2024 Labour Force Survey
Thirteenth Edition

Zambia, 2024

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ZMB-ZSA-LFS-2024-V1.0

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Zambia Statistics Agency

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Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025

The file contains data on labour market statistics for the 2024 edition of the Labour Force Survey. The data has weights and individual/household interviews. It was generated using an CSpro format and converted to SPSS. It is an aggregate of quartely data sets of the year.

Cases:	49023
Variables:	476

Variables

P16_FINANCIAL_SERVICE

Do you understand why financial service providers request for personal information when registering

P17_TERMS_CONDITIONS

Do you understand fully the terms and conditions for the services offered by your financial service provider?

P18_SATISFIED

Are you satisfied with the quality of services that you receive from your financial service provider

P19_LODGING_COMPLAINTS

Do you understand the procedure for lodging complaints in case of a dispute?

P_20_OWN_MOBILEPHONE

P.20. Do you own a mobile phone

P20B_OWN_SIM_CARD

P.20b. Do you own a sim card?)

P_21_MOBILEMONEY_ACCOUNT

P.21. Do you have a mobile money account in your own name

P_22_USED_MOBILEMONEY

P.22. in the last 90 days how often have you used mobile money

P_23_OFTEN

P.23. How often do you use mobile money?

P24_AIRTIME_RECHARGE

P.24.A Airtime Recharge

P24_B_FUND_TRANSHER

P.24.B. Fund Transfer

P24_C_SAVINGS

P.24.C. Savings

P24_D_BILL_PAYMENTS

P.24.D.Bill Payments

P24E_INVESTMENT

P.24 Investment

P24F_LOAN

P24G_INSUARANCE

P_25_FIND_MOBILE

P.25. On a scale of 1 to 4, Do you find mobile money services to be cheap or expensive?

P26A_PURCHASE_PROPERTY

P26.A Purchase of Property

P26B_CHILDRENS_EDUCATION

P26.B For Children?s Education

P26C_AGRICULTURE

P26.C For Agricultural Purposes

P26D_START_NEWBUSSINES

P26.D Starting new business

P26E_EMERGENCIES

P26.E Emergencies

P26F_PAYING_DEBTS

P26.F Repaying Debts

P26G_HOUSEHOLD_EXPENCES

P26 .G Households Expenses

P26OTHER

P26_OTHER_SPECIFY

P26 . Other specify

P27_SENDMONEY

P.27 In the last 3 months, have you sent money to anyone

P27A_BANK_TRANSFER

P.27.A. Bank transfer/ pay into bank account

P27B_POSTOFFICE

P.27.B.Through post office

P27C_INT_MONEY_TRANSFER

P.27.C. Through Western Union/money gram /swift cash

P27D_MOBILE_MONEY

P.27.D.Through mobile phone (mobile money)

P27E_MONEY_VOUCHER

P.27.E.Send Money vouchers

P27F_FAMILY_FRIENDS

P.27.F. Friends or family takes it there

P27G_BUS_TAXI_DRIVER

P.27.G.Bus/taxi driver takes it there

P27_OTHER

P27_OTHER_SPECIOFY

P.27. Other Speciofy

P28_RECIEVE_MONEY

P.28 In the last 3 months, have you received money from anyone?

P28A_BANKTRANSFER

P.28.A. Bank transfer/ pay into bank account

P28B_POSTOFFICE

P.28.B.Through post office

P28C_WESTERN_UNION

P.28.C. Through Western Union/money gram /swift cash

P28D_MOBILE_MONEY

P.28.D.Through mobile phone (mobile money)

P28_E_MONEY_VOUCHER

P.28.E Through Money Voucher

P28F_FRIENDS_FAMILY

P.28.F. Friends or family takes it there

P28G_BUS_TAXIDRIVER

P.28.G.Bus/taxi driver takes it there

P28_OTHER

P28_OTHERSPECIOFY

P.28. Other Speciofy

P29A_BANK

P29B_MFI

P29.B. A microfinance institution

P29C_MICROLENDER

P.29. C A micro-lender

P29D_SACCO

P.29.D. A Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO)

P29E_GOVT_SCHEME

P.29.E. A Government Scheme/Institution

P29F_EMPLOYER

P.29.F. Your employer

P29G_FAMILY_FRIEND

P.29.G.A family/friend

P29H_SAVING_GROUP

P.29.H.A saving group

P29I_VILLAGE_BANK

P.29. I. A village bank

P29J_MONEYLENDER

P.29.J.A moneylender (Kaloba/shlock)

P29K_CHURCH

P.29.K.A church or other community based that you belong to

P29L_INSUARANCE_POLICY

P.29.L.An insurance policy

P29M_MOBILE_MONEY

P.29 M.Mobile Money

P29N_PENSION

P.29 N.A pension fund

P29_OTHER

P29_OTHER_SPECIFY

P29.Other Specify

P30A_SAVINGS_ATBANK

P.30.A Savings at a bank

P30B_MFI

P30.B.Savings at a microfinance

P30C_SACCO

P.30.C.Savings at a Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO)

P30D_MOBILE_SAVINGS

P.30.D.Savings that you keep on your mobile phone

P30E_EMPLOYER_SAVINGS

P.30.E.Savings with your employer

P30F_CHILIMBA_SAVINGS

P.30.F.Savings with chilimba

P30G_SAVINGS_GROUP

P.30.G.Savings with savings group

P30H_COMMUNITY_SAVINGS

P.30.H.Savings with another community group or church

P30I_CASH_SAVINGS

P.30.I.Savings in the form of cash at home or in a secret hiding place that you are not using for everyday living expenses

P30J_CARRYING_CASH

P.30.J.Savings in the form of cash kept safe by carrying it around (e.g. in waist band/chitenge)- not using it for everyday living expenses

P30K_FAMILY_FRIEND

P.30.K.Savings by means of money given to a household or family member or friend to keep safe for you

P30L_SOMEONE_ELSE

P.30.L.Savings by means of money given to someone else for safe keeping (e.g. money guards)

P30M_UNITY_TRUST

P.30.O.Savings in unit trusts

P30N_STOCK_EXCHANGE

P.30.P.Shares on the stock exchange

P30P_PENSIONS_NAPSA

P.30.Q.Pension e.g. NAPSA

P30_OTHER

P30_OTHERSPECIFY

P.30 OtherSpecify

P31_LINKED_TO_FORMAL

P31 Is your savings group linked to a formal service provider

P31A_SAVINGS_ACCOUNT

P31.A. Savings account

P31B_CREDIT

P31.B .Loan account

P31C_INSUARANCE

P31.C.Insurance

P31D_MOBILE_BANKING

P31.D. Mobile banking

P31_IVESTMENT

P31_OTHER

P31_OTHER_SPECIFY

P31 Other Specify

P32_FORM_INVESTED

P.32 Does (Name)....have any form of investment

P33_REMITANCES

P.33 What is your source of investment_Remitances

P33_SALARY

P.33 What is your source of investment _Salary

P33_SAVINGS

P.33 What is your source of investment- Savings

P33_BORROWING

P.33 What is your source of investment -Borrowing

P33_RENTAL_INCOME

P.33 What is your source of investment- Rental Income

P33_AGRIC_PROCEEDS

P.33 What is your source of investment- proceeds from Agriculture

P33_OTHER

P.33 What is your source of investment- other Specify

P33_OTHER_SPECIFY

P.33 What is your source of investment?

CSA

WAP2

EMP

UNE

LF

OLF

LFS

INDUSTRY

occupation1

Design_weight

Qrt_Final_weight

Annual_final_weight

rural

sex

WAP

WAP1

Age

Age_GRP

PLF

Sector

Formality_of_job

Informal_Economy

Weekly_Hrs_Actually_worked

Ownuse

Underemployed

Disabled

ed_ever_attended

age_youth_interl

Reason4Unemployment

R_OLF

Reason_OLF

age_youth_local

INDUSTRY1

Agric_Non_agric

Highest_Ed

Long_Term

Trade_Unionism

emp_status

Income_paid_employees

INC_GROUP

inc_paid

broad_groupage

computation_flag

pub_wei

pub1_wei

pub_wgt

zsa_rural

zsa_sex

zsa_wap

zsa_wapc

zsa_occ

zsa_age

zsa_age_group

zsa_sector

zsa_formality_of_job

zsa_weekly_hrs_actually_worked

zsa_own_use

zsa_underemp

R_seeing

R_hearing

R_walking

R_concentrating

R_selfcare

R_communicating

ZSA_PWD

RR_Disability_status

zsa_ever_attended_sch

zsa_ever_attended_sch.

R_count

zsa_reason4unemp

zsa_reason_out_lf

zsa_pot_lf

zsa_skills_mismatch

zsa_age_youth_interl

zsa_age_youth_local

zsa_indu

zsa_agric_non_agric

zsa_highest_ed

zsa_long_term

zsa_trade_unionism

Total: 476

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