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Intercensus Population Survey 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1995
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Main reason for move (ID1995A_MIGREAS)

Data file: IDN1995_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 285
End: 285
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ID95A409 ID95A410 ID95A411 ID95A412 ID95A413 ID95A414 ID95A415 ID95A416 ID95A417 ID95A418 ID95A419 ID95A420 ID95A421 ID95A422 ID95A423 ID95A424 ID95A425 ID95A426 ID95A427 ID95A428 ID95A429 ID95A430 ID95A431 ID95A432 ID95A433 ID95A434 ID95A435 ID95A436 ID95A437 ID95A438"><span class="h2">V. Characteristics of individual household members</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="ID95A421 ID95A422 ID95A423 ID95A424 ID95A425 ID95A426">[Questions 514-515 was asked of persons age 5 or older who have lived in present village for fewer than five years, per question 511.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID95A426">515. Main reason moved from place of residence five years ago<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Occupation<br />[] 2 Looking for work<br />[] 3 Education<br />[] 4 Marital status<br />[] 5 Following spouse/parent/children<br />[] 6 Following brother/sister/other relative<br />[] 7 Housing<br />[] 96 Other, specify ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Occupation
2 Looking for work
3 Education
4 Marital status
5 Following spouse/parent/children
6 Following brother/sister/other relative
7 Housing
8 Other
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="ID95A401 ID95A403 ID95A408 ID95A409 ID95A410 ID95A411 ID95A412 ID95A413 ID95A414 ID95A415 ID95A416 ID95A417 ID95A418 ID95A419 ID95A420 ID95A426 ID95A428 ID95A429 ID95A430 ID95A431 ID95A432 ID95A433 ID95A434 ID95A435 ID95A436 ID95A437 ID95A438"><span class="h3">6.5 Block V. General characteristics of household members</span><br />This block is used to record personal characteristics such as sex, age, mobility of living, attained education, school participation and the daily language used by each household members, starting from the first serial number of the household member until the last one.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="ID95A426"><span class="em">Question 512: Filter</span><br />Observe P505. If the respondent is age 4 or younger, put a check mark in the box.<br /><span class="em">Age is 4 or younger </span>and continue to Q501 for the next household member. If there are no more household members, continue the interview to P701 for household members that fulfill the criteria. But if the respondent is age 5 or older, put a check mark inside the box <span class="em">Age is 5 or older</span> and continue to P513.<br /><br /><span class="em">Question 513: Filter</span><br />Observe 511. If the respondent has lived five years or more, put a check mark in box "5 years or more" then continue to P516. But if it has been 4 years or fewer, put a check mark in the box of "4 years or fewer" and continue to P514.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID95A426"><span class="em">Question 515: Main reason for moving</span><br />Ask the main reason why the respondent moved from the village five years ago, then circle the appropriate code based on the answer given by the respondent. If the respondent's answer is "Other", circle code 96 and write down the answer as completely as possible.<br /><br />The reasons of moving are caused by:<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.49]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Occupation</span>: if the respondent's main reason to move from to the village where he lives now is caused by a job, either transferring of changing jobs.<br />Example:<br />1. Mr. Mandra is a head section of a state office in the Regency of Padang, West Sumatera. Previously (5 years ago) Mr. Mandra was a member of staff at the same institution in Jakarta. The reason Mr. Mandra moved from Jakarta to Padang is because of a job.<br />2. Eko is an employee of the State Telephone Company in Jakarta. Five years ago Eko just graduated from the Faculty of Civil Technics in the Institute of Technology in Bandung and applied for a job in the State Telephone Company in Bandung. After accepted, Eko was placed in Jakarta. The reason of Eko moving from Bandung to Jakarta is because of a job.<br /><br /><span class="em">Looking for work</span>if the reason of the respondent moving to this village is to seek a job.<br />Example: Wika is currently a worker in a shop 'Selalu Maju' in Jakarta. Five years ago after graduating from the 2nd State High School in Denpasar, Wika moved to Jakarta to seek a job. So the reason for Wika moving from Denpasar to Jakarta is seeking a job.<br /><br /><span class="em">Education</span> if the reason of the respondent moving to this village is because of the respondent's own education or education of the household members, including educational assignments.<br />Example:<br />Jamhari is now studying in the last year at the University of Gajah Mada, and previously (5 years ago) he lived with his parents in Jakarta. The reason for Jamhari moving from Jakarta to Yogyakarta is because of education.<br /><br /><span class="em">Change of marital status </span>is caused by marriage, or becoming divorced or widowed.<br />Example:<br />1. Ani has been working in Jakarta since 1991 and has a boyfriend named Andri that has lived in Surabaya since 1980. In 1993 they became married and lived and worked in Jakarta. The reason for Andri moving from Suarabaya to Jakarta is because the change of marital status.<br />2. Mr. Malih who originates from Betawi, married a girl from Priangan. Because his wife did not want to move to Jakarta, they finally lived in Bandung. In 1994, Mr. Malih's wife passed away because of a heart attack. Because he was lonely, a month later he went back to Jakarta to meet with his relatives. The reason Mr. Malih moved from Bandung to Jakarta is because the change of marital status.<br /><br /><span class="em">Following spouse/parent/children </span>if the respondent moved to the current village to accompany a husband/wife/parents/child without being involved in the reason for moving for the person being accompanied.<br />Example:<br />Mr. Syahrul's wife and children are currently living in the regency of Medan because her husband has just started a new job. Previously (5 years ago) they lived in Bekasi. The reason for moving for Mr. Syahrul's wife and children is accompanying husband/parents.<br /><br /><span class="em">Following brother/sister/other relatives </span>if the respondent moved to the current village to accompany biological siblings/relatives without being involved in the reason for moving for the person being accompanied.<br /><br /><span class="em">Housing</span>: are those that moved to another house.<br />Example:<br />Atun and her husband live in a rented house in the Tanah Abang area. After saving money they bought a house (BTN type) in the Bekasi area. The reason for moving for this family is because of housing.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other</span> are besides the categories above.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main reason why the person moved from his/her residence five years prior to the census date.
Universe
Indonesia 1995: Persons age 5+ who haved moved villages in past 5 years [discrepancies: none]

concept

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