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Labour Force Survey - 2006

Sri Lanka, 2006
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LKA-DCS-LFS-2006-v1.0
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Department of Census and Statistics
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Reason for working few hours than usual? (Q20)

Data file: Question 20 to 25

Overview

Valid: 7170
Invalid: 20578
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9
Mean: 4.739
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 23
End: 23
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Off season/bad weather 1836
25.6%
2 Temporary disorganization 473
6.6%
3 Could not find a work 847
11.8%
4 Temporary lay-off 498
6.9%
5 Job started/ended within reference period 318
4.4%
6 Temporary dismissed by employer 26
0.4%
7 Sick/Injury/Personal 1345
18.8%
8 Leave/holiday/vacation/educational leave or training 941
13.1%
9 Other 886
12.4%
Sysmiss 20578
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.
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