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 last migration location 4 (Q8_6D)

Data file: WBSASection 8

Overview

Valid: 1

Invalid: 70

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 60

End: 61

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What were the primary reasons (PLACE) was chosen?

Categories

Value	Category
1	I knew people here
2	I had information about the place
3	I 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

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.

Question post text

(Tick all that apply.)

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