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Mesebetsi Labour Force Survey 1999-2000

South Africa, 1999 - 2000
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ZAF_1999_MLFS_v01_M
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Norwegian Institute for Applied Social Science (Fafo), South Africa Department of Labour
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Data file: Mesebetsi LFS1999-2000 RSI_v1

Variables: 378

Variables

recnum
household record number
rosnum
column number of person in hh
eacode
district and ea number
eatype5
1996 census urban/rural classification
rurban
urban/ non-urban ea
province
province (place of interview)
ai1
province, district
ai2
enumeration area
ai3
id # of household in ea
ar2
interview status
ic1
column no. of rsi
ic2
work status of rsi
d1_1
understanding spoken english
d1_2
speaking english
d1_3
reading english
d1_4
writing english
d2
attended secondary school
d3_1
school subjects maths
d3_2
school subjects economics
d3_3
school subjects languages
d3_4
school subjects physics, chemistry or biology
d3_5
school subjects commerce
d3_6
school subjects typing
d3_7
school subjects home economics
d4
year complete secondary school
d5
can read everyday written material'
d6
can write a letter to a friend
d7
do written calculations
d8
year completed highest level of education
d9
received any training for work skills/ new job
d10a
source of skills training 1
d10b
source of skills training 2
d10c
source of skills training 3
d11
where received most skills recent training
d12
year received most recent training
d13d
how many days had training
d13w
how many weeks had training
d13m
how many months had training
d14
who sponsored training
d15
paid during training
d16
training leads to some certification
d17_1
training helped you to find a job
d17_2
training helped to start a new career
d17_3
training helped to get promotion
e1
main responsibility for creating jobs
e2
main responsibility to provide job security
e3
main responsibility for ensuring health
e4
who should decide wages in sa
e5
point workers should go on strike
e6
most important role of dol
e7
plan to live or work outside south africa
e8
main reason for leaving sa?
e9
give regular financial support to relatives
e10
amount spent on this support per month
f1
describe your health in general
f2
is your bad health caused by work
f3
have injury/ health condition that limits work
f4
had injuries/ illnesses related to work past 12 months
f5a
who paid your medical expenses 1
f5b
who paid your medical expenses 2
f6
attitude on sick leave abuses (story)
g1m
last time you worked, the month
g1y
last time you worked, the year
g1dur
number of months since last work
g2
main reason stopped working
g3
occupation in last job (3-digit)
g4
industry in last job (3-digit)
g3occ1
occupation in last job (isco major gp.)
g4ind1
industry in last job (sic major div.)
g5
employment status in last job
g6_1
benefits received, uif
g6_2
benefits received, retrenchment pay
g6_3
benefits received, training paid
g6_4
benefits received, other
g7_1
work situation in september 99
g7_2
work situation in august 99
g7_3
work situation in july 99
g7_4
work situation in june 99
g7_5
work situation in may 99
g7_6
work situation in april 99
g7_7
work situation in march 99
g7_8
work situation in february 99
g7_9
work situation in january 99
g7_10
work situation in december 98
g7_11
work situation in november 98
g7_12
work situation in october 98
g7ptyr1
not employed: # months worked whole month (in past 12 m)
g7ptyr2
# months worked part month, available for more wk
g7ptyr3
# months worked part month, not avail for more
g7ptyr4
# months did not work at all, but available for work
g7ptyr5
# months did not work and not available for work
g7anywk
not employed: # months person did any work (in past 12 m)
g8_1
obstacles faced in finding work 1
g8_2
obstacles faced in finding work 2
g9_1
most important factors in looking for job 1
g9_2
most important factors in looking for job 2
g10_1
minimum wage to accept a job, value
g10_2
minimum wage to accept a job, time period
g10month
minimum wage per month to accept a job
h1
how did you get current main job
h2m
begin working for this employer, month
h2y
begin working for this employer, year
h3_1
asked for health status in job interview
h3_2
asked for hiv status in job interview
h3_3
asked about pregnancies/ children in job interview
h4_1
eligible for - 13th cheque
h4_2
eligible for - bonuses or commissions
h4_3
eligible for - share participation
h4_4
eligible for - other types of bonus
h5_1
have access to – paid holidays
h5_2
have access to – paid vacation
h5_2y
how many weeks paid leave per year
h5_3
have access to – paid sick leave
h5_3y
how many weeks paid sick leave per year
h5_4
have access to – paid maternity leave
h5_4y
how many weeks maternity leave per year
h5_5
have access to – payment for overtime
h5_6
paid for work beyond normal hours
h5_7
paid for night work
h5_8
paid for weekend work
h6_1
entitled to – retirement pension
h6_2
entitled to – subsidised medical care
h6_3
entitled to – life insurance
h6_4
entitled to – subsidised housing
h6_5
entitled to – subsidised car
h6_6
entitled to – subsidised transport
h6_7
entitled to – meals or food
h6_8
entitled to – education assistance
h6_9
entitled to – subsidised child care
h6_10
entitled to – funeral benefits
h6_11
entitled to – telephone subsidy
h6_12
entitled to – other
h7
working or shift schedule
h8_1
exposed to - air pollution
h8_2
exposed to - too much dampness or water
h8_3
exposed to - too much heat
h8_4
exposed to - too much cold
h8_5
exposed to - air that is too dry
h8_6
exposed to - too much noise
h8_7
exposed to - bad light conditions
h8_8
exposed to - poorly ventilated environment
h9_1
work high above or below ground
h9_2
work in contact with dangerous machines
h9_3
work in contact with hazardous materials
h9_4
work in contact with inflammable materials
h9_5
work in front of a computer
h10
have protective clothing at work
h11
use this protective equipment
h12
perform a dangerous task at work
h13_1
how often - manually lift heavy things
h13_2
how often - work in an unnatural position
h13_3
how often - repetitive movements
h13_4
how often - become very dirty
h14_1
subjected to - threats or bullying
h14_2
subjected to - violence
h14_3
subjected to - sexual harassment
h14_4
subjected to - crime
h15
feel exhausted at the end of the day
h16
decide yourself how to perform your job
h17
chance to acquire new skills
h18
fear you might lose your job
h19_1
job satisfaction - your earnings
h19_2
job satisfaction - job security
h19_3
job satisfaction - type of work
h19_4
job satisfaction - chance to use skills
h19_5
job satisfaction - working times
h19_6
job satisfaction - working conditions
h19_7
job satisfaction - distance to the job
h20
do you have another job/ business
h21
employment status in other job
i1
when did this business start
i2
months business has operated in past 12 months'
i3
how acquired this business
i4a
sources of capital to start business 1
i4b
sources of capital to start business 2
i5
where got skills to run this enterprise
i6
satisfied with earnings of the enterprise
i7_1
biggest obstacles to expand 1
i7_2
biggest obstacles to expand 2
i8_1
profit from this enterprise, value
i8_2
profit from this enterprise, time period
i9
value of equipment/ stock
i10
mostly work alone or with employees/ others
i11_1
how many are - employers
i11_2
how many are - paid employees
i11_3
how many are - unpaid family workers
j1_1
total income in your main job, value
j1_2
total income in your main job, time period
j2
signed a written work contract
j3
contract for a fixed period of time
j4
covered by collective bargaining agreement
j5_1
regulated through contract - salary
j5_2
regulated through contract - commissions
j5_3
regulated through contract - working hours
j5_4
regulated through contract - overtime hours
j5_5
regulated through contract - benefits
j5_6
regulated through contract - resolving disputes
j5_7
regulated through contract - protections against dismissal
j6
have a written job description
j7
tasks the same as in job description
j8
how many peers get promoted
j9
chances of your getting promoted
j10
is there a trade union present in workplace
j11
are you a member of a trade union
j12
which union do you belong to
j13
what federation is that union affiliated to
j14
reason you do not belong to union
j15
prefer union/ agency fee/ unorganised
j16
have influence over management decisions
j17
employer has an employment equity plan
j18
employer has a health and safety representative
j19
employer has a workplace forum
j20
employer has committees to share information
j21
have you taken part in these arrangements
j22
management consults with employees
j23
management negotiates wages
j24
if workers get retrenched, best way to resolve
j25
would work fewer hours to prevent retrenchments
j26_1
work harder if – got higher wages
j26_2
work harder if – job organised differently
j26_3
work harder if – more freedom to decide tasks
j26_4
work harder if – worked more in groups
fpa
gender / sex
fpb
age at last birthday
fpc
person is resident of the household, or a visitor?
fpd
has person stayed four nights per week for past four weeks?
a1
relationship to rsi
a2
population group
a3a
currently attending school
a3b
full-, part time, correspondence school
a4
highest school class or standard completed
a5
main field of study
a6
marital status
a7
province or country at birth
a8
urban or rural residence at birth
a9
province/ country of residence 5 years ago
a10
urban or rural residence 5 years ago
a11a
since 1994, how many times has moved?
a11b1
moved to be w/ other family members
a11b2
moved to start new job or be close to work
a11b3
moved to look for work
a11b4
moved because of education
a11b5
moved for some other reason
a12
citizenship (country)
b1
run or do any kind of business
b2
do any unpaid work in a family business
b3
work on your own or on the family farm
b4
make anything from farm products
b5
collect fish/ food for sale or family
b6
do any construction work on own property
b7
spend time fetching water, fuel or wood
b8
do any work for a wage or payment in kind
b9
have a job that you will definitely return to?
b10
main reason absent last week
b11
if work available, could start in next 4 weeks
b12
looked for work during the past 4 weeks
b13a
actions taken to look for work 1
b13b
actions taken to look for work 2
b13c
actions taken to look for work 3
b14
how many weeks looking for work?
b15
main activity in the past 7 days
b16a
how do you support yourself? (not employed) 1
b16b
how do you support yourself? (not employed) 2
b16c
how do you support yourself? (not employed) 3
b17
yesterday, hours spent on domestic work (not employed)
b18
current occupation (3-digit)
b18occ1
occupation in main job (isco major gp.)
b19
employment status, main job
b21
current industry (3-digit)
b21ind1
industry in main job (sic major div.)
b22
is job permanent or temporary?
b23
ownership status: employer in main job
b24
how many regular employees?
b25a
how many workers are employers/ partners
b25b
how many workers are paid employees
b25c
how many workers are unpaid workers
b26a
is workplace a registered company
b26b
does the enterprise keep accounts?
b26c
does the enterprise deduct uif?
b27
type of business location:
b28a
usual hours worked in main activity
b28b
usual hours in all other work activities
b28c
usual hours worked in total
b29a
actual hours worked in main activity
b29b
actual hours in all other work activities
b29c
actual hours worked in total
b30
hours of paid overtime worked last week
b31
want more hours, or different kind of work?
b32
available for more or different work in next 4 weeks
b33
took action to look for more/ different work, past 4 weeks
b34
mostly looking for more hours/ different work?
b35
yesterday, hours spent on domestic work (employed)
b36a
income sources (employed) 1
b36b
income sources (employed) 2
b36c
income sources (employed) 3
c1
main language that hh members use at home
c2
type of dwelling
c31_a
yes, no, refuse, do not know or no answer
c31_b
wages, salaries, overtime pay
c32_a
yes, no, refuse, do not know or no answer
Total: 378
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