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Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2010

South Africa, 2010
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ZAF_2010_QLFS-Q3_v03_M
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Statistics South Africa
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    ZAF_2010_QLFS-Q3_v03_M
    Title

    Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2010
    Subtitle

    Third Quarter
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa ZAF
    Study type

    Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
    Abstract

    The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) is a household-based sample survey conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). It collects data on the labour market activities of individuals aged 15 years or older who live in South Africa.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v03: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
    Version Date

    2010-10-26
    Version Notes

    This version of the QLFS 2010 Q3 was downloaded from the Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) website in April 2014 as a revision to the version previously downloaded in January 2012.
    The two versions have different weights. Stats SA updated the QLFS results (2008-2013) to reflect the new population benchmarks from Census 2011. Although the weighting changes are not clearly documented by Stats SA, users are advised to remain aware of these slight calibration differences when employing weights.

    These updates are in addition to previous changes detailed below:
    This version of the QLFS 2010 Q3 was downloaded from the Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) website by DataFirst in January 2012. This version differs slightly from a version released on CD and sent to DataFirst at some stage prior. These differences are limited to the inclusion of a few variables in the recently downloaded version:

    1. "Q47B2Maternity" - Maternity/paternity leave ("Are you entitled to any maternity/paternity leave?")
    2. "Stratum" - 6 digit number representing stratum formed during master sample 2006 where digit 1 represents province, based on 2005 provincial boundaries, digits 2-3 represent the metro/non-metro area and digit 4 confers geography type.
    3. "Metro_code" - Metropolitan area code (e.g. Cape Town, eThekwini, Johannesburg, etc.)

    Scope

    Notes

    INDIVIDUALS: labour market activity, labour preferences, labour market history, demographic characteristics, marital status, employment status, education, grants, tax.
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    employment [3.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    in-job training [3.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    labour relations/conflict [3.3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    retirement [3.4] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    unemployment [3.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    working conditions [3.6] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS [2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION [14] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage
    Geographic Unit

    Provincial and metropolitan level
    Universe

    The QLFS sample covers the non-institutional population except for those in workers' hostels. However, persons living in private dwelling units within institutions are enumerated. For example, within a school compound, one would enumerate the schoolmaster's house and teachers' accommodation because these are private dwellings. Students living in a dormitory on the school compound would, however, be excluded.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Statistics South Africa

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The QLFS frame has been developed as a general purpose household survey frame that can be used by all other household surveys irrespective of the sample size requirement of the survey. The sample size for the QLFS is roughly 30 000 dwellings per quarter.

    The sample is based on information collected during the 2001 Population Census conducted by Stats SA. In preparation for the 2001 Census, the country was divided into 80 787 enumeration areas (EAs). Stats SA's household-based surveys use a Master Sample of Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) which comprises of EAs that are drawn from across the country.

    The sample is designed to be representative at the provincial level and within provinces at the metro/non-metro level. Within the metros, the sample is further distributed by geography type. The four geography types are: urban formal, urban informal, farms and tribal. This implies, for example, that within a metropolitan area the sample is representative at the different geography types that may exist within that metro.

    The current sample size is 3 080 PSUs. It is divided equally into four sub-groups or panels called rotation groups. The rotation groups are designed in such a way that each of these groups has the same distribution pattern as that which is observed in the whole sample. They are numbered from one to four and these numbers also correspond to the quarters of the year in which the sample will be rotated for the particular group.

    The sample for the QLFS is based on a stratified two-stage design with probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling of primary sampling units (PSUs) in the first stage, and sampling of dwelling units (DUs) with systematic sampling in the second stage.
    Weighting

    Stats SA updated the QLFS results (2008-2013) to reflect the new population benchmarks from Census 2011. Although the weighting changes are not clearly documented by Stats SA, users are advised to remain aware of these slight calibration differences between the previous version and the current (revised) data version when employing weights.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2010-07 2010-09

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za support@data1st.org
    Access conditions

    Public use files, accessible to all
    Citation requirements

    Statistics South Africa. Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2010: Q3 [dataset]. Version 03. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2010. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za
    User Information Services Statistics South Africa info@statsa.gov.sa http://www.statsa.gov.za

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_ZAF_2010_QLFS-Q3_v03_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
    World Bank, Development Data Group The World Bank Updated the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-07-12

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 03 (April 2014)

    This version is identical to Version 02, with revisions to data.
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