Community Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2007
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ZAF_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2007_PHC-H-H
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Reason not working (ZA2007A_WKWHYNOT)
Data file: ZAF2007_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
273
End:
274
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA07A444 ZA07A445 ZA07A446 ZA07A447 ZA07A448 ZA07A449 ZA07A450 ZA07A451 ZA07A452 ZA07A453 ZA07A454 ZA07A455 ZA07A456 ZA07A457 ZA07A458 ZA07A459 ZA07A460 ZA07A568 ZA07A569"><span class="h2">Section E: Employment and economic activities - ask of all persons 15 years and older listed on the flap</span><br />[Questions P-30 to P-39 were asked of persons age 15 and older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="ZA07A452" v="ZA07A452 ZA07A568 ZA07A569">P-32 Reasons for not working<br />Why did (the person) not work during the past seven days?<br /><div class="i1">[Question P-32 was asked of persons who were not working in the last seven days, per questions P-30a to P-30g.]<br />[] 01 Has found a job, but is only starting at a definite date in the future<br />[] 02 Scholar/student and prefers not to work<br />[] 03 Housewife/homemaker and prefers not to work<br />[] 04 Retired and prefers not to seek formal work<br />[] 05 Invalid, ill, disabled or unable to work (handicapped)<br />[] 06 Too young or too old to work<br />[] 07 Seasonal worker, e.g. fruit picker, wool-shearer<br />[] 08 Lack of skills or qualifications for available jobs<br />[] 09 Cannot find work<br />[] 10 Cannot find suitable work (salary, location of work or conditions not satisfactory)<br />[] 11 Contract worker, e.g. mine worker resting according to contract<br />[] 12 Retrenched<br />[] 13 Other reason<br />Write code in the box.<br />_ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="ZA07A452" v="ZA07A452 ZA07A568 ZA07A569">P-32 Reasons for not working<br />Why did (the person) not work during the past seven days?<br /><div class="i1">[Question P-32 was asked of persons who were not working in the last seven days, per questions P-30a to P-30g.]<br />[] 01 Has found a job, but is only starting at a definite date in the future<br />[] 02 Scholar/student and prefers not to work<br />[] 03 Housewife/homemaker and prefers not to work<br />[] 04 Retired and prefers not to seek formal work<br />[] 05 Invalid, ill, disabled or unable to work (handicapped)<br />[] 06 Too young or too old to work<br />[] 07 Seasonal worker, e.g. fruit picker, wool-shearer<br />[] 08 Lack of skills or qualifications for available jobs<br />[] 09 Cannot find work<br />[] 10 Cannot find suitable work (salary, location of work or conditions not satisfactory)<br />[] 11 Contract worker, e.g. mine worker resting according to contract<br />[] 12 Retrenched<br />[] 13 Other reason<br />Write code in the box.<br />_ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Has found a job, but is only starting at a definite date in the future |
| 02 | Scholar/student and prefers not to work |
| 03 | Housewife/homemaker and prefers not to work |
| 04 | Retired and prefers not to seek formal work |
| 05 | Illness, invalid, disabled or unable to work (handicapped) |
| 06 | Too young or too old to work |
| 07 | Seasonal worker, e.g. fruit picker, wool-shearer |
| 08 | Lack of skills or qualifications for available jobs |
| 09 | Cannot find work |
| 10 | Cannot find suitable work (salary, location of work or conditions not satisfactory) |
| 11 | Contract worker, e.g. mine worker resting according to contract |
| 12 | Retrenched |
| 13 | Other reason |
| 99 | Unknown |
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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for not working.
Universe
South Africa 2007: Persons age 15 to 74 who have not worked in the last 7 days and who do not have a job they will return to [discrepancies: none]
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Concept