Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2023
Quarter 1
South Africa, 2023
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Reference ID
ZAF_2023_QLFS-Q1_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Jul 26, 2023
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- qlfs-2023-q1-worker-v1
Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)
Data file: qlfs-2023-q1-worker-v1
Overview
Valid:
297
Invalid:
65030
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 14
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health reasons | 26 |
8.8%
|
| 2 | Vacation leave | 158 |
53.2%
|
| 4 | Maternity or paternity leave | 28 |
9.4%
|
| 5 | Other family/community obligations | 7 |
2.4%
|
| 6 | Strike/stay-away/lockout | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 7 | Problems with transport | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Bad weather | 3 |
1%
|
| 9 | Study or training leave | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 11 | Temporarily laid off/Reduction in economic activity | 34 |
11.4%
|
| 12 | Seasonal work | 11 |
3.7%
|
| 13 | Start a new job/business at a definite date in the future | 5 |
1.7%
|
| 14 | Other reason | 22 |
7.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 65030 |
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.