Main roof material
0
0
1
Bricks
2
Cement block/concrete
3
Corrugated iron/zinc
4
Wood
5
Plastic
6
Cardboard
7
Mixture of mud and cement
8
Wattle and daub
9
Tile
10
Mud
11
Thatching
12
Asbestos
Main wall material
0
0
1
Bricks
2
Cement block/concrete
3
Corrugated iron/zinc
4
Wood
5
Plastic
6
Cardboard
7
Mixture of mud and cement
8
Wattle and daub
9
Tile
10
Mud
11
Thatching
12
Asbestos
Ownership of dwelling
0
0
1
Owned and fully paid off
2
Owned, but not yet fully paid off (e.g. with a mortgage)
3
Rented
4
Occupied rent-free as part of employment contract of family member
5
Occupied rent-free not as part of employment contract of family member
6
Other
Number of rooms
0
0
Housing subsidy
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Land grant
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Main water source
0
0
1
Piped (tap) water, in dwelling
2
Piped (tap) water, on site or in yard
3
Public tap
4
Water-carrier/tanker
5
Borehole on site
6
Borehole: off site/communal
7
Rain-water tank on site
8
Flowing water/stream
9
Dam/pool/stagnant water
10
Well
11
Spring
12
Other
Distance from water source
0
0
1
Less than 100 m
2
100 m - less than 200 m
3
200 m - less than 500 m
4
500 m - less than 1 km
5
1 km or more
6
Not applicable (water on site)
Payment for water
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Main energy source for cooking
0
0
1
Electricity from mains
2
Electricity from generator
3
Gas
4
Paraffin
5
Wood
6
Coal
7
Candles
8
Animal dung
9
Solar energy
10
Other
11
None
Main energy source for heating
0
0
1
Electricity from mains
2
Electricity from generator
3
Gas
4
Paraffin
5
Wood
6
Coal
7
Candles
8
Animal dung
9
Solar energy
10
Other
11
None
Main energy source for lighting
0
0
1
Electricity from mains
2
Electricity from generator
3
Gas
4
Paraffin
5
Wood
6
Coal
7
Candles
8
Animal dung
9
Solar energy
10
Other
11
None
Distance of fuel
0
0
1
Less than 100 m
2
100 m - less than 200 m
3
200 m - less than 500 m
4
500 m - less than 1 km
5
1 km or more
Toilet
0
0
11
Flush toilet in dwelling
21
Flush toilet on site
22
Chemical toilet on site
23
Pit latrine with ventilation pipe on site
24
Pit latrine without ventilation on site
25
Bucket toilet on site
31
Flush toilet off site
32
Chemical toilet off site
33
Pit latrine with ventilation pipe off site
34
Pit latrine without ventilation off site
35
Bucket toilet off site
36
None off site
37
Other off site
Shared toilet
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Distance from toilet
0
0
1
Less than 25 m
2
25 m - less than 50 m
3
50 m - less than 100 m
4
100 m or more
Removal of bucket toilet
0
0
1
Once a week or more often
2
About once a fortnight
3
About once a month
4
Less often than once a month
Refuse disposal
0
0
1
Removed by local authority at least once a week
2
Removed by local authority less often than once a week
3
Removed by community members at least once a week
4
Removed by community members less often than once a week
5
Communal refuse dump/communal container
6
Own refuse dump
7
No rubbish removal
8
Other
Street lighting
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Telephone
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Distance from telephone
0
0
1
0 - 5 minutes
2
6 - 15 minutes
3
16 - 30 minutes
4
31 - 60 minutes
5
1 - 2 hours
6
Over 2 hours
Receiving mail
0
0
1
delivered to the dwelling
2
delivered to a post box
3
through friend or neighbour
4
through shop
5
through school
6
through workplace
7
through authority
8
do not receive mail
9
other
Post office
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Radio
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Television
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Motor vehicle
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Train nearby
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Bus nearby
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Minibus nearby
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Train distance
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Bus distance
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Minibus distance
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Primary school
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Secondary school
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Clinic
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Shop
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Theft
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Injury
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Job loss
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Loss of remittance
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Loss of grant
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Abandonment
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Bankruptcy
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Sick with AIDS
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
HIV positive
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
AIDS death
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Total expenditure:
0
0
1
R0 - R399
2
R400 - R799
3
R800 - R1 199
4
R1 200 - R1 799
5
R1 800 - R2 499
6
R2 500 - R4 999
7
R5 000 - R9 999
8
R10 000 OR MORE
9
Don't know
10
Refuse
Food expenditure:
0
0
1
R0 - R399
2
R400 - R799
3
R800 - R1 199
4
R1 200 - R1 799
5
R1 800 - R2 499
6
R2 500 - R4 999
7
R5 000 - R9 999
8
R10 000 OR MORE
9
Don't know
10
Refuse
Transport expenditure:
0
0
1
Nothing
2
R1 - R49
3
R50 - R99
4
R100 - R149
5
R150 - R199
6
R200 - R249
7
R250 - R299
8
R300 or more
9
Don't know
10
Refuse
Afford to feed children
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Hunger
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Total income
0
0
1
R0 - R399
2
R400 - R799
3
R800 - R1 199
4
R1 200 - R1 799
5
R1 800 - R2 499
6
R2 500 - R4 999
7
R5 000 - R9 999
8
R10 000 or more
9
Don't know
10
Refuse
Savings account
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Stokvel savings
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Pension savings
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Unit trust
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Cash loans
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Life insurance
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Other savings
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Family member
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Neighbour
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Dealer
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Cooperative
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Bank
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Land Bank
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Government agency
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Stokvel
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
NGO
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Money lender
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Farmer
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Other lender
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Things compared with previous year
0
0
1
My life has improved
2
My life is the same
3
My life has got worse
Say in community
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Say in country
0
0
Grow produce
0
0
Member owner
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Traditional allocation
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Allowed by owner
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Cash rent
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Provide worker
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Share cropping
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Right through work
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Free access
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Why grow produce
0
0
1
As the main source of food for the household
2
As the main source of income/earning a living
3
As an extra source of income
4
As a leisure activity or hobby, e.g. gardening
Person who brings the most money into household
0
0
Total cash value of everything produced
0
0
Province
0
0
1
Western Cape
2
Eastern Cape
3
Northern Cape
4
Free State
5
KwaZulu-Natal
6
North West
7
Gauteng
8
Mpumalanga
9
Northern Province
Rural/urban
0
0
1
Urban
2
Rural
0
0
1
African/Black
2
Coloured
3
Indian/Asian
4
White
5
Other
Individual weight
0
0
Unique Number
0
0
Migrant no
0
0
Gender
0
0
1
Male
2
Female
Age
0
0
Occupation
0
0
Industry
0
0
Home visits
0
0
1
Every weekend
2
About once in two weeks
3
About once a month
4
About once in three months
5
About once in six months
6
About once a year
7
Less frequently than once a year
Money for household
0
0
1
More than once a month
2
Once a month
3
Less than once a month, but more than once a year
4
Once a year
5
Less often than once a year
Weight
0
0
HHWGT/10000
0
0
Unique Number
0
0
Person
0
0
Gender
0
0
1
Male
2
Female
Age
0
0
Year of birth
0
0
Population group
0
0
1
African/Black
2
Coloured
3
Indian/Asian
4
White
5
Other
Person present
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Relationship
0
0
1
Mark the head/acting head
2
Husband/wife/partner
3
Son/daughter/stepchild/adopted child
4
Brother/sister
5
Father/mother
6
Grandparent/great grandparent
7
Grandchild/great grandchild
8
Other relative (e.g. in-laws or aunt/uncle)
9
Non-related persons
Marital status
0
0
1
Married - civil
2
Married - traditional (customary)
3
Living together with partner
4
Widower/widow
5
Divorced/separated
6
Never married
Language
0
0
1
AFRIKAANS
2
English
3
Isindebele/South Ndebele/North Ndebele
4
Isixhosa/Xhosa
5
Isizulu/Zulu
6
Sepedi/Northern Sotho
7
Sesotho/Southern Sotho/Sotho
8
Setswana/Tswana
9
Siswati/Swazi
10
Tshiwenda/Venda
11
Xitsonga/Tsonga
12
Other
Highest education level
0
0
0
no schooling
1
Grade 0
2
Sub A/Grade 1
3
Sub B/Grade 2
4
Grade 3/Standard 1
5
Grade 4/Standard 2
6
Grade 5/Standard 3
7
Grade 6/Standard 4
8
Grade 7/Standard 5
9
Grade 8/Standard 6/Form 1
10
Grade 9/Standard 7/Form 2
11
Grade 10/Standard 8/Form 3
12
Grade 11/Standard 9/Form 4
13
Grade 12/Standard 10/Form 5/Matric
14
NTC I
15
NTC II
16
NTC III
17
Diploma/Certificate with less than grade 12/Std 10
18
Diploma/Certificate with grade 12/Std 10
19
Degree
20
Postgraduate degree or diploma
21
Other
22
Don't know
Field of study
0
0
1
Arts
2
Science
3
Law
4
Theology
5
Economics, Commerce and Management
6
Education
7
Medical Sciences
8
Engineering
9
Administration and Clerical
10
Protection
11
Building sciences
12
Technical
13
Computing
14
Veterinary science
15
Other
Skill training
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Duration of training
0
0
1
LESS THAN A WEEK
2
1 week
3
More than 1 week - less than 2 weeks
4
2 weeks - less than a month
5
1 month - less than 2 months
6
2 months - less than 6 months
7
6 months or more
8
Don't know
Field of training
0
0
1
Communication studies and language
2
Education, training and development
3
Manufacturing, engineering and technology
4
Human and social studies
5
Law, military science and security
6
Health sciences and social services
7
Agriculture and nature conservation
8
Culture and arts
9
Business, commerce and management studies
10
Physical, mathematical, computer and life sciences
11
Services
12
Physical planning and construction
13
Don't know
Can read
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Can write
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Current student
0
0
1
School
2
University
3
Technikon
4
College
5
Adult basic education and training/literacy classes
6
Other adult education classes
7
Other than any of the above
8
None
Type of study
0
0
1
Full-time
2
Part-time
Pre-school attendance
0
0
School feeding
0
0
1
Yes
2
No, but he/she does attend school
3
No, he/she does not attend school
4
Don't know
Health card
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Health status
0
0
1
Excellent
2
Good
3
Average
4
Poor
5
Very poor
Medical aid
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Health worker past month
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Type of health worker
0
0
1
Nurse
2
Doctor
3
Medical specialist
4
Pharmacist/chemist
5
Dentist
6
Spiritual healer (church related)
7
Traditional healer
8
Any other health care provider
9
Don't know
Place of consultation
0
0
1
Public sector - hospital
2
Public sector - clinic
3
Public sector - other
4
Private sector - hospital
5
Private sector - clinic
6
Private sector - private doctor/specialist
7
Private sector - traditional healer
8
Private sector - pharmacy/chemist
9
Private sector - health facility provided by employer
10
Alternative medicine, e.g. homeopathist
11
Private sector - other
12
Don't know
Payment for service
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Sight disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Hearing disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Communication disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Movement disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Standing disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Grasping disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Intellectual disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Emotional disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Other disability
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Water fetching
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Wood fetching
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Government old age pension
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Retirement benefit
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Disability grant
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Compensation Fund
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
State child support
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Private maintenance
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Care dependency grant
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Foster care grant
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
UIF benefit
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Support from outside household
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Gratuities
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Other income
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Total income
0
0
1
No income
2
R1 - R399
3
R400 - R799
4
R800 - R1 199
5
R1 200 - R1 799
6
R1 800 - R2 499
7
R2 500 - R4 999
8
R5 000 - R9 999
9
R10 000 OR MORE
10
Don't know
11
Refuse
Province
0
0
1
Western Cape
2
Eastern Cape
3
Northern Cape
4
Free State
5
KwaZulu-Natal
6
North West
7
Gauteng
8
Mpumalanga
9
Northern Province
Rural/urban
0
0
1
Urban
2
Rural
Individual weight
0
0
WGT4/10000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unique Number
0
0
Person no
0
0
Respondent to questions
0
0
1
The person himself/herself
2
A proxy
Worked past 7 days
0
0
1
Yes, full time
2
Yes, part time
3
Yes, casual/seasonal
4
No
Job although absent
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Reason no job
0
0
1
Going to school/college/university, etc.
2
Not working (but looking for work)
3
Not working, not looking for work but available for work
4
Full time homemaker/housewife
5
Retired (pensioner)
6
Permanently unable to work
7
Not working, not looking for work not available for work
8
Other
Reason absent from work
0
0
1
Illness or injury related to work
2
Illness or injury not related to work
3
Strike or stay-away
4
Bad weather
5
Problems with transport
6
Vacation, leave
7
Study or training leave
8
Maternity or paternity leave
9
Off-season activity
10
Unrest (violence)
11
Temporarily laid off/reduction in economic activity
12
Other reason
Hours worked
0
0
Hours usually worked
0
0
Like more work
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Type of employment
0
0
1
For someone else
2
For him/herself
3
For both someone else and him/herself
How many employers
0
0
1
One employer
2
More than one employer
Industry of employee
0
0
Occupation of employee
0
0
Employment start year
0
0
Employment start month
0
0
Nature of contract
0
0
1
Permanent
2
A fixed period contract
3
Temporary
4
Casual, or
5
Seasonal
6
Don’t know
Written contract
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don’t know
Payer
0
0
1
The establishment/enterprise/individual for which he/she works
2
A labour broker
3
A contractor or agency
4
Other
5
Don’t know
Pension contribution
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don’t know
Medical aid contribution
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don’t know
Paid leave
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don’t know
Union membership
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don’t know
Employment sector
0
0
1
The formal sector
2
The informal sector (including domestic work)
Income of employee
0
0
Time period of payment
0
0
1
Per week
2
Per month
3
Annually
Income bracket
0
0
Additional work
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Industry of self-employed
0
0
Occupation of self-employed
0
0
Sector
0
0
1
Formal
2
Informal
VAT number
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
Income of self-employed
0
0
Time period of payment
0
0
1
Weekly
2
Monthly
3
Annually
Income bracket
0
0
Unpaid employees
0
0
Paid employees
0
0
Payment method
0
0
1
Paid directly by the people/customers
2
Paid by the main company
3
Don't know
Acceptance of job
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
When can start work
0
0
1
Within a week
2
Within 2 weeks
3
Within 4 weeks
4
Later than four weeks from now
5
Don't know
Time seeking work
0
0
1
Less than a month
2
1 month - less than 6 months
3
6 months - less than 1 year
4
1 year - less than 3 years
5
3 years or more
6
He/she has not been seeking work
7
Don't know
Work seeking first action
0
0
1
Nothing, but still wants work
2
Nothing, wants work but already has a job to start...
3
Waited/ registered at employment agency/trade union
4
Enquired at workplaces, farms, factories or called on other possible employers
5
Placed/answered advertisement(s)
6
Sought assistance from relatives or friends
7
Looked for land, building, equipment or applied for permit to start own business or farming
8
Sought/underwent training
9
Waiting at the street side
10
He/she does not want and is not seeking work
11
Don't know
Work seeking second action
0
0
1
Nothing, but still wants work
2
Nothing, wants work but already has a job to start...
3
Waited/ registered at employment agency/trade union
4
Enquired at workplaces, farms, factories or called on other possible employers
5
Placed/answered advertisement(s)
6
Sought assistance from relatives or friends
7
Looked for land, building, equipment or applied for permit to start own business or farming
8
Sought/underwent training
9
Waiting at the street side
10
He/she does not want and is not seeking work
11
Don't know
Work seeking third action
0
0
1
Nothing, but still wants work
2
Nothing, wants work but already has a job to start...
3
Waited/ registered at employment agency/trade union
4
Enquired at workplaces, farms, factories or called on other possible employers
5
Placed/answered advertisement(s)
6
Sought assistance from relatives or friends
7
Looked for land, building, equipment or applied for permit to start own business or farming
8
Sought/underwent training
9
Waiting at the street side
10
He/she does not want and is not seeking work
11
Don't know
Odd jobs
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Any previous work
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Time since last worked
0
0
1
1 week - less than 1 month
2
1 month - less than 6 months
3
6 months - less than 1 year
4
1 year - less than 2 years
5
2 years - less than 3 years
6
3 years or more
7
Don't know
Duration of last job
0
0
1
1 week or less
2
More than 1 week – less than 2 weeks
3
More than 2 weeks – less than 1 month
4
1 month - less than 6 months
5
6 months - less than 1 year
6
1 year - less than 2 years
7
2 years - less than 3 years
8
3 years or more
9
Don't know
Reason not worked
0
0
1
Lack of skills or qualifications for available jobs
2
Has found a job, but only starting at a definite date in the future
3
Scholar or student, prefers not to work
4
Housewife/homemaker, prefers not to work
5
Retired and prefers not to seek formal work
6
Illness, invalid, disabled or unable to work (handicapped)
7
Too young or to old to work
8
Seasonal worker, e.g. fruit picker, wool-shearer
9
Cannot find suitable work
10
Contract worker e.g. mine worker resting according to contract
11
Other reason
Means of support
0
0
1
Did odd jobs during the past seven days
2
Supported by persons in the household
3
Supported by persons not in the household
4
Supported by charity, church, welfare, etc.
5
Unemployment insurance fund (uif)
6
Savings or money previously earned
7
Old age or disability pension
8
Other, e.g. bursary, study loan
Gender
0
0
1
Male
2
Female
Age
0
0
Population group
0
0
1
African/Black
2
Coloured
3
Indian/Asian
4
White
5
Other
Highest education level
0
0
0
no schooling
1
Grade 0
2
Sub A/Grade 1
3
Sub B/Grade 2
4
Grade 3/Standard 1
5
Grade 4/Standard 2
6
Grade 5/Standard 3
7
Grade 6/Standard 4
8
Grade 7/Standard 5
9
Grade 8/Standard 6/Form 1
10
Grade 9/Standard 7/Form 2
11
Grade 10/Standard 8/Form 3
12
Grade 11/Standard 9/Form 4
13
Grade 12/Standard 10/Form 5/Matric
14
NTC I
15
NTC II
16
NTC III
17
Diploma/Certificate with less than grade 12/Std 10
18
Diploma/Certificate with grade 12/Std 10
19
Degree
20
Postgraduate degree or diploma
21
Other
22
Don't know
Field of training
0
0
1
Communication studies and language
2
Education, training and development
3
Manufacturing, engineering and technology
4
Human and social studies
5
Law, military science and security
6
Health sciences and social services
7
Agriculture and nature conservation
8
Culture and arts
9
Business, commerce and management studies
10
Physical, mathematical, computer and life sciences
11
Services
12
Physical planning and construction
13
Don't know
Economic sector
0
0
1
Industry codes 100-199 (Agriculture)
2
Mining codes 200-299 (Mining)
3
Industry codes 300-399 (Manufacturing)
4
Industry codes 400-499 (Utilities)
5
Industry codes 500-599 (Construction)
6
Industry codes 600-699 (Trade)
7
Industry codes 700-799 (Transport)
8
Industry codes 800-899 (Finance)
9
Industry codes 900-999 (Services)
10
Industry code 010 (Domestic Services)
11
Industry codes 020 and 030 extra-territorial organisations and foreign governments
66
Industry codes 060 not elsewhere classified
90
Industry code 090 not adequately defined
Occupation
0
0
1
Occupation codes 1000-1999 (Managers)
2
Occupation codes 2000-2999 (Professionals)
3
Occupation codes 3000-3999 (Semi-professionals Technicians)
4
Occupation codes 4000-4999 (Clerks)
5
Occupation codes 5000-5999 (Salesperson and skilled service workers)
6
Occupation codes 6000-6999 (Skilled agricultural workers)
7
Occupation codes 7000-7999 (Artisans)
8
Occupation codes 8000-8999 (Operators)
9
Occupation codes 9000-9999 excluding code 9131 (Elementary, routine workers)
11
Occupation code 9131 (Domestic worker)
Official employment status
0
0
0
Not economically active
1
Employed
2
Unemployed
Expanded employment status
0
0
0
Not economically active
1
Employed
2
Unemployed
Province
0
0
1
Western Cape
2
Eastern Cape
3
Northern Cape
4
Free State
5
KwaZulu-Natal
6
North West
7
Gauteng
8
Mpumalanga
9
Northern Province
Rural/urban
0
0
1
Urban
2
Rural
Individual weight
0
0