Labour Force Survey 2001-2004, Panel (beta)

South Africa, 2006

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zaf-statssa-lfs-2001-2004-v1

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Statistics South Africa

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South African Labour Force Survey Data

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zaf-statssa-lfs-2001-2004-v1

Title

Labour Force Survey 2001-2004

Subtitle

Panel (beta)

Country

Name	Country code
South Africa	zaf

Study type

Labour Force Survey [hh/lfs]

Series Information

Statistics South Africa. Labour Force Survey 2001-2004: Panel [dataset]. Version 1 (Beta). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2007. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/r82b-ay90

Abstract

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a twice-yearly rotating panel household survey, specifically designed to measure the dynamics of employment and unemployment in South Africa. It measures a variety of issues related to the labour market,including unemployment rates (official and expanded), according to standard definitions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

In 2007 Statistics South Africa produced the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Panel dataset for longitudinal studies of the labour market. The LFS Panel commenced with the fourth LFS (LFS4) in September 2001 and is based on the Master Sample that used the 1996 Population Census enumerator areas as a frame. The panel dataset was released on 17 January 2007. Feedback from users was to inform the production of a final version in March 2007. However this final version was never produced and the beta version is still the only version available.

The panel matches individuals rather than other units, and included only members of private households and hostels.The Longitudinal Sample consists of members of original households, their natural descendants born since the start of the panel, and co-residents of original sample members as long as they belong to the same household, stay at the same address (dwelling unit), and were matched at least twice during the lifetime of the panel. Sample members are eligible for an interview across each wave as long as they remain in that particular address for four nights (the household membership rule strictly applies). Sample members are also not followed as they move. At each wave the households that occupied the selected dwelling unit was also eligible even if it differed from the previous household. In addition, 20% of newly selected dwelling units were added to the sample owing to rotation.

Kind of Data

Longitudinal Survey [ls]

Unit of Analysis

Individuals

Version

Version Description

Version 1 (Beta version)

Version Date

2006

Scope

Notes

Demographics, education, economic activity, work for pay, business ownership, unemployment, employers, main work activity in the past week, wages, salary, employment, migration

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
employment [3.1]	CESSDA
in-job training [3.2]	CESSDA
labour relations/conflict [3.3]	CESSDA
retirement [3.4]	CESSDA
unemployment [3.5]	CESSDA
working conditions [3.6]	CESSDA
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3]	CESSDA
TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS [2]	CESSDA
DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION [14]	CESSDA

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National coverage

Geographic Unit

Province (variable name: "Prov")
District Council/Metro (variable name: "DC")

Universe

The LFS sample covers the non-institutional population except for workers' hostels. However, persons living in private dwelling units within institutions are also enumerated.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
Statistics South Africa	Government of South Africa

Sampling

Weighting

The initial weights (household weights), based on the sample design, were equal to the inverse of the probability of selection. The initial weight for each member of the household was the same as the weight for the household itself. Further adjustment factors were then calculated within PSUs to account for non-response. To adjust for under-enumeration and to align survey estimates with independent population estimates, the weights were calibrated against Person benchmarks. A software package called CALMAR was used to perform this calibration. Using an iterative procedure, CALMAR adjusted the weights so that Person estimates conformed as closely as possible to external Person benchmarks. Gender, race and age group parameters were used for the Person cross-classification of the population.

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start
2006

Data appraisal

Data Appraisal

The panel dataset was released on 17 January 2007. Feedback from users was to inform the production of a final version in March 2007. However this final version was never produced and the beta version is still the only version available.

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Access authority

Name	Affiliation	URL	Email
DataFirst	University of Cape Town		support@data1st.org

Access conditions

Public use files, available to all

Citation requirements

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email	URL
DataFirst Helpdesk	University of Cape Town	support@data1st.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

ddi-zaf-datafirst-lfs-2001-2004-v1

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
DataFirst	University of Cape Town	Metadata Producer

Date of Metadata Production

2020-04-20

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 3

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