2023 Labour Force Survey
12th Edition
Zambia, 2023
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What is the main reason why (NAME) worked less hours last week/7days (E10)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2023_Data_Anonymised
Overview
Valid:
3109
Invalid:
45698
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 17
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shift work, flexi time, nature of work | 2219 |
71.4%
|
| 2 | Vacation, holidays | 59 |
1.9%
|
| 3 | Sickness, illness, accident | 31 |
1%
|
| 4 | Education or training | 23 |
0.7%
|
| 5 | Other personal leave (care for family, civic duties, ?) | 119 |
3.8%
|
| 6 | Temporary layoff, reduction in clients, work break | 30 |
1%
|
| 7 | Bad weather, natural disaster | 16 |
0.5%
|
| 8 | Strike or labour dispute | 9 |
0.3%
|
| 9 | Seasonal work | 258 |
8.3%
|
| 10 | Mandatory Leave | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | Suspension | 0 |
0%
|
| 12 | Lack of clients, capital or materials | 184 |
5.9%
|
| 13 | Lock down due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Quarantine due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 15 | Insecurity due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Reduction in work hours by employer due to covid | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | Other (specify)?. | 153 |
4.9%
|
| Sysmiss | 45698 |
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.