Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2024
Quarter 1
South Africa, 2024
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Reference ID
ZAF_2024_QLFS-Q1_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Aug 20, 2024
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- qlfs-2024-q1-worker-v1.dta
Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)
Data file: qlfs-2024-q1-worker-v1.dta
Overview
Valid:
315
Invalid:
66564
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
14
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
38
End:
39
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 14
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health reasons | 35 |
11.1%
|
| 2 | Vacation leave | 130 |
41.3%
|
| 3 | Caring for family or others | 10 |
3.2%
|
| 4 | Maternity or paternity leave | 24 |
7.6%
|
| 5 | Other family/community obligations | 10 |
3.2%
|
| 6 | Strike/Stay-Away/Lockout | 4 |
1.3%
|
| 7 | Problems with transport | 1 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Bad weather | 4 |
1.3%
|
| 9 | Study or training leave | 2 |
0.6%
|
| 11 | Temporarily laid off/Reduction in economic activity | 52 |
16.5%
|
| 12 | Seasonal work | 11 |
3.5%
|
| 13 | Start a new job/business at a definite date in the future | 5 |
1.6%
|
| 14 | Other reason | 27 |
8.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 66564 |
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.