General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Cambodia, 1998

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KHM_1998_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, IPUMS

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Reason for migration (KH1998A_MIGWHY)

Data file: KHM1998_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 217

End: 218

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="KH98A408"><span class="em">10 Previous Residence</span><br /><div class="i1">Where have you been living before?<br /><div class="i2">If always lived in this village, enter code 1 and skip to 13.<br />If in another village, give name of district of that village and write name of province within brackets.<br />If outside Cambodia, write name of Country.</div></div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="KH98A410"><span class="em">12 Reason for Migration</span><br /><div class="i1">Give reason for change of residence, if present residence is different from previous residence. (Enter Code from list below)<br /><div class="i2">Codes for Column 12 Reason for Migration<br /><br />1 Transfer of work place <br />2 In search of employment <br />3 Education<br />4 Marriage <br />5 Family moved <br />6 Natural calamities or insecurity<br />7 Repatriation or return after displacement<br />8 Visiting only<br />9 ___ Other (specify)</div></div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
01	Transfer work
02	Search work
03	Education
04	Marriage
05	Family move
06	Calamities
07	Repatriation
08	Visiting
09	Other
98	Not reported
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the reason for change of residence or migration.

Universe

Cambodia 1998: Persons born in a place different from their village of residence [discrepancies: type I: 47%; type II: none]

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