Migration in South Africa 2001-2002
South Africa, 2001 - 2002
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ZAF_2001_MSA_v01_M
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q64c - What was your main reason for moving? Please give the single most impor (q64c)
Data file: Migration in SA 2001-2002 Indiv
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
534
End:
535
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not answered |
| 1 | Opportunities for employment |
| 2 | Cost of living |
| 3 | Developed/underdeveloped area |
| 4 | Opportunity for opening or taking over a business |
| 5 | Prevailing poverty |
| 6 | Other reasons related to the economic situation |
| 7 | Improving employment situation |
| 8 | Accepting employment / losing employment |
| 9 | Looking for work |
| 10 | Job transfer/promotion |
| 11 | Other job-specific reasons |
| 12 | Improved/ unacceptable income situation |
| 13 | Improved standard of living |
| 14 | Other income-specific reasons |
| 15 | Education self |
| 16 | Education spouse |
| 17 | Education children |
| 18 | Education other relatives |
| 19 | Other education-related reasons |
| 20 | Retired |
| 21 | Other general job/education/income-related reasons |
| 22 | Marriage or moving in with partner/divorce/separation |
| 23 | Family influence/information |
| 24 | Spouse had to move/accompanied spouse |
| 25 | Moving closer to family (parents/children) |
| 26 | Moving to the family home |
| 27 | Compelled by family/parent(s) |
| 28 | Community affiliation |
| 29 | Other reasons related to family/affiliation |
| 30 | Being on my own |
| 31 | Other reasons related to autonomy/life-cycle |
| 32 | Other reasons related to affiliation |
| 33 | Forced/resettled (eg by government) |
| 34 | Evicted (eg by landlord/land owner) |
| 35 | Other reasons related to the social environment |
| 36 | Crime/violence/peace |
| 37 | Other reasons related to the security environment |
| 38 | Other reasons related to the political environment |
| 39 | Climate |
| 40 | Natural beauty/unattractiveness |
| 41 | Physical built/urban environment |
| 42 | Health reasons (related to area) |
| 43 | Other reasons related to the physical environment |
| 44 | Overcrowding |
| 45 | Improved/unacceptable housing |
| 46 | Affordable housing/land |
| 47 | Housing/land availability |
| 48 | Other reasons related to housing/land |
| 49 | Specific religious issues (eg dominance) |
| 50 | Other reasons related to culture/religion |
| 51 | Better/worse transport services |
| 52 | Healthcare services |
| 53 | Other services |
| 54 | Recreation/entertainment facilities |
| 55 | Shopping facilities |
| 56 | Other facilities |
| 57 | Other reasons related to services/facilities |
| 58 | A better life or living conditions/better future |
| 59 | Liked/disliked area |
| 60 | Restful lifestyle |
| 61 | Personal interest/curiosity |
| 62 | Wanted to move |
| 63 | Refuses to provide reason |
| 64 | I was born here |
| 97 | No answer given |
| 98 | Combined reasons (not elsewhere classified) |
| 99 | Other reasons (nec) |
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.