Socio-Economic Survey, Household Schedule 10: Employment and Unemployment January to December, 1983 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1983

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IND_1983_NSS38-SCH10_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Sample Survey Organization, Government of India, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Reason for migration (IN1983A_0059)

Data file: IND1983-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 153

End: 153

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

23. Reason for the movement:

[Question 23 was asked of persons whose household moved to the village or town of enumeration during the last 365 days, per Question 20.]

[] 1 In search of work
[] 2 On work
[] 9 Others

Categories

Value	Category
1	In search of work
2	On work
3	Others
8	Unknown
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

5.3.18: Item 23: reason for the movement :
[This item will be filled in only for those households which are reported to have moved to the village/town of enumeration from some other place during the last 365 days (i.e. for those households with entry 1 against item 20).]

For each household reporting movement, the reason for the movement will be recorded in terms of the specified codes against this item. The reason will relate to the main bread-winner of the household. The relevant codes are:

in search of work - 1
on work - 2
others - 9

If the movement is made to look for work or to take up work or to take up better work-in all these cases, code 1 will be recorded. If the movement is made in connection with the occupation pursued prior to movement, code 2 will be recorded. For all other reasons, code 9 will be entered.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the reason that the household moved during the last 365 days.

Universe

Households that moved to the enumeration village or town during the last 365 days

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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