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2015 Population and Housing census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2015
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LAO_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Main reason for moving (LA2015A_MIGREAS)

Data file: LAO2015_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 297
End: 298
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">D. For persons 10 and above</span>
<br />[Questions Q22-Q26 are asked of persons age 10 and above only]</p>

<p>Q23. Main reason for moving here</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1. Transfer of work place<br />[] 2. In search of employment<br />[] 3. Business<br />[] 4. Education<br />[] 5. Marriage<br />[] 6. Family moved<br />[] 7. Village move<br />[] 8. Other</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Transfer of work place
02 In search of employment
03 Business
04 Education
05 Marriage
06 Family moved
07 Village moved
08 Other
98 Unknown
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

Universe
Laos 2015: Persons age 10+ who moved out of the household [discrepancies: none]

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