General Household Survey 2023
South Africa, 2023
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ZAF_2023_GHS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
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Government of South Africa, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)
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Main reason for not attending an educational institution (edu_rsnn)
Data file: ghs-2023-person-v1
Overview
Valid:
1000
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
84
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Too old/young | 159 |
15.9%
|
| 2 | 2. Has completed education/satisfied with my level of education/do not want to study | 254 |
25.4%
|
| 3 | 3. School/education institution is too far | 0 |
0%
|
| 4 | 4. Difficulties to get to school (transport) | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | 5. No money for fees | 106 |
10.6%
|
| 6 | 6. He or she is working at home or business/job | 124 |
12.4%
|
| 7 | 7. Family commitment (e.g. child minding) | 12 |
1.2%
|
| 8 | 8. Education is useless or not interesting | 15 |
1.5%
|
| 9 | 9. Unable to perform at school | 24 |
2.4%
|
| 10 | 10. Illness | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | 11. Pregnancy | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | 12. Failed exams | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | 13. Got married | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | 14. Disability | 6 |
0.6%
|
| 15 | 15. Violence in school | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | 16. Not accepted for enrolment | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 17 | 17. Do not have time/too busy | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 18 | 18. Other reason for not attending an educational institution | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 88 | 88. Not applicable | 286 |
28.6%
|
| 99 | 99. Unspecified | 0 |
0%
|
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.