2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey
Eighth Edition
Zambia
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-LCMS-2022-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
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Aug 16, 2025
Last modified
Feb 26, 2026
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- Data files
- Demographics2_ANONYMIZED
- IncomeTabulation_ANONYMIZED
- KG_ANONYMIZED
- sect1_sec3_2_Health_ANONYMIZED
- sect1_sect4_4_Education_ANONYMIZED
- sect7_3_Assets_ANONYMIZED
- Sect8_Housing_Characteristics_ANONYMIZED
- Sect9_1_Access_to_Facilities1_ANONYMIZED
- Sect9_2_Access_to_Facilities2_ANONYMIZED
- Sect12_2_Development_Issues_ANONYMIZED
- sect13_3_12_Child_Health_ANONYMIZED
- sect14a_Self_Assessed_Poverty_ANONYMIZED
- sect14b_Coping_Strategies_ANONYMIZED
- Sect15_2_Deaths_ANONYMIZED
What was the main reason for [Name] leaving school at the time? (Sec4_q9)
Data file: IncomeTabulation_ANONYMIZED
Overview
Valid:
7054
Invalid:
1466
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 18
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. STARTED WORKING/BUSINESS | 413 |
5.9%
|
| 2 | 2. EXPENSIVE | 292 |
4.1%
|
| 3 | 3. TOO FAR | 249 |
3.5%
|
| 4 | 4. NOT SELECTED/FAILED | 422 |
6%
|
| 5 | 5. PREGNANCY | 165 |
2.3%
|
| 6 | 6. MADE GIRL PREGNANT | 59 |
0.8%
|
| 7 | 7. COMPLETED STUDIES/SCHOOL | 1332 |
18.9%
|
| 8 | 8. GOT MARRIED | 183 |
2.6%
|
| 9 | 9. NO NEED TO CONTINUE SCHOOL | 356 |
5%
|
| 10 | 10. SCHOOL NOT IMPORTANT | 131 |
1.9%
|
| 11 | 11. UNSAFE TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL | 24 |
0.3%
|
| 12 | 12. EXPELLED | 18 |
0.3%
|
| 13 | 13. LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT | 3113 |
44.1%
|
| 14 | 14. NEEDED TO HELP OUT AT HOME | 120 |
1.7%
|
| 15 | 15. ILLNESS/INJURY/DISABLED | 109 |
1.5%
|
| 16 | 16. FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS DUE TO COVID 19 | 15 |
0.2%
|
| 17 | 17. FEAR OF CONTRACTING COVID-19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 18 | 18. OTHER | 53 |
0.8%
|
| Sysmiss | 1466 |
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.