Migration Household Survey 2009
South Africa, 2009
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ZAF_2009_MRHSS_v01_M
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Mar 23, 2011
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Primary reason for moving to current location (other) (Q9_8O)
Data file: WBSASection 1-5 & 9
Overview
Valid:
77
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
998
End:
1043
Width:
46
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What were the primary reasons the current place was chosen? Other (specify)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| B. ITS MUCH CLOSER COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES | |
| BE WITH | |
| BETTER JOB HERE | |
| BETTER LIFE HERE | |
| BETTER OPPORTUNITIES | |
| BUSSINESS OPP | |
| BUSSINESS OPPORTUNITY | |
| CLOSE TO HUSBAND | |
| CLOSE TO MINES | |
| CLOSE TO PARENTS | |
| CLOSE TO SCHOOL | |
| CLOSE TO SPACE | |
| CLOSE TO SPOUSE | |
| CLOSE TO ZIMBABWE | |
| COURSES WERE OFFERED HERE | |
| D/K | |
| D/KNOW | |
| DK | |
| DONT KNOW | |
| FRIEND | |
| GOT A HOUSE HERE | |
| HOLIDAY\VACATION | |
| HUSBAND | |
| HUSBAND JOB | |
| HUSBAND TOO FAR | |
| I FOUND A HOUSE | |
| IT WAS CHIPPER | |
| JOIN SPOUSE | |
| JUST MOVING ROUND | |
| KNEW PARTNER | |
| MARRIAGE | |
| MARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT | |
| MOVE BECAUSE HER FAMILY MOVE | |
| MOVE TO PLACE TO TAKE OF SICKLY UNCLE | |
| MOVED WITH PARENTS | |
| MY HOUSE | |
| MY HUSBAND GOT JOB HERE | |
| MY PARENT MOVE | |
| NEAREST COUNTRY | |
| NEWSTART | |
| NO POLITICAL CONFLICT HERE | |
| ONLY PLACE | |
| PARENT MOVE | |
| PARENT'S DECISION | |
| PARENTS HAD A JOB OFFER | |
| PLACED BY LOCAL CHIEF | |
| POVERTY | |
| SHE HAS A HUSBAND | |
| SPOUSE | |
| THE CHURCH WANTED TO BE BASED IN THIS PLACE | |
| TO BE WITH MY PARTNER | |
| TO FINDA JOB | |
| TO JOIN FAMILY MEMBERS | |
| TO JOIN FATHER | |
| TO JOIN HUSBAND | |
| TO JOIN MY BROTHER | |
| TO JOIN SPOUSE | |
| TO LEAVE WITH HUSBAND | |
| TROU |
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
Q9.3-Q0.10 ask if the respondent sent money or goods to those persons in the past 12 months, how it was sent, how many times, if sent on a regular basis, if it was the same amount each time, the value of what was sent in the past 12 months, in which month was the most amount sent, and whether it was in response to war or a natural disaster.