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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b6 - Reason for absence (w4_r_absexp)
Data file: HouseholdRoster_W4_Anon_V1.0
Overview
Valid:
6554
Invalid:
42987
Minimum:
-9
Maximum:
14
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
22
End:
23
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 14
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't Know | 1256 |
19.2%
|
| -8 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| -5 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| -3 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Employment | 969 |
14.8%
|
| 2 | Looking for employment | 306 |
4.7%
|
| 3 | Schooling | 402 |
6.1%
|
| 4 | Student | 185 |
2.8%
|
| 5 | Personal reasons | 98 |
1.5%
|
| 6 | Escape violence or political problems | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | Visiting spouse or family | 312 |
4.8%
|
| 8 | Visiting friends | 60 |
0.9%
|
| 9 | Living elsewhere | 2843 |
43.4%
|
| 10 | Prison | 52 |
0.8%
|
| 11 | Vacation | 21 |
0.3%
|
| 12 | In hospital or clinic | 31 |
0.5%
|
| 13 | Away on business | 13 |
0.2%
|
| 14 | Other (specify) | 6 |
0.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 42987 |
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.