Migration Household Survey 2009
South Africa, 2009
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ZAF_2009_MRHSS_v01_M
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Primary reason for the last migration (Q8_5)
Data file: WBSASection 8
Overview
Valid:
70
Invalid:
1
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
30
End:
31
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What was the primary reason why you left the household in the last migration episode?
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 | Health problems |
| 16 | Drought |
| 17 | Flood |
| 18 | Earthquake |
| 19 | Cyclone / storm |
| 20 | 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
Q8.2-Q8.6 enquire about when the migrant moved to this place, where s/he moved from, the highest level of schooling achieved in that place, how many years of schooling were completed and what level of tertiary education, if any, was achieved.