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Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2012

South Africa, 2012
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ZAF_2012_QLFS-Q1_v02_M
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Statistics South Africa
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    Survey ID number

    ZAF_2012_QLFS-Q1_v02_M

    Title

    Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2012

    Subtitle

    First 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

    v2.0: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution

    Version Notes

    This version of the QLFS 2012 Q1 was downloaded from the Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) website in April 2014 as a revision to the version previously downloaded in July 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.

    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.

    Response Rate

    Response rates by province
    Province Jan–Mar 2012 (Percent)
    Western Cape 84.2
    Eastern Cape 97.8
    Northern Cape 91.2
    Free State 96.4
    KwaZulu-Natal 97.4
    North West 93.2
    Gauteng 84.1
    Mpumalanga 95.2
    Limpopo 98.8
    South Africa 92.6

    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.

    The sampling weights for the data collected from the sampled households are constructed in such a manner that the responses could be properly expanded to represent the entire civilian population of South Africa. The weights are the result of calculations involving several factors, including original selection probabilities, adjustment for non-response, and benchmarking to known population estimates from the Demographic division of Stats SA.

    The final survey weights are constructed using regression estimation to calibrate to the known population counts at the national level population estimates (which are supplied by the Demography division) crossclassified by 5-year age groups, gender and race, and provincial population estimates by broad age groups. The 5-year age groups are: 0–4, 5–9, 10–14, etc., and 65 years and over. The provincial-level age groups are: 0–14, 15–34, 35–64, and 65 years and over. The calibrated weights are constructed such that all persons in a household would have the same final weight.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2012-01 2012-03
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Statistics South Africa

    Data appraisal

    Estimates of Sampling Error

    Because estimates are based on sample data, they differ from figures that would have been obtained from complete enumeration of the population using the same instrument. Results are subject to both sampling and non-sampling errors. Non-sampling errors include biases from inaccurate reporting, processing, and tabulation, etc., as well as errors from non-response and incomplete reporting. These types of errors cannot be measured readily. However, to the extent possible, non-sampling errors can be minimised through the procedures used for data collection, editing, quality control, and non-response adjustment. The variances of the survey estimates are used to measure sampling errors.

    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

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • Identification of the Primary Investigator,
    • Title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation),
    • Survey reference number,
    • Source and date of download.

    Example:
    Statistics South Africa. South Africa Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS-Q1) 2012, First Quarter 2012. Ref. ZAF_2012_QLFS-Q1_v02_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].

    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.

    Copyright

    Copyright, Statistics South Africa

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org http://support.data1st.org/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_ZAF_2012_QLFS-Q1_v02_M

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-07-02

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01: Adopted from "DDI-ZAF-DATAFIRST-QLFS-2012-Q1-V1" DDI that was done by metadata producer mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.
    Version 02 (April 2014): This version is identical to Version 01, with revisions to data.

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