2023 Labour Force Survey
12th Edition
Zambia, 2023
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Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2023_Data_Anonymised
Overview
Valid:
48480
Invalid:
327
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family/household responsibility | 2168 |
4.5%
|
| 2 | In school/training | 63 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Discouraged workers | 8764 |
18.1%
|
| 4 | Disability/Illness/Injury | 531 |
1.1%
|
| 5 | Covid_19-related restrictions | 2495 |
5.1%
|
| 6 | In agricultute/fishing for family use | 3740 |
7.7%
|
| 7 | Income from other sources | 62 |
0.1%
|
| 8 | Other reasons | 459 |
0.9%
|
| 9 | Considered too young/old to work | 30198 |
62.3%
|
| Sysmiss | 327 |
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.