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STEP Skills Measurement Household Survey 2013 (Wave 2)

Ghana, 2013
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GHA_2013_STEP-HH_v02_M
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Main reason did not look for job (m4a_q09)

Data file: STEP Ghana_working

Overview

Valid: 636
Invalid: 2351
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 973
End: 974
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Module 4: Employment, Part A: Labor Force Participation

9) What is the main reason you did not look for work in the past 4 weeks? (MOST IMPORTANT REASON)
Categories
Value Category
1 Studying / in school
2 Apprenticeship
3 Housewife
4 In retirement
5 Old age
6 Ill / handicapped
7 National service
8 Do not want to work
9 Have already found a job which will start later
10 Awaiting response from employer
11 Awaiting recall by employer
12 Waiting for busy season
13 Believe I do not have any chance to get a job
14 There are no jobs
15 Other, specify
Sysmiss
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.
Question post text
If "STUDENT/PUPIL" or "HOUSEWIFE" or "IN RETIREMENT" or "OLD AGE" or "ILL/HANDICAPPED" or "IN COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE" or "DO NOT WANT TO WORK", GOTO Q16

If "AWAITING RECALL BY EMPLOYER" or "WAITING FOR BUSY SEASON" or "BELIEVE I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANCE TO GET A JOB" or "THERE ARE NO JOBS" or "OTHER (SPECIFY)", GOTO Q13
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