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Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment, July, 1999-June, 2000 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1999 - 2000
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IND_1999_ES_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, IPUMS
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Reason for leaving last usual residence (IN1999A_MIGREAS)

Data file: IND1999_LFS--P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 189
End: 190
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IN99A413 IN99A414 IN99A415 IN99A416 IN99A417 IN99A418"><span class="em">If code 1 in question 13 </span><br />[Questions 14-20 were asked of persons whose place of enumeration differed from last usual place of residence, per question 13.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IN99A416 IN99A417 IN99A418"><span class="em">Usual activity at the time of migration </span><br />[Questions 18-19.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IN99A418">20. Reason for leaving the last usual place of residence:<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 In search of employment<br />[] 02 In search of better employment<br />[] 03 To take up employment/better employment<br />[] 04 Transfer of service/contract<br />[] 05 Proximity to place of work<br />[] 06 Studies<br />[] 07 Acquisition of own house/flat<br />[] 08 Housing problems<br />[] 09 Social/political problems<br />[] 10 Health<br />[] 11 Marriage<br />[] 12 Migration of parent/earning member of the family<br />[] 19 Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 In search of employment
02 In search of better employment
03 To take up employment/better employment
04 Transfer of service/contract
05 Proximity to place of work
06 Studies
07 Acquisition of own house/flat
08 Housing problems
09 Social/ political problems
10 Health
11 Marriage
12 Migration of parent/earning member of the family
19 Others
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 reason for leaving the last usual residence.
Universe
India 1999: Persons whose enumeration place differs from their place of birth [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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