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Migration Household Survey 2009

South Africa, 2009
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Reference ID
ZAF_2009_MRHSS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
Collection(s)
Migration and Remittances Surveys
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Mar 23, 2011
Last modified
Jun 03, 2019
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Variable Groups
  • General information, geographic (area) identification and household identification information
  • Migration status
  • Remittances
  • Ties with areas of origin
  • Networks
  • Household Roster
  • Housing Conditions
  • Household Assets and Household Expenditure
  • Household Use of Financial Services
  • Health Conditions
  • International and Internal Migration and Remittances from former Household Members
  • International and Internal Migration and Remittances from non-Household Members
  • Return Migration

Variable Groups

Variable group: Return Migration
Variables 155
Q8_2
Last place before returning to HH
Q8_2O
Last place before returning to HH (other)
Q8_3A
Time of last migration (year)
Q8_3B
Time of last migration (month)
Q8_4A
Time member returned to HH (year)
Q8_4B
Time member returned to HH (month)
Q8_5
Primary reason for the last migration
Q8_5O
Primary reason for the last migration (other)
Q8_6A
Primary reason for choosing the last migration location 1
Q8_6B
Primary reason for choosing the last migration location 2
Q8_6C
Primary reason for choosing the last migration location 3
Q8_6D
Primary reason for choosing the last migration location 4
Q8_6E
Primary reason for choosing the last migration location 5
Q8_6F
Primary reason for choosing the last migration location 6
Q8_6O
Primary reason for choosing the last migration location (other)
Q8_7
Attended school in the last migration location
Q8_8
Highest schooling level completed in the last migration location
Q8_8O
Highest schooling level completed in the last migration location (other)
Q8_9
Tertiary diploma obtained in the last migration location
Q8_9O
Tertiary diploma obtained in the last migration location (other)
Q8_10
Type of tertiary educational institution attended in the last migration location
Q8_11
Last work situation before migration
Q8_11O
Last work situation before migration (other)
Q8_12
Last occupation before migration
Q8_13A1
Reason for returning to HH 1
Q8_13B1
Reason for returning to HH 2
Q8_13C1
Reason for returning to HH 3
Q8_13D1
Reason for returning to HH 4
Q8_13E1
Reason for returning to HH 5
Q8_13F1
Reason for returning to HH 6
Q8_13O1
Reason for returning to HH (other)
Q8_14
Sent money to HH in past 12months before returning
Q8_15
Recipient of money sent by member to HH
Q8_15O
Recipient of money sent by member to HH (other)
Q8_16
Money sending chanel by member to HH
Q8_16O
Money sending chanel by member to HH (other)
Q8_17
Number of money transfers by member to HH in past 12months
Q8_18
Money sent by member on a regular basis
Q8_19
Money sent by member for approximately the same amount every time
Q8_20
Total amount of remittances by member in past 12months
Q8_21
Month most money sent by member in past 12months
Q8_21O
Month most money sent by member in past 12months (other)
Q8_22
Sent money to HH for particular purpose in past 12months
Q8_23_1
Remittances sent for food
Q8_23_2
Remittances sent for cooking fuels
Q8_23_3
Remittances sent for transportation
Q8_23_4
Remittances sent for clothing and footwear
Q8_23_5
Remittances sent for household appliances
Q8_23_6
Remittances sent for car/motorcycle/vehicle
Q8_23_7A
Remittances sent for initial cost of mobile phone
Q8_23_7B
Remittances sent for service bills of mobile phone
Q8_23_8
Remittances sent for computer
Q8_23_9
Remittances sent for other electronic appliances
Q8_23_10
Remittances sent for productive assets
Q8_23_11
Remittances sent for farming equipment
Q8_23_12
Remittances sent for luxury goods
Q8_23_13
Remittances sent for rent
Q8_23_14
Remittances sent for utilities
Q8_23_15
Remittances sent for education/apprenticeship
Q8_23_16A
Remittances sent for doctor fees
Q8_23_16B
Remittances sent for hospital fees
Q8_23_16C
Remittances sent for medicines/drugs
Q8_23_16D
Remittances sent for laboratory tests
Q8_23_16E
Remittances sent for operations
Q8_23_17
Remittances sent for wedding,engagement,funerals
Q8_23_18
Remittances sent for setting up a business/opening a store
Q8_23_19
Remittances sent for house/land
Q8_23_20
Remittances sent for home improvement
Q8_23_21
Remittances sent for mortgage and loan repayment
Q8_23_22
Remittances sent for other expenditure
Q8_23_22O
Other expenditure item remittances sent for
Q8_24
Money has to be repaid to member
Q8_25A
Level of education other HH member was enabled to attend by remittances 1
Q8_25B
Level of education other HH member was enabled to attend by remittances 2
Q8_25C
Level of education other HH member was enabled to attend by remittances 3
Q8_25D
Level of education other HH member was enabled to attend by remittances 4
Q8_25E
Level of education other HH member was enabled to attend by remittances 5
Q8_25O
Level of education other HH member was enabled to attend by remittances (other)
Q8_26A1
Specific event in response to which remittances was sent by member 1
Q8_26B1
Specific event in response to which remittances was sent by member 2
Q8_26C1
Specific event in response to which remittances was sent by member 3
Q8_26D1
Specific event in response to which remittances was sent by member 4
Q8_26E1
Specific event in response to which remittances was sent by member 5
Q8_26F1
Specific event in response to which remittances was sent by member 6
Q8_26O1
Specific event in response to which remittances was sent by member (other)
Q8_27
Member sent/brought goods to HH in past 12months
Q8_28_1A
Goods sent/brought by member to HH in past 12months 1
Q8_28_1B
Goods sent/brought by member to HH in past 12months 2
Q8_28_1C
Goods sent/brought by member to HH in past 12months 3
Q8_28_1D
Goods sent/brought by member to HH in past 12months 4
Q8_28_1E
Goods sent/brought by member to HH in past 12months 5
Q8_28_1F
Goods sent/brought by member to HH in past 12months 6
Q8_28_1O
Goods sent/brought by member to HH in past 12months (other)
Q8_29
HH has to repay for goods sent/brought
Q8_30
Frequency of communication during last migration
Q8_30O
Frequency of communication during last migration (other)
Q8_31A
Method of communication during last migration 1
Q8_31B
Method of communication during last migration 2
Q8_31C
Method of communication during last migration 3
Q8_31D
Method of communication during last migration 4
Q8_31E
Method of communication during last migration 5
Q8_31F
Method of communication during last migration 6
Q8_31O
Method of communication during last migration (other)
Q8_32A
Information provided by member to HH 1
Q8_32B
Information provided by member to HH 2
Q8_32C
Information provided by member to HH 3
Q8_32D
Information provided by member to HH 4
Q8_32E
Information provided by member to HH 5
Q8_33A
Activity assisted by memeber before migration 1
Q8_33B
Activity assisted by memeber before migration 2
Q8_33C
Activity assisted by memeber before migration 3
Q8_33D
Activity assisted by memeber before migration 4
Q8_33E
Activity assisted by memeber before migration 5
Q8_33O
Activity assisted by memeber before migration (other)
Q8_34A
HH member took on additional responsibilities after member's migration 1
Q8_34B
HH member took on additional responsibilities after member's migration 2
Q8_34C
HH member took on additional responsibilities after member's migration 3
Q8_34D
HH member took on additional responsibilities after member's migration 4
Q8_34E
HH member took on additional responsibilities after member's migration 5
Q8_34O
HH member took on additional responsibilities after member's migration (other)
Q8_35
ID of HH member who took on additional responsibilities after member's migration
Q8_36A1
Activities conducted by HH after member's migration 1
Q8_36B1
Activities conducted by HH after member's migration 2
Q8_36C1
Activities conducted by HH after member's migration 3
Q8_36D1
Activities conducted by HH after member's migration 4
Q8_36E1
Activities conducted by HH after member's migration 5
Q8_36F1
Activities conducted by HH after member's migration 6
Q8_36O1
Activities conducted by HH after member's migration (other)
Q8_37_1
Amount of loan spent on food
Q8_37_2
Amount of loan spent on cooking fuels
Q8_37_3
Amount of loan spent on transportation
Q8_37_4
Amount of loan spent on clothing and footwear
Q8_37_5
Amount of loan spent on HH appliances
Q8_37_6
Amount of loan spent on car/motorcycle/vehicle
Q8_37_7A
Amount of loan spent on initial cost of mobile phone
Q8_37_7B
Amount of loan spent on service bills of mobile phone
Q8_37_8
Amount of loan spent on computer
Q8_37_9
Amount of loan spent on other electronic goods
Q8_37_10
Amount of loan spent on productive assets
Q8_37_11
Amount of loan spent on farming equipment
Q8_37_12
Amount of loan spent on luxury goods
Q8_37_13
Amount of loan spent on rent
Q8_37_14
Amount of loan spent on utilities
Q8_37_15
Amount of loan spent on education/apprenticeship
Q8_37_16A
Amount of loan spent on doctor
Q8_37_16B
Amount of loan spent on hospital
Q8_37_16C
Amount of loan spent on medicines/drugs
Q8_37_16D
Amount of loan spent on laboratory tests
Q8_37_16E
Amount of loan spent on operations
Q8_37_17
Amount of loan spent on wedding, engagement,funerals
Q8_37_18
Amount of loan spent on setting up a busness/opening a store
Q8_37_19
Amount of loan spent on house/land
Q8_37_20
Amount of loan spent on home improvement
Q8_37_21
Amount of loan spent on mortage and loan repayment
Q8_38
HH repaid loand
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