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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What is the main reason ... is not currently attending school? B4 (B4)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
Overview
Valid:
6398
Invalid:
42625
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Differently abled (Disabled) | 12 |
0.2%
|
| 2 | Illness | 111 |
1.7%
|
| 3 | Injury | 3 |
0%
|
| 4 | School is too far | 123 |
1.9%
|
| 5 | Cannot afford school cost | 1389 |
21.7%
|
| 6 | Family does not allow schooling | 23 |
0.4%
|
| 7 | Not interested in school | 1756 |
27.4%
|
| 8 | School not considered valuabled | 240 |
3.8%
|
| 9 | School environment not conducive | 29 |
0.5%
|
| 10 | Family responsibilities | 211 |
3.3%
|
| 11 | Completed school | 1473 |
23%
|
| 12 | Pregnancy | 468 |
7.3%
|
| 13 | Started work | 20 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | Got married | 376 |
5.9%
|
| 15 | Help at home | 18 |
0.3%
|
| 16 | Other (specify) | 146 |
2.3%
|
| Sysmiss | 42625 |
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.