2023 Labour Force Survey
12th Edition
Zambia, 2023
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What is the main reason ... is not currently attending school? B4 (B4)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2023_Data_Anonymised
Overview
Valid:
6357
Invalid:
42450
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Differently abled (Disabled) | 11 |
0.2%
|
| 2 | Illness | 122 |
1.9%
|
| 3 | Injury | 3 |
0%
|
| 4 | School is too far | 112 |
1.8%
|
| 5 | Cannot afford school cost | 1498 |
23.6%
|
| 6 | Family does not allow schooling | 19 |
0.3%
|
| 7 | Not interested in school | 1715 |
27%
|
| 8 | School not considered valuabled | 200 |
3.1%
|
| 9 | School environment not conducive | 19 |
0.3%
|
| 10 | Family responsibilities | 212 |
3.3%
|
| 11 | Completed school | 1419 |
22.3%
|
| 12 | Pregnancy | 498 |
7.8%
|
| 13 | Started work | 22 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | Got married | 379 |
6%
|
| 15 | Help at home | 28 |
0.4%
|
| 16 | Other (specify) | 100 |
1.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 42450 |
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.