Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2013
South Africa, 2013
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May 19, 2014
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Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)
Data file: qlfs_2013_01_rwt2013_F1
Overview
Valid:
85192
Valid:
52714819.335
Invalid:
0
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
14
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
38
End:
39
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What was the main reason you were absent from your job/business in the last week (Monday to Sunday)?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 1 | Health reasons |
| 2 | Vacation leave |
| 3 | Caring for family or others |
| 4 | Maternity or paternity leave |
| 5 | Other family/community obligations |
| 6 | Strike/Stay-away/Lockout |
| 7 | Problems with transport |
| 8 | Bad weather |
| 9 | Study or training leave |
| 10 | Unrest (violence) |
| 11 | Temporarily laid off/Reduction in economic activity |
| 12 | Seasonal work |
| 13 | Start a new job/business at a definite date in the future |
| 14 | Other reason |
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.
Description
Universe
Members of the household aged 15 years and older who were not involved in economic activities in the seven days prior to the interview but who had a job/business to return to.
Others
Notes
This question was aimed at establishing the reasons why people were absent from their normal activities in the seven days prior to the interview. If more than one reason was given, only the main one was recorded. A provision was made to specify the reasons that were not on the pre-coded list. If option 12 or 13 was selected, the enumerator should go to Question 3.1; for all other reasons the enumerator should proceed to Section 4.