Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2012

St. Lucia, 2012

Reference ID

LCA_2012_QLFS-Q4_v01_M

Producer(s)

Central Statistics Office of Saint Lucia

Metadata

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Apr 07, 2014

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P16 - Why Absent (P16)

Data file: LFSPQ4_2012

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 105

End: 105

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Only one person who were engaged in an economic activity or who were seeking and available for such activity are to be considered for inclusion in the labour force.

Literal question

Why were you (was...) absent from work during week ending.../.../...?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Vacation
2	Maternity Leave
3	Sick Leave
4	Temporary Lay-off
5	Other
9	Not Stated

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 reasons are listed, and remember to specify if the respondent gives a reason other than what is listed. If the answer is option 1, 2 or 3, skip to PART 3. For option 4, probe to establish if there is a formal letter from the employer. If yes, skip to PART 3. Remember to define cut-off period.

Question post text

The reasons why the respondent was temporarily absent from work during the reference week is recorded.

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