2023 Labour Force Survey
12th Edition

Zambia, 2023

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ZMB-ZSA-LFS-2023-V1.0

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Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2023_Data_Anonymised

The file contains data on labour market statistics for the 2023 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:	48807
Variables:	473

Variables

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

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?

K1

Is a beneficiary of Social cash transfer program?

K2

Is??? a beneficiary of Public welfare assistance scheme?

K3

Is??? a beneficiary of FERTILISER INPUT SUPPORT PROGRAM (FISP)?

K4

Is??? a beneficiary of Food Security Pack (FSP)?

K5

Is??? a beneficiary of School feeding program?

K6

Is??? a beneficiary of Women empowerment program?

K7

Is??? a beneficiary of OVC bursary?

R1_AWARE_OF_NHIMA

R1.Are you aware of the existence of the National Health Insurance Scheme

R2_HEARD_SCHEME

R2.Where did you hear about the Scheme?

R2_HEARD_SCHEME_A

R2_HEARD_SCHEME_B

R2_HEARD_SCHEME_C

R2_HEARD_SCHEME_D

R2_HEARD_SCHEME_E

R2_HEARD_SCHEME_F

R2_HEARD_SCHEME_G

R2_SPECIFY

R2.Where did you hear about the Scheme?

R3__REGISTERED_WITH_NHIMA

R3.Are you registered with NHIMA?

R4_GET_REGISTERED_UNDER_NHIMA

R4.How did you get registered under NHIMA?

R5_IF_SELF_REGISTERED

R5.If self-registered, did you register using ?.?

R5_SELF_REGISTERED_SPECIFY

R5.If self-registered, did you register using ?.?

R6_PAY_FOR_NHIMA

R6.How do you pay for NHIMA contribution?

R6_PAY_FOR_NHIMA_SPECIFY

R6.How do you pay for NHIMA contribution?

R7_YOUR_MONTHLY_NHIMA_PREMIUM

R7. Is your monthly NHIMA premium based on your income?

R8_LAST12_MONTHS_USED_NHIMA

R8.In the last 12 months, have you or any member of your household used NHIMA

R9_USEDOTHER_INSURANCE_SCHEME

R9.In the last 12 months, have you or any member of your household used any other health insurance scheme?

R10_KNOW_ANY_NHIMA_ACCREDITED

R10.Do you know any NHIMA accredited health care providers/ facilities in your locality/district?

R11_NHIMA_ACCREDITED_FACILITIES

R11.Is the list of NHIMA accredited facilities sufficient to meet the quality of healthcare services that you need?

R12_COVER_MEDICAL_SERVICES__MEDI

R12.Does NHIMA sufficiently cover for medical services and medicines that you access at a healthcare provider/facility

R13_SPEND_MONEY_DIRECTLY

R13.In the last 12 months, did you ever have to spend money directly on paying for healthcare or medicines despite being on NHIMA? (This does not include the bypass fee

R14__MAIN_REASON_FOR_PAIYING

R14.What is the main reason for having paid for the service.

R14__MAIN_REASON_SPECIFY

R14.What is the main reason for having paid for the service.

R15_MEDICALBILLS_PAIDOFF

R15.Do you have any medical bills being paid off currently?

R16_PROBLEMS_PAYING

R16.In the last 12 months did you have problems paying or were unable to pay any medical bills, including drugs?

R17_PERSONS_REGISTERED

R17.How many persons in your household are registered with the scheme?

DATE

Date of Interview

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

ACCURACY

ALTITUDE

LOCALITY

12. Locality name

GHVFDT

HH_NAME

Name of Head of Household

ADDRESS

Physical address of household

PHONE

Phone number (if any)

TOT

Total number of persons in household

INTERVIEWER_ID

interviewer Name

DESIGN_WEIGHT

Age_GRP

FINAL_WEIGHT

rural

sex

WAP

WAP1

Age

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

ANNUAL_WEIGHT

occupation1

NONEMP

Income_paid_employees

FA11

INC_GROUP

NEW_Youth_Age

NEET

Trade_Unionism

Precariousness

Total: 473

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