2023 Labour Force Survey
12th Edition
Zambia, 2023
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What is the main reason why (NAME) is not available to start working in the next two weeks? (G5)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2023_Data_Anonymised
Overview
Valid:
19559
Invalid:
29248
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWAITING RECALL FROM A PREVIOUS JOB | 50 |
0.3%
|
| 2 | WAITING FOR THE SEASON TO START | 391 |
2%
|
| 3 | IN SCHOOL / STUDIES, TRAINING | 8927 |
45.6%
|
| 4 | FAMILY / HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES | 2442 |
12.5%
|
| 5 | IN AGRICULTURE / FISHING FOR FAMILY USE | 3630 |
18.6%
|
| 6 | RETIRED, PENSIONER | 139 |
0.7%
|
| 7 | DISABILITY, INJURY, ILLNESS | 557 |
2.8%
|
| 8 | TOO OLD OR YOUNG TO WORK | 2905 |
14.9%
|
| 9 | LOCK DOWN DUE TO COVID 19 | 4 |
0%
|
| 10 | QUARANTINE DUE TO COVID 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | INSECURITY DUE TO COVID 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 12 | OTHER SPECIFY | 514 |
2.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 29248 |
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.