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The Namibia Labour Force Survey 2018 Report
2018 LFS

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Data file: NAM_LFS_2018_PUBLIC

Cases: 40993
Variables: 181

Variables

REGION
Region
URBAN_RURAL
Geographical coverage
HH
Household Number
I_LN
Person Line Number
SEX
Sex
RELATIONSHIP
B03 Relationship
AGE_YEARS
B05 Age (Years)
AGE_5YRBANDS
Age (5-year age bands)
AGE_10YRBANDS
Age (10-year age bands)
MARITAL_STATUS
B06 Marital Status
BIRTH_PLACE_REGION
B07_A Birth Place Region/ Country
BIRTH_PLACE_CONST
B07_B Birth Place Constituency
CITIZENSHIP_MAJOR
B08_A Citizenship Major
CITIZENSHIP_MINOR
B08_B Citizenship Minor
MOVED_YN
B09 Moved (Y/N)
MOVED_YEAR
B10_A Moved (Year)
MOVED_MONTH
B10_B Moved (Month)
MOVED_FROM_REGION
B11_A Region/ Country Moved From
MOVED_FROM_CONST
B11_B Constituency Moved From
REASON_MOVED
B12 Reason Moved
MOVED_WITH_1
B13 Moved With Whom (Alone)
MOVED_WITH_2
B13 Moved With Whom (With spouse/ Partner)
MOVED_WITH_3
B13 Moved With Whom (With child(ren))
MOVED_WITH_4
B13 Moved With Whom (With parent(s))
MOVED_WITH_5
B13 Moved With Whom (With sibling(s))
MOVED_WITH_6
B13 Moved With Whom (With other relative(s)/ other family member(s))
MOVED_WITH_7
B13 Moved With Whom (With a friend)
MOVED_WITH_8
B13 Moved With Whom (Other non-relative(s))
SOCIAL_GRANTS_1
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (None)
SOCIAL_GRANTS_2
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Old age pension)
SOCIAL_GRANTS_3
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Disability grants for adults (over 16 years))
SOCIAL_GRANTS_4
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Child maintenance grants)
SOCIAL_GRANTS_5
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Foster care grant)
SOCIAL_GRANTS_6
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Special maintenance grant for disabled children (16
SOCIAL_GRANTS_7
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (From workmen's compensation unemployment insurance,
SOCIAL_GRANTS_8
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Pension from previous job)
SOCIAL_GRANTS_9
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (GIPF)
SOCIAL_GRANTS_10
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (War veterans/ ex-combatants grants)
SOCIAL_GRANTS_11
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Other (specify))
SOCIAL_GRANTS_12
B14 Social Grants/ Pension (Dont know)
READ_WRITE_YN
C1_A Read and Write (Y/ N)
READ_AND_WRITE_1
C1_B Read and Write 1
READ_AND_WRITE_2
C1_C Read and Write 2
SCHOOLING_STATUS
C2 Attend School
HIGHEST_GRADE_MINOR
C3_B Highest Grade Completed (Minor)
WORKED_FOR_PAY_YN
D01 Worked for Pay (YN)
DID_BUSINESS_YN
D02 Did Business (YN)
DID_SMALL_BUSINESS_YN
D03 Did small business (YN)
ABSENT_WORK_YN
D04 Absent from Work (YN)
REASON_ABSENT_WORK
D05 Reason Absent from Work
PAID_ONLEAVE_YN
D06 Received Paid Leave/ Business Continued (YN)
WORKED_SUBSISTENCE_YN
D07 Did Agricultural Work (YN)
ABSENT_SUBSISTENCE_YN
D08 Does Agricultural Work on Own HH
MORE_THAN_ONE_JOB
E1 More Than One Job/Business in Last 7 Days (YN)
OCCUPATION_MINOR
E2_C Occupation Minor
SECTOR_MINOR
E3_C Sector/ Industry Codes Minor
EMPLOYMENT_STATUS
E4 Employment Status
EMPLOYER_TYPE
E5 Type of Employer
ANNUAL_LEAVE_YN
E6 Entitled to Annual Leave (YN)
WHICH_PAID_LEAVE_1
E7 Which Paid Leave (Sick leave)
WHICH_PAID_LEAVE_2
E7 Which Paid Leave (Maternity/ paternity)
WHICH_PAID_LEAVE_3
E7 Which Paid Leave (Vacation)
WHICH_PAID_LEAVE_4
E7 Which Paid Leave (Compassionate)
WHICH_PAID_LEAVE_5
E7 Which Paid Leave (Study)
WHICH_PAID_LEAVE_6
E7 Which Paid Leave (Special leave)
WHICH_PAID_LEAVE_7
E7 Which Paid Leave (Don't know)
REGISTERED_SOCIAL_SECURITY_YO
E8 Registered With Social Security (YN)
DEDUCTION_OF_SOCIAL_SECURITY_YO
E9 Deduction of Social Security (YN)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_1
E10 Employer Provide (Food)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_2
E10 Employer Provide (Accomodation)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_3
E10 Employer Provide (Clothes)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_4
E10 Employer Provide (Transport)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_5
E10 Employer Provide (Pension schemes)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_6
E10 Employer Provide (Medical aid)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_7
E10 Employer Provide (Other (specify))
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_8
E10 Employer Provide (None)
EMPLOYER_PROVIDE_9
E10 Employer Provide (Don't know)
CONTRACT_TYPE
E11 Contract Type
CONTRACT_DURATION
E12 Contract/ Agreement
CONTRACT_LENGTH
E13 Contract Duration
LENGTH_EMPLOYED
E14 Duration of Employment
NUM_COWORKERS
E15 Number of Workers
TYPE_OF_PAYMENT
E16 Type Of Payment
TYPE_OF_OTHER_CASH_PAYMENTS
E17 Type Of Other Cash Payments
TIME_PERIOD_PAID
E18 Time Period Paid
GROSS_INCOME_MONTH
E19a Gross Income Per Month
GROSS_INCOME_PER_MONTH_GROUP
E19b Gross Income Per Month Grouped
BELONG_TO_TRADE_UNION
E20 Belong To Trade Union
NAME_OF_TRADE_UNION
E21 Name Of Trade Union
AFFILIATE_BODY_OF_TRADE_UNION
E22 Affiliate Body Of Trade Union
ENTERPRISE_REGISTERED_YN
F1 Enterprise Registered (YN)
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENT_1
F2 Enterprise Institution Registration (Social security commission)
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENT_2
F2 Enterprise Institution Registration (Ministry of Industrialization,trade and
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENT_3
F2 Enterprise Institution Registration (Min of finance)
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENT_4
F2 Enterprise Institution Registration (Other (specify))
ENTERPRISE_REG_ENT_5
F2 Enterprise Institution Registration (Don’t know)
ENT_KEEP_ACCOUNTS_YN
F3 Enterprise Keeps Accounts (YN)
ACCOUNTS_KEPT_BY_ENTERPRISE
F4 Type Of Accounts Kept By Enterprise
ENTERPRISE_EXP_SEPERATE_YN
F5 Enterprise Expenditures Separate (YN)
ENT_NUM_EMPLOYEES
F6 Number Employees
LOCATION_OF_ENTERPRISE
F7 Location Of Enterprise
REASON_FOR_ENTERPRISE
F8 Reason for Enterprise
EST_MONTLY_TURNOVER
F9a Estimated Monthly Turnover
EST_MONTHLY_TURNOVER_GROUP
F9b Estimated Monthly Turnover Grouped
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_FIRST_1
G1u Hours/ Day Usual Job (Monday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_FIRST_2
G1u Hours/ Day Usual Job (Tuesday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_FIRST_3
G1u Hours/ Day Usual Job (Wednesday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_FIRST_4
G1u Hours/ Day Usual Job (Thursday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_FIRST_5
G1u Hours/ Day Usual Job (Friday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_FIRST_6
G1u Hours/ Day Usual Job (Saturday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_FIRST_7
G1u Hours/ Day Usual Job (Sunday)
TOTAL_HOURS_USUAL_FIRST
G1tu Total Hours Usual First Job
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_FIRST_1
G1a Hours/ Day Actual Job (Monday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_FIRST_2
G1a Hours/ Day Actual Job (Tuesday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_FIRST_3
G1a Hours/ Day Actual Job (Wednesday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_FIRST_4
G1a Hours/ Day Actual Job (Thursday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_FIRST_5
G1a Hours/ Day Actual Job (Friday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_FIRST_6
G1a Hours/ Day Actual Job (Saturday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_FIRST_7
G1a Hours/ Day Actual Job (Sunday)
TOTAL_HOURS_ACTUAL_FIRST
G1ta Total Hours Actual First Job
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_SECOND_1
G2u Hours/ Day Usual Second Job (Monday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_SECOND_2
G2u Hours/ Day Usual Second Job (Tuesday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_SECOND_3
G2u Hours/ Day Usual Second Job (Wednesday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_SECOND_4
G2u Hours/ Day Usual Second Job (Thursday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_SECOND_5
G2u Hours/ Day Usual Second Job (Friday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_SECOND_6
G2u Hours/ Day Usual Second Job (Saturday)
HOURS_WORKED_USUAL_SECOND_7
G2u Hours/ Day Usual Second Job (Sunday)
TOTAL_HOURS_USUAL_SECOND
G2tu Total Hours Usual Second Job
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_SECOND_1
G2a Hours/ Day Actual Second Job (Monday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_SECOND_2
G2a Hours/ Day Actual Second Job (Tuesday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_SECOND_3
G2a Hours/ Day Actual Second Job (Wednesday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_SECOND_4
G2a Hours/ Day Actual Second Job (Thursday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_SECOND_5
G2a Hours/ Day Actual Second Job (Friday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_SECOND_6
G2a Hours/ Day Actual Second Job (Saturday)
HOURS_WORKED_ACTUAL_SECOND_7
G2a Hours/ Day Actual Second Job (Sunday)
TOTAL_HOURS_ACTUAL_SECOND
G2ta Total Hours Actual Second Job
PREFERRED_WORK_MORE_YN
G3 Prefer To Work More Hours Last 7 Days
PRECERRED_HOURS
G4 Hours Prefer To Work Last 7 Days
PREFERRED_PLACE_MORE_HOURS
G5 Prefer Work For More Hours
LOOKED_ADDITIONAL_WORK_YN
G6 Look For Additional Work Last 7 Days
AVAILABLE_TO_WORK_YN
H1 Available to Work Past 7 Days (YN)
WHY_NOT_AVAILABLE
H2 Why Not Working
LOOK_FOR_WORK_YN
H3 Trying to Start Business (YN)
DESCRIPTION_OCCUPATION_SOUGHT
H4 Description of Occupation Sought
SOUGHT_OCCUPATION_MAJOR_1
H4_A Sought Occupation Major (1)
SOUGHT_OCCUPATION_MAJOR_2
H4_B Sought Occupation Major (2)
SOUGHT_OCCUPATION_MINOR
H4_C Sought Occupation Minor
LOOKING_WORK_CB_1
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Registration at ministry of labour office)
LOOKING_WORK_CB_2
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Registration at other employment agencies)
LOOKING_WORK_CB_3
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Direct application to employers)
LOOKING_WORK_CB_4
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Checking at work sites, farms, factory gates, market
LOOKING_WORK_CB_5
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Placed or answered media advertisement)
LOOKING_WORK_CB_6
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Seeking assistance of friends, relatives, colleagues,
LOOKING_WORK_CB_7
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Looked for land, building, equipment or applied for p
LOOKING_WORK_CB_8
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Sought financial assistance to look for work or start
LOOKING_WORK_CB_9
H5 Steps Looking for Work (Other (specify))
REASON_NOT_LOOK_WORK
H6 Reason Cannot Start Work
TIME_UNEMPLOYED
H7 Time Without Work
HAVE_YOU_WORKED_BEFORE_YN
H8 Have you worked before (YN)
DESCRIPTION_PREVIOUS_OCCUPATION
H9 Description of previous Occupation
PREVIOUS_OCCUPATION_MAJOR_1
H9_A Previous Occupation Major (1)
PREVIOUS_OCCUPATION_MAJOR_2
H9_B Previous Occupation Major (2)
PREVIOUS_OCCUPATION_MINOR
H9_C Previous Occupation Minor
DESCRIPTION_PREVIOUS_SECTOR
H10 Description of Previous Sector
PREVIOUS_SECTOR_MAJOR_1
H10_A Previous Sector/ Industry Codes Major (1)
PREVIOUS_SECTOR_MAJOR_2
H10_B Previous Sector/ Industry Codes Major (2)
PREVIOUS_SECTOR_MINOR
H10_C Previous Sector/ Industry Codes Minor
REASON_LEFT_PREVIOUS_JOB
H11 Reason left previous employment
HOW_DO_YOU_SUPPORT_YOURSELF
H12 How do you support yourself
SAMPLE_WEIGHT
Sample weight
HIGHEST_EDU_LEVEL
Highest education level obtained
LFS_STRICT
Labour Force Status
LFS_BROAD
Labour Force Status - Broad definition of unemployment
JOB_ECO_ISIC4
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4)
JOB_OC_ISCO88
Occupation (ISCO-88)
JOBALL_TRU
Time-related underemployed
ilo_ENT_NUM_EMPLOYEES
Number of employees
JOB1_STE_ICSE93
Status in employment (ICSE 93)
JOB1_IFE_NATURE
Informal / Formal Economy (Nature of job)
NEET
Youth(15-34) not in education, employment or training
TRADE_UNION
Union membership
Total: 181
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