Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2021, Quarter 4
South Africa, 2021
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Reference ID
ZAF_2021_QLFS-Q4_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa
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Jun 17, 2022
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- qlfs-2021-q4-worker-v1
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: qlfs-2021-q4-worker-v1
Overview
Valid:
3038
Invalid:
36035
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
16
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
60
End:
61
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 34 |
1.1%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 19 |
0.6%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 80 |
2.6%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 12 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 196 |
6.5%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 11 |
0.4%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2229 |
73.4%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 82 |
2.7%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 59 |
1.9%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 189 |
6.2%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 70 |
2.3%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 42 |
1.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 36035 |
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.