XII General Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Mexico, 2000

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Reference ID

MEX_2000_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), Minnesota Population Center

Metadata

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Sep 29, 2011

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Reason for migration (MX2000A_0421)

Data file: MEX2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 256

End: 256

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Ask only if this person is five years old or more

10. Reason for emigration

Why did this person move away from____(The place or country in question number 9?)
Circle only one answer.

1 Went to look for work
2 Went to join the family
3 Changed place of work
4 Went to study
5 Got married or formed a consensual union
6 For health reasons
7 Because of violence or insecurity
8 Other cause

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Went to look for work
2	Went to reunite with family
3	Changed place of work
4	Went to study
5	Married or formed a consensual union
6	For reasons of health
7	Due to violence or lack of security
8	Other reason
9	Unknown

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

10. Reason for the emigration

Ask for the reason why the person stopped living in the state or country where they lived in January of 1995. If the reason is something other than those listed, circle code 8, other reason.

[Depiction of this completed question on the enumeration form]

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the reason for migration.

Universe

Persons age 5+ who migrated from another state or another country since 1995

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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