Namibia Labour Force Survey 2012
Namibia, 2012
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- nlfs-2012-households_PUF
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Main reason for not looking for work/starting business (previous 30 days) (I05)
Data file: nlfs-2012-persons_PUF
Overview
Valid:
16566
Invalid:
17965
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
7
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
301
End:
301
Width:
1
Range:
0 - 7
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Only if coded 2 in I1
Literal question
I5- What was the main reason that you didn?t look for work or try to start your own business during the last 30 days?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not filled | 3360 |
20.3%
|
| 1 | Thought no work available | 1245 |
7.5%
|
| 2 | Awaiting replies from employers | 266 |
1.6%
|
| 3 | Got tired of seeking work | 708 |
4.3%
|
| 4 | Already found work to start within one month | 16 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | Awaiting busy season | 565 |
3.4%
|
| 6 | Lack of resources to start business or subsistence farming | 981 |
5.9%
|
| 7 | Other | 9425 |
56.9%
|
| Sysmiss | 17965 |
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 question applies only to those coded "2" in column I1. Circle the code of the appropriate main reason why the respondent didn't look for work during the last 30 days. Only one main reason should be crossed.