Community Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2016
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ZAF_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2016_PHC-H-H
- ZAF2016_PHC-P-H
Main reason for moving to place of usual residence (ZA2016A_MIGREAS)
Data file: ZAF2016_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
283
End:
284
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">3. Person information </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7] Household members </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7.2] Migration</span>
<br />Now, I am going to ask you some questions on migration. Migration is the movement of people from one area/place to another.</p>
<p><span class="em">Previous Residence</span></p>
<p>[3.7.2.18] What was the main reason for the respondent to move to this place?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Divorce/separation<br />[] 2 Education [e.g. studying, schooling, training]<br />[] 3 For better municipal services<br />[] 4 Health [e.g. poor/ill health]<br />[] 5 High levels of crime<br />[] 6 Job loss/retrenchment/contract ended<br />[] 7 Job transfer/take up new job opportunity<br />[] 8 Look for paid work<br />[] 9 Moving as a household to accompany a household member [for health, education, employment etc.]<br />[] 10 Moving to live with or be closer to spouse [marriage], family, friends, partner<br />[] 11 New dwelling for household<br />[] 12 Other business reasons [e.g. expansion of business]<br />[] 13 Political instability/religious conflict/persecution<br />[] 14 Retirement<br />[] 15 Start a business<br />[] 16 Other<br />[] 17 Do not know</div>
<p><span class="em">[3.7] Household members </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7.2] Migration</span>
<br />Now, I am going to ask you some questions on migration. Migration is the movement of people from one area/place to another.</p>
<p><span class="em">Previous Residence</span></p>
<p>[3.7.2.18] What was the main reason for the respondent to move to this place?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Divorce/separation<br />[] 2 Education [e.g. studying, schooling, training]<br />[] 3 For better municipal services<br />[] 4 Health [e.g. poor/ill health]<br />[] 5 High levels of crime<br />[] 6 Job loss/retrenchment/contract ended<br />[] 7 Job transfer/take up new job opportunity<br />[] 8 Look for paid work<br />[] 9 Moving as a household to accompany a household member [for health, education, employment etc.]<br />[] 10 Moving to live with or be closer to spouse [marriage], family, friends, partner<br />[] 11 New dwelling for household<br />[] 12 Other business reasons [e.g. expansion of business]<br />[] 13 Political instability/religious conflict/persecution<br />[] 14 Retirement<br />[] 15 Start a business<br />[] 16 Other<br />[] 17 Do not know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Divorce or separation |
| 02 | Education (e.g.studying, schooling, training) |
| 03 | For better municipal services |
| 04 | Health (e.g poor or ill health) |
| 05 | High levels of crime |
| 06 | Job loss, retrenchment or contract ended |
| 07 | Job transfer or take up new job opportunity |
| 08 | Look for paid work |
| 09 | Moving as a household with a household member (for health, education, employment etc.) |
| 10 | Moving to live with or be closer to spouse (marriage), family, friends, partner |
| 11 | New dwelling for household |
| 12 | Other business reasons(e.g.expansion of business) |
| 13 | Political instability, religious conflict or persecution |
| 14 | Retirement |
| 15 | Start a business |
| 16 | Other |
| 17 | Do not know |
| 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 main reason for moving to place of usual residence.
Universe
South Africa 2016: Persons who moved since October 2011 and with usual residence in South Africa [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept