The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 2000

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THA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Reason for moving (TH2000A_0429)

Data file: THA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 210

End: 211

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Migration
[Questions were asked of respondents with codes 0-5 in L24]

L27. Reason for moving

[] 1 Looking for job
[] 2 Job transfer
[] 3 To study
[] 4 Following persons in household
[] 5 Return home
[] 6 Moved residence
[] 7 Moved to institutional household
[] 8 Others

Categories

Value	Category
1	Looking for work
2	Job related reason
3	To study
4	Following persons in household
5	Return home
6	Change of residence
7	Moved to institutional household
8	Others
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.

Interviewer instructions

Column L25, L26, L27: Migration
[Ask only persons who recorded code "0 - 5" in column L24]

Column L27: Reason for migration

[p. 123]

Question asked [of respondent]: "Why did you move to this place?"

Record code for the reason of migration into this village or municipality in the check boxes provided

[] 1 Looking for a job

Record code "1"

[] 2 Job transfer

Record code "2"

[] 3 Education

Record code "3"

[] 4 Following persons in household

Record code "4"

[] 5 Return to homeland

Record code "5"
[] 6 Moved residence

Record code "6"

[] 7 Move to other institutional household

Record code "7"

[] 8 Others

Record code "8"

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's reason for moving to the current place of residence.

Universe

Persons who have lived for less than 5 years in current residence

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Migration Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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