Census 2022, 10% Sample
South Africa, 2022
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Feb 24, 2026
Last modified
Feb 24, 2026
Main reason of moving (P16_MAIN_REASON)
Data file: sa-census-2022-person-v1
Overview
Valid:
4230792
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start a business/ Other business reasons (e.g. expansion of business) |
| 2 | Look for paid work |
| 3 | Job transfer/take up new job opportunity |
| 4 | Divorce/separation |
| 5 | Moving as a household to accompany a household member (for health, education, employment etc.) |
| 6 | New dwelling for household |
| 7 | Moving to live with or be closer to spouse (marriage), family, friends, partner |
| 8 | Education (e.g. studying, schooling, training) |
| 9 | Health (e.g. poor/ill health) |
| 10 | Retirement |
| 11 | Job loss/retrenchment/contract ended |
| 12 | For better municipal services |
| 13 | Political instability/religious conflict/persecution |
| 14 | High levels of crime |
| 15 | Drought/natural disaster |
| 16 | Other |
| 17 | Do not know |
| 88 | Not applicable |
| 99 | Unspecified |
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.