Labour Force Survey 2008
Namibia, 2008
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Jul 10, 2013
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Main reason not searching for work (reasonnotlookingforwork)
Data file: 2008 NLFS DATA SET Labeled
Overview
Valid:
9305
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
1
Start:
162
End:
165
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
If no in g2
Literal question
What was the main reason that you didn't look for work or try to start your own business during the last 30 days?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | thought no work |
| 2 | awaiting replies |
| 3 | got tired of seeking work |
| 4 | already found work |
| 5 | awaiting busy season |
| 6 | lack of resources to start business/subsistence farming |
| 7 | studying |
| 8 | other |
| 97 | not recorded |
| 98 | not applicable |
| 99 | don't know |
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.
Interviewer instructions
The question applies only to those coded "2" in column G2 circle the code of the appropriate main reason why the respondent didn't look for work during the last 30 days. Only one code, for the main reason, should be circled.