2023 Labour Force Survey
12th Edition
Zambia, 2023
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Why was (NAME) absent from work during the last (7days)? (C2C)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2023_Data_Anonymised
Overview
Valid:
167
Invalid:
48640
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 18
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Â Â Â Shift work, flexi time, nature of work | 29 |
17.4%
|
| 2 | Â Â Â Vacation, holidays | 15 |
9%
|
| 3 | Â Â Â Sickness, illness, accident | 21 |
12.6%
|
| 4 | Â Â Â Maternity, paternity leave | 8 |
4.8%
|
| 5 | Â Â Â Education leave or training | 6 |
3.6%
|
| 6 | Â Â Â Other personal leave (care for family, civic duties | 12 |
7.2%
|
| 7 | Â Â Â Temporary lay off, reduction in clients, work break | 6 |
3.6%
|
| 8 | Â Â Â Bad weather, natural disaster | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Â Â Â Strike or labour dispute | 0 |
0%
|
| 10 | Â Â Long-term disability | 2 |
1.2%
|
| 11 | Â Â Seasonal work | 44 |
26.3%
|
| 12 | Mandatory leave | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | Suspension | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Lack of clients, capital or materials | 11 |
6.6%
|
| 15 | Lock down due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Quarantine due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 17 | Insecurity due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 18 | Â Â Other (specify): ___________ | 13 |
7.8%
|
| Sysmiss | 48640 |
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.