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Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey, 2013 - IPUMS Subset

Cambodia, 2013
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KHM_2013_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Reason for migration (KH2013A_MIGREAS)

Data file: KHM2013_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 233
End: 234
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For all persons</span>
<br />[Questions 10 to 25 were asked of all persons]</p>

<p>[Questions 14 and 15 were asked of persons who ever lived outside the village where they are currently residing, as per question 13]</p>

<p>15. Reason for migration</p>
<div class="i1">Give the reason for the change of residence, if the present residence is different from the previous residence (enter code from the list below).<br /><br />[] 01 Transfer of work place<br />[] 02 In search of employment<br />[] 03 Education<br />[] 04 Marriage<br />[] 05 Family moved<br />[] 06 Lost land / lost home<br />[] 07 Natural calamities<br />[] 08 Insecurity<br />[] 09 Repatriation or return after displacement<br />[] 10 Orphaned<br />[] 11 Visiting only<br />[] 12 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Transfer of work place
02 Searching for employment
03 Education
04 Marriage
05 Family moved
06 Lost land or home
07 Natural calamities
08 Insecurity
09 Repatriation
10 Orphaned
11 Visiting
12 Other
99 NIU (not in universe)
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for migration.
Universe
Cambodia 2013: Present persons who ever migrated [discrepancies: none]

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