2024 Labour Force Survey
Thirteenth Edition
Zambia, 2024
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-LFS-2024-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
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Why was (NAME) absent from work during the last (7days)? (C2C)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
Overview
Valid:
243
Invalid:
48780
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 18
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Â Â Â Shift work, flexi time, nature of work | 14 |
5.8%
|
| 2 | Â Â Â Vacation, holidays | 14 |
5.8%
|
| 3 | Â Â Â Sickness, illness, accident | 16 |
6.6%
|
| 4 | Â Â Â Maternity, paternity leave | 10 |
4.1%
|
| 5 | Â Â Â Education leave or training | 12 |
4.9%
|
| 6 | Â Â Â Other personal leave (care for family, civic duties | 7 |
2.9%
|
| 7 | Â Â Â Temporary lay off, reduction in clients, work break | 4 |
1.6%
|
| 8 | Â Â Â Bad weather, natural disaster | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Â Â Â Strike or labour dispute | 0 |
0%
|
| 10 | Â Â Long-term disability | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | Â Â Seasonal work | 146 |
60.1%
|
| 12 | Mandatory leave | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | Suspension | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Lack of clients, capital or materials | 8 |
3.3%
|
| 15 | Lock down due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Quarantine due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 17 | Insecurity due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 18 | Â Â Other (specify): ___________ | 12 |
4.9%
|
| Sysmiss | 48780 |
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.