Nigeria Labour Force Survey Q4 2022
First round
Nigeria, 2022 - 2023
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NGA-NBS-NLFS-Q42022-v1.0.
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National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
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um9. what was the main reason why you did not try to find paid work (job) (um9)
Data file: NLFS_2022Q4_INDIVIDUAL
Overview
Valid:
1013
Invalid:
45605
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1097
End:
1098
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 18
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What was the main reason why you (NAME) did not try to find paid work (job) or start a business in the last?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWAITING THE SEASON FOR WORK | 85 |
8.4%
|
| 2 | WAITING TO BE RECALLED TO FORMER JOB | 22 |
2.2%
|
| 3 | HEALTH REASONS | 31 |
3.1%
|
| 4 | PREGNANCY | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 5 | DISABLED OR UNABLE TO WORK (HANDICAPPED) | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 6 | HOUSEWIFE/HOMEMAKER (FAMILY CONSIDERATIONS/CHILD CARE) | 126 |
12.4%
|
| 7 | UNDERGOING TRAINING TO HELP FIND WORK | 46 |
4.5%
|
| 8 | NO JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA | 271 |
26.8%
|
| 9 | LACK OF MONEY TO PAY FOR TRANSPORT TO LOOK FOR WORK | 25 |
2.5%
|
| 10 | UNABLE TO FIND WORK REQUIRING HIS/HER SKILLS | 34 |
3.4%
|
| 11 | LOST HOPE OF FINDING ANY KIND OF WORK | 25 |
2.5%
|
| 12 | NO TRANSPORT AVAILABLE | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | SCHOLAR OR STUDENT | 146 |
14.4%
|
| 14 | RETIRED/TOO OLD TO WORK | 15 |
1.5%
|
| 15 | TOO YOUNG TO WORK | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 16 | LACK OF CAPITAL | 151 |
14.9%
|
| 17 | FUTURE JOB ARRANGED | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 18 | OTHER REASON, SPECIFY | 24 |
2.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 45605 |
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.