Afrobarometer Survey 2024
Round 10
Lesotho, 2024
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Reference ID
LSO_2024_AFB-R10_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi in Kenya
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Q72. Most important reason for emigrating (Q72)
Data file: LES_R10.Data_27May24.wtd_.final_.release_updated.13Feb25.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
737
End:
740
Width:
4
Range:
1 - 9999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Find work/better job/better work opportunities | 403 |
33.6%
|
| 2 | Economic hardship | 44 |
3.7%
|
| 3 | Lower taxes at destination | 0 |
0%
|
| 4 | Poverty/Destitution | 21 |
1.8%
|
| 5 | Poor infrastructure/services | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Better business prospects | 12 |
1%
|
| 8 | Better democratic environment/Personal freedom/Human rights/Civil liberties | 14 |
1.2%
|
| 9 | Political persecution | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 10 | Religious persecution | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | Civil war/Threat of civil war/Violent conflicts/Extremism | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | Crime or personal/family insecurity | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 13 | Better schools for children | 15 |
1.3%
|
| 14 | Better medical services for family | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 15 | To pursue an education | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 16 | To accompany family members who are moving for work | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 17 | To join spouse/family members who have already migrated | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 18 | Travel / Tourism / Adventure / Experience other cultures | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 19 | Natural disasters, including drought, flooding, etc. | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 20 | Disease outbreaks | 0 |
0%
|
| 9995 | Some other answer Specify | 0 |
0%
|
| 9997 | Not applicable | 655 |
54.6%
|
| 9998 | Refused to answer | 0 |
0%
|
| 9999 | Don’t know | 1 |
0.1%
|
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.