Migration Household Survey 2009
South Africa, 2009
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Primary reason for most recent migration (Q6_13)
Data file: WBSASection 6
Overview
Valid:
361
Invalid:
7
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
106
End:
107
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What is the primary reason why (NAME) left the household most recently?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Education |
| 2 | Search for work |
| 3 | Job transfer/job opportunity |
| 4 | Unemployed |
| 5 | Civil conflict/ war |
| 6 | Marriage arrangement |
| 7 | Divorce/marriage dissolution |
| 8 | Death of spouse or partner |
| 9 | Family problems |
| 10 | Moved to join other family members |
| 11 | Return to original or previous home |
| 12 | Poorer living conditions here |
| 13 | Do not own agricultural land to work here / don’t have enough land |
| 14 | Poor quality of land or depleted soils |
| 15 | Poor health conditions (environment) there |
| 16 | To seek medical attention |
| 17 | Drought |
| 18 | Flood |
| 19 | Earthquake |
| 20 | Cyclone / storm |
| 21 | Other (specify) |
| 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
Q6.13-Q6.16 are concerned with details about when and why a person left the household.