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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, January to December, 1983 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1983
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IND_1983_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Reason for leaving the last usual residence (IN1983A_MIGREAS)

Data file: IND1983_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 249
End: 250
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IN83A479 IN83A480 IN83A481 IN83A482 IN83A483 IN83A485 IN83A486 IN83A487 IN83A488 IN83A490 IN83A491"><span class="h3">[4.2] Migration particulars of persons with code 1 in column 19 of block 4.1</span><br />[Questions 1-15 were recorded for persons whose last usual residences were different from the enumeration place, per Question 19, Block 4.1.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IN83A491">15. Reason for leaving the last usual residence:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 In search of employment<br />[] 2 In search of better employment (for persons who were employed at the place of origin prior to migration)<br />[] 3 Under transfer on service/business contract<br />[] 4 For pursuing studies<br />[] 5 On marriage<br />[] 6 Due to migration of parent(s)/earning member(s) of the family<br />[] 7 For political change/lack of security or social adjustments<br />[] 8 Due to natural calamity<br />[] 9 Due to other reasons</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
01 In search of employment
02 In search of better employment (for persons who were employed at the place of origin prior to migration)
03 Under transfer on service/business contract
04 For pursuing studies
05 On marriage
06 Due to migration of parent(s) earning member(s)
07 For political change/lack of security or social adjustment
08 Due to natural calamity
09 Due to other reasons
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

Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for leaving his or her last usual residence.
Universe
India 1983: Persons whose place of enumeration was different from their place of birth [discrepancies: none]

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