National Income Dynamics Study 2014
South Africa, 2014 - 2015
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ZAF_2014_NIDS-W4_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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eg15 - Main reason for unavailability for employment in last 4 weeks? (w4_a_noemex)
Data file: Adult_W4_Anon_V1.0
Overview
Valid:
11001
Invalid:
15818
Minimum:
-9
Maximum:
12
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
2082
End:
2083
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't Know | 48 |
0.4%
|
| -8 | Refused | 2 |
0%
|
| -5 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| -3 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | I am too old | 2867 |
26.1%
|
| 2 | I am a full-time student/learner | 3984 |
36.2%
|
| 3 | I am sick/disabled | 850 |
7.7%
|
| 4 | I do not like the available jobs and would rather not work | 145 |
1.3%
|
| 5 | I do not like working | 117 |
1.1%
|
| 6 | I do domestic duties and look after children and or elderly/disabled family members | 714 |
6.5%
|
| 7 | I look after children | 874 |
7.9%
|
| 8 | It costs too much to look for work | 649 |
5.9%
|
| 9 | The wages are too low, it is not worth my time working | 73 |
0.7%
|
| 10 | I spend my time cooking and cleaning, shopping etc. | 167 |
1.5%
|
| 11 | Pregnant | 132 |
1.2%
|
| 12 | Other (specify) | 379 |
3.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 15818 |
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.