National Sample Survey 2007-2008 (64th round) - Schedule 10.2 - Employment, Unemployment and Migration Particulars

India, 2007 - 2008

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IND_2007_NSS64-SCH10.2_v01_M

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Reason for migration (S10B3_v11)

Data file: NSS64_Sch10_bk_3

Overview

Valid: 4345

Invalid: 121233

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 19

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 65

End: 66

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

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Categories

Value	Category
1	In search of employment
2	In search of better employment
3	Business
4	To take up employment/better employment
5	Transfer of service/ contract
6	Proximity to place of work
7	Studies
8	Natural disaster (drought, flood, tsunami, etc.)
10	Social/political problems (riots, terrorism, political refugee, bad law and order, etc.)
11	Displacement by development project
12	Acquisition of own house/flat
13	Housing problems
14	Health care
15	Post retirement
16	Marriage
17	Migration of parent/earning member of the family
19	Others
Sysmiss

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

Item 9 to 11: Migration particulars of the households: For the households with code 1 in item 8, the migration particulars of the households will be recorded in items 9 to 11.

Item 11: Reason for migration: For each household, which has migrated, the reason for such migration will be ascertained and recorded in codes. While ascertaining the reason, it may be noted that though different members of the household may have different reasons for migration, only that factor which is the basic reason for migration of the household is to be ascertained and recorded. This reasons for migration of the household is to be recorded.

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