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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2001
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ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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Taking active steps to find a job (ZA2001A_0445)

Data file: ZAF2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 251
End: 251
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Ask for all persons aged 10 years and older (born before 10 October 1991)




Did not have any work




P-18b. Active steps (If no to P-18)

In the past four weeks before 10 October has (the person) taken active steps to find employment? For example, (the person) went to visit factories or other employment places, placed or answered advertisements, looked for land or a building or equipment to start own business or farm.
[] Y = Yes
[] N = No
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
9 NIU (not in universe)
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
Question P-18 -- Any work in the 7 days before 10 0ctober
Ask for all persons aged 10 years and over, that is, born before 10 October 1991

Question 18 has four parts i.e. P-18, P-18a, P-18b and P-18c. Only those who are working continue with the rest of Question 18. Those who are not working go to Question 19.




Question P-18b -- Active steps

"In the past four weeks before 10 October has (the person) taken active steps to find employment?"

Active steps = E.g. if the person went to visit factories or other employment places, placed or answered advertisements, OR looked for land or a building or equipment to start his or her own business or farm. Read the example to the first person in the household.

There are only two alternatives, "Yes" or "No". Focus on the examples of activity to find employment or to start own business.

[P. 50]

If the person cannot mention any active steps, choose "No". Just reading newspapers is not an active step. The person should also answer advertisements.

Most people who chose categories 1--6 in answer to Question 18a should answer "No". However do not query the response even if it appears to contradict the answer to Question 18a. This is intended to pick up people of ambiguous labour force status.

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Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is taking active steps to find employment. Examples of active steps include: going to visit factories or other employment places, placing or answering advertisements, or looking for land or building equipment to start one's own business or farm. Simply reading newspapers was not regarded as an active step but if a person had replied to advertisements, this qualified as an active step.
Universe
Persons without work in the seven days before October 10

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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