National Income Dynamics Study 2012, Wave 3
South Africa, 2012
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zaf-saldru-nids-2012-v3.0.0
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e88 - Main reason behind cessation in job search (w3_a_noemsrex)
Data file: Adult_W3_Anon_V3.0.0
Overview
Valid:
1892
Invalid:
20565
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | Don't know | 28 |
0.1%
|
| -8 | Refused | 4 |
0%
|
| -5 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| -3 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | I became discouraged (I did not think I would ever find a job / Job search was pointless / There are no jobs to be had / It was a waste of time) | 678 |
3%
|
| 2 | I got pregnant/ had a child | 159 |
0.7%
|
| 3 | I had family responsibilities that prevented me from looking for a job | 178 |
0.8%
|
| 4 | I got married | 19 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | I could not afford the costs of looking for work | 266 |
1.2%
|
| 6 | I decided to go back to school/study further | 51 |
0.2%
|
| 7 | I became disabled | 63 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | I decided I was too old to work anymore | 170 |
0.8%
|
| 9 | The wages were too low | 52 |
0.2%
|
| 10 | I chose not to look for work | 40 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | I do not have ID documents | 9 |
0%
|
| 12 | Other (specify) | 175 |
0.8%
|
| Sysmiss | 20565 |
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.