Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2021, Quarter 2
South Africa, 2021
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- qlfs-2021-q2-worker-v1
How long been trying to find work (Q36TIMESEEK)
Data file: qlfs-2021-q2-worker-v1
Overview
Valid:
6345
Invalid:
47595
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
8
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
58
End:
58
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 8
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Less than 3 months | 631 |
9.9%
|
| 2 | 3 months - less than 6 months | 389 |
6.1%
|
| 3 | 6 months - less than 9 months | 217 |
3.4%
|
| 4 | 9 months - less than 1 year | 280 |
4.4%
|
| 5 | 1 year - less than 3 years | 1558 |
24.6%
|
| 6 | 3 years - 5 years | 937 |
14.8%
|
| 7 | More than 5 years | 2297 |
36.2%
|
| 8 | Do not know | 36 |
0.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 47595 |
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
Universe
All household members aged 15 years and older, who also tried to look for work in the last four weeks prior to the interview.
Others
Notes
The question deals with the amount of time a person spent trying to look for a job.