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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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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data appraisal
  • access_policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    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.

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town support@data1st.org
    Access conditions
    Public use files, available to all
    Citation requirements
    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

    Contacts

    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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