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Fourth National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

China, 1990
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Reason for migration (CN1990A_MIGREAS)

Data file: CHN1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 172
End: 172
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CN90A409">8. Reasons for migration:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Job transfer<br />[] 2 Job assignment<br />[] 3 Work/business<br />[] 4 Study/training<br />[] 5 To relative/friend<br />[] 6 Retired/resigned<br />[] 7 Move with family<br />[] 8 Marriage<br />[] 9 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Job relocation
2 Job assignment after completing school
3 Work/business
4 Study/training
5 Visiting friends or relatives
6 Retirement
7 Move with family
8 Marriage
9 Other
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CN90A409">8. <span class="em">Reason for Migration</span> -- For those migrants aged 5 and over. (Migrants are the persons whose regular residence as of July 1, 1985 is different from their regular residence as of July 1, 1990) For those whose regular residence as of July 1, 1985 is this county or city, that is, those whose answers are "01" in the question 7, do not answer this question. There are nine answers given below-- circle the correct one.<br /><br /><div class="i1">1. <span class="ital">Job Transfer</span>: Those aged 15 and over who migrate to this county or city because of job transfer. For those who are discharged from the army and move to this county from the army, circle this answer as well.<br /><br />2. <span class="ital">Job Assignment</span>: Those aged 15 and over who are assigned or recruited to this county or city after graduation from various types of schools.<br />3. <span class="ital">Work/Business</span>: Those aged 15 and over who migrate to live in this county or city to work or for business activities.<br />4. <span class="ital">Study/Training</span>: Those aged 6 and over who move to live in this county or city because of being enrolled to the various types of schools at different levels, or because of participation in various types of training programs.<br />5. <span class="ital">Live with Relative/Friend</span>: Those who move to live in this county or city to live with their relatives or friends.<br />6. <span class="ital">Retired/Resigned</span>: Those who move to live in this county or city after retiring/ resigning from the previous job, including the farmers who live in pension in the rural areas that have established the pension system.<br />7. <span class="ital">Moved with Family</span>: Those who move to live in this county or city with those workers/cadres who move here because of job transfer.<br />8. <span class="ital">In-migration though Marriage</span>: Those who are aged 15 and over and move to/settle in spouses' residential county or city.<br />9. <span class="ital">Others</span>: Those who move in our county and/or city for other reasons.</div><br /><br />If there are multiple reasons for immigration, please only choose the major one. Multiple answers are unaccepted.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main reason for migration.
Universe
China 1990: Persons age 5+ who resided in another county or city in 1985 [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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