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Labour Force Survey 2016

Namibia, 2016
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NAM_2016_LFS_v01_M
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Namibia Statistics Agency
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Sep 19, 2018
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Data file: LFS 2016 final

This dataset provides information from “Labour Force Survey Questionnaire Part A: Identification information, Part B: For all persons, Part C: Child Protection, For all persons aged 0, Part D: Education, Part E: Activity status, Part F: Fertility

Cases: 47345
Variables: 99

Variables

REGION_C
Region name
SEX_C
Sex
URBAN_RURAL_C
Urban/rural
HH
HOUSEHOLD_ID
I_LN
RELATIONSHIP
Relationship to the head
AGE_YEARS
Age
MARITAL_STATUS
Marital status
CITIZENSHIP_MINOR
READ_WRITE_YN
Read and write (Y/ N)
READ_AND_WRITE_1
Read and write 1 Language
READ_AND_WRITE_2
Read and write 2 Language
ATTEND_SCHOOL
Attend school
HIGHEST_GRADE_MINOR
Highest level of education completed
WORKED_FOR_PAY_YN
Worked for pay/profit
DID_BUSINESS_YN
Ran a business
WORKED_HOUR_YN
Worked for at Least an Hour (YN)
ABSENT_WORK_YN
Has an economic activity to return to
REASON_ABSENT_WORK
Reasons for not working (previous 7 days)
PAID_LEAVE_YN
Was paid/business continued while away from work
WORKED_AGRICULTURE_YN
Did Agricultural Work (YN)
DOES_AGRICULTURAL_WORK
Does Agricultural Work on Own HH to return to (YN)
UNION_YN
Belongs to Any Union (YN)
UNION_NAME
Name of the Union
UNION_BODY
Affiliate body Union
MORE_THAN_ONE_JOB
More Than One Job/Business in Last 7 Days (YN)
OCCUPATION_MINOR
Occupation
SECTOR_MINOR
Industry
HOURS_DAY_USUAL_1
Usual hours worked - Monday
HOURS_DAY_USUAL_2
Usual hours worked - Tuesday
HOURS_DAY_USUAL_3
Usual hours worked - Wednesday
HOURS_DAY_USUAL_4
Usual hours worked - Thursday
HOURS_DAY_USUAL_5
Usual hours worked - Friday
HOURS_DAY_USUAL_6
Usual hours worked - Saturday
HOURS_DAY_USUAL_7
Usual hours worked - Sunday
TOTAL_HOURS_USUAL
Usual hours worked - Total
HOURS_WORKED_SECOND_1
Usual hours worked - Sunday
HOURS_WORKED_SECOND_2
Usual hours worked - Tuesday
HOURS_WORKED_SECOND_3
Usual hours worked - Wednesday
HOURS_WORKED_SECOND_4
Usual hours worked - Thursday
HOURS_WORKED_SECOND_5
Usual hours worked - Friday
HOURS_WORKED_SECOND_6
Usual hours worked - Saturday
HOURS_WORKED_SECOND_7
Usual hours worked - Sunday
TOTAL_HOURS_SECOND
Usual hours worked - Total
PREFERRED_WORK_YN
Preferred to work more hours (previous 7 days)
PREFERRED_PLACE_OF_WORK
Where respondent would have preferred to work
ADDITIONAL_WORK_YN
Looked for more work (previous 7 days)
EMPLOYMENT_STATUS
Employment Status
EMPLOYER_TYPE
Type of Employer
ANNUAL_LEAVE_YN
Paid annual leave/ compensation for unused leave
PAID_LEAVE_CB_1
Would benefit from sick leave
PAID_LEAVE_CB_2
Would benefit from maternity leave
PAID_LEAVE_CB_3
Would benefit from vacation leave
PAID_LEAVE_CB_4
Would benefit from compassionate leave
PAID_LEAVE_CB_5
Would benefit from study leave
PAID_LEAVE_CB_6
Would benefit from other type of Paid leave
PAID_LEAVE_CB_7
Does not benefit from any paid leave
CONTRACT_TYPE
Contract Type
CONTRACT_AGREEMENT
Limited/permanent/unspecified contract
CONTRACT_DURATION
Limited/permanent/unspecified contract
NUM_WORKERS
Number of employees at workplace
GROSS_INCOME_MONTH
Monthly Gross income
ENTERPRISE_REGISTERED_YN
Business is registered
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENTI_1
Social Security Commission
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENTI_2
Ministry of Industrialization,Trade and SME development
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENTI_3
Ministry Of Finance
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENTI_4
Other
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENTI_5
Dont know
ENT_KEEP_ACCOUNTS_YN
Enterprise Keeps Accounts
ENT_SEPARATE_EXPEND_YN
Enterprise Expenditures Separate
ENT_NUM_EMPLOYEES
Number Employees
ENT_MONTHLY_TURNOVER
Estimated Monthly Turnover
COULD_WORK_YN
Ready to work (previous 7 days)
WHY_NOT_WORKING
Activities of the unemployed (previous 7 days)
TRY_START_BUSINESS_YN
Looked for work/ tried to start business (previous 30 days)
LOOKING_WORK_CB_1
Registered with Ministry of Labour to find work
LOOKING_WORK_CB_2
Registered with other employment agencies to find work
LOOKING_WORK_CB_3
Applied directly to employers to find work
LOOKING_WORK_CB_4
Checked at work sites to find work
LOOKING_WORK_CB_5
Placed/answered advert to find work
LOOKING_WORK_CB_6
Assisted by friends/ relatives/ colleagues/union to find work/start business
LOOKING_WORK_CB_7
Took other actions to find work/start business
REASON_CANT_START_WORK
Main reason for not looking for work/starting business (previous 30 days)
TIME_UNEMPLOYED
Length of unemployment/availability for work
FINAL_WEIGHT
Weight
AGE_5YEARS_GROUP
Age (5-year age bands)
AGE_10YEARS_GROUP
Age (10-year age bands)
Highest_Edu_level
New Highest education level obtained
working_age_population
Working-age population
Workstats_strict
Labour Force Status strict
Industry_grouped
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4)
Occupation_grouped
Occupation (ISCO-88)
Infomal_Formal_Sector
Informal/Formal economy: Unit of production
Informal_Formal_Employment
Informal / Formal Economy (Nature of job)
Workstats_broad
Labour Force Status - Broad definition of unemployment
NEET_15_24
Youth (15-24) not in education, employment or training
NEET_25_34
Youth (25-34) not in education, employment or training
UNION_DENSITY
Union membership
Total: 99
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