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Extended National Survey of Homes (ENHA) - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 2006
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URY_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Reason came to Uruguay - those born abroad (UY2006A_REAIMMIG)

Data file: URY2006_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 504
End: 504
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UY06A749 UY06A750">MI8. What was the main reason that you returned or came to Uruguay?<br /><div class="i1">[Question MI8 was asked of persons who have ever lived abroad, as per questions MI4 and MI5.]<br /><br />(don't read the options)<br /><br />[] 01 You weren't intended to stay (limited stay)<br />[] 02 You didn't find work<br />[] 03 The work you found wasn't appropriate to your qualification<br />[] 04 Family reasons<br />[] 05 Missing Uruguay<br />[] 06 Family member depended on migrant<br />[] 07 Other ________ (specify)<br /><br />Only for those born abroad:<br />[] 08 Family member depended on migrant<br />[] 09 To settle in Uruguay<br />[] 10 To stay for limited time in Uruguay</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 With dependent family member
2 To settle in Uruguay
3 To stay for limited time in Uruguay
8 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
<span class="h2">J. Migration</span></p>

<p>For everyone in the household</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="UY06A749"><span class="em">MI8. What was the main reason that you returned or came to Uruguay? (don't read the options)</span><br /><br />The question seeks to capture the motives for which the person decided to come to the country. Ask the question and wait for the person to respond spontaneously. If it coincides with the motives listed, circle the corresponding code, if the contrary, note the motive.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason to come to Uruguay, for those born abroad.
Universe
Uruguay 2006: Persons in the fourth trimester who previously lived abroad and who were born abroad [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

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