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Fifth National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

China, 2000
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CHN_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Census Office, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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  • CHN2000_PHC-H-H.dat
  • CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Reason for migration to current residence (CN2000A_MIGREAS)

Data file: CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 201
End: 201
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
12. Reasons for moving</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Working/business<br />[] 2 Job transfer<br />[] 3 Job arrangement (by school)<br />[] 4 Training, studying<br />[] 5 Due to regional development<br />[] 6 Due to marriage<br />[] 7 Accompanied family members<br />[] 8 Live with relatives/friends</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Working or business
2 Job transfer
3 Job arrangement (by school)
4 Training, studying
5 Due to regional development
6 Due to marriage
7 Accompanied family members
8 Live with relatives or friends
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
<span class="h2">Part One. Personal Records</span></p>

<p>All persons should report R1 - R12.</p>

<p><span class="em">R12. Reasons for relocation</span>
<br />There are nine standard answers for this question.</p>
<div class="i1">1. Business or work-related - persons who are 15 years or older and relocated due to work reasons<br />2. Job transfer - persons who are 15 years or older and adopt different jobs. Retired military persons should choose this one.<br />3. Job arrangement - persons who are 15 years or older and were arranged to work here by school or recruitment agency.<br />4. Training - persons who are 6 years or older and attend schools or training sessions in current census location.<br />5. Demolition - persons who relocate after the old residence being demolished.<br />6. Marriage - persons who are 15 years or older and relocated after getting married.<br />7. Relocate with family- persons who relocate with family members who came to work in current census location<br />8. Live with relatives/friends<br />9. Others</div><p>If a person has more than one reason to relocate, choose the primary reason.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for migrating to the current residence.
Universe
China 2000: Persons who moved to current residence after November 1st, 1995 [discrepancies: none]

concept

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