General Household Survey 2015
South Africa, 2015
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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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Reason for not trying to find work or starting a business (Q46crnsw)
Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608
Overview
Valid:
74449
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
223
End:
224
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What was the main reason why .... did not try to find work or start a business in the last four weeks?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the season for work | 72 |
0.1%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 44 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 256 |
0.3%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 79 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (Handicapped) | 67 |
0.1%
|
| 6 | Housewife/Homemaker (Family considerations/child care) | 441 |
0.6%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 9 |
0%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2628 |
3.5%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 319 |
0.4%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 316 |
0.4%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 251 |
0.3%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 4 |
0%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 470 |
0.6%
|
| 14 | Retired | 18 |
0%
|
| 15 | Too old/young to work | 172 |
0.2%
|
| 16 | Did not want to work | 10 |
0%
|
| 17 | Other | 139 |
0.2%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 47034 |
63.2%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 22120 |
29.7%
|
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.
Interviewer instructions
This question asks each individual in the household the main reason for not trying to find work or starting a business. The reference period is the past four calendar weeks.
Description
Universe
This is applicable to all members of the household in the selected dwelling unit who are 15 years and older and who are not economically active.