Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2013
South Africa, 2013
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Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)
Data file: qlfs_2013_03_rwt2013_F1
Overview
Valid:
87057
Invalid:
0
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 | |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
Interviewer to answer
Question post text
If 12, Go to Q 3.1
If 14, Go to Q 3.1
If 14, Go to Q 3.1
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.