Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2023
Quarter 3
South Africa, 2023
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Reference ID
ZAF_2023_QLFS-Q3_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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- qlfs-2023-q3-worker-v1
Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)
Data file: qlfs-2023-q3-worker-v1
Overview
Valid:
352
Invalid:
65702
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 14
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health reasons | 38 |
10.8%
|
| 2 | Vacation leave | 176 |
50%
|
| 3 | Caring for family or others | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 4 | Maternity or paternity leave | 24 |
6.8%
|
| 5 | Other family/community obligations | 4 |
1.1%
|
| 6 | Strike/stay-away/lockout | 8 |
2.3%
|
| 7 | Problems with transport | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Bad weather | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 11 | Temporarily laid off/Reduction in economic activity | 35 |
9.9%
|
| 12 | Seasonal work | 11 |
3.1%
|
| 13 | Start a new job/business at a definite date in the future | 8 |
2.3%
|
| 14 | Other reason | 43 |
12.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 65702 |
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.