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

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Mar 23, 2011

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Primary reason for choosing the most recent migration location 6 (Q6_14F)

Data file: WBSASection 6

Overview

Valid: 2

Invalid: 366

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 146

End: 147

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What were the primary reasons the most recent location was chosen?

Categories

Value	Category
1	He/she knew people here
2	He/she had information about the place
3	He/she had a job offer there
4	Better wages there
5	Better job opportunities there
6	More/better land there
7	Better quality of life there
8	Better education opportunities there
9	Better climate
10	Better medical care
11	Close to family, friend
12	Cost of moving is low
13	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

Q6.13-Q6.16 are concerned with details about when and why a person left the household.

Question post text

(Tick all that apply.)

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