main reason for not working or holding a job last week (b10)
Data file: Labour force Particulars
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Main reason for not working or holding a job last week
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | sick/incapacitated |
| 2 | fulltime student |
| 3 | retired |
| 4 | looking for work |
| 5 | out of season |
| 6 | retrenchment/redundancy |
| 7 | temporary lay off |
| 8 | dont need work |
| 9 | other |
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.
var_qstn_ivuinstr
If the respondent did not work or had no job last week (i.e. response to B02 is “NO”), establish, out of the listed options, the main reason for not working and record the response in column B10.
Question pretext
TO BE ANSWERED BY HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AGED 5 YEARS AND OLDER
IF DID NOT WORK LAST WEEK
IF DID NOT WORK LAST WEEK