The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Thailand, 1990
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Reference ID
THA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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- THA1990-H-H
- THA1990-P-H
Reason for moving (TH1990A_0420)
Data file: THA1990-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
193
End:
194
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
L15. Duration of present residence
How many years has (name) been living in this village/municipal area? _ _
Record number of year. If less than 1 year record 0. If over 5 years skip to L19. If do not know, ask whether living over or less than 5 years. Record over 5 years or less than 5 years.
Migration Status
Ask only persons who record 0-4 year and less than 5 years in L15.
L18. Reason for moving
Why did (name) move?
[] To study
[] Moved with spouse
[] Moved with head of household
[] Looking for job
[] Job transfer
[] Return home
[] Vacation
[] Marriage
[] Priesthood, etc.
How many years has (name) been living in this village/municipal area? _ _
Record number of year. If less than 1 year record 0. If over 5 years skip to L19. If do not know, ask whether living over or less than 5 years. Record over 5 years or less than 5 years.
Migration Status
Ask only persons who record 0-4 year and less than 5 years in L15.
L18. Reason for moving
Why did (name) move?
[] To study
[] Moved with spouse
[] Moved with head of household
[] Looking for job
[] Job transfer
[] Return home
[] Vacation
[] Marriage
[] Priesthood, etc.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | To study |
| 2 | Follow household head |
| 3 | Follow spouse |
| 4 | Follow relative |
| 5 | To look for work |
| 6 | Enroll transfer job |
| 7 | Job assignment |
| 8 | For other work reasons |
| 9 | To return home |
| 10 | School vacation |
| 11 | Married |
| 12 | To be ordained |
| 13 | Change residence |
| 14 | Institution |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
Columns 15-18: Migration
Column 15: Duration of Present Residence
Ask: "............ (name) ............. how many years you have been living continuously in this village or in this municipality.?"
Record the "number of years" for which a person has lived continuously in the village or municipality until 1 April, 1990.
If the respondent has lived there for less than 1 year, record "0".
If the respondent cannot tell the number years for which he/she has lived in the village or municipality, ask whether he/she has lived there for more than 5 years or less than 5 years.
[] If it is less than 5 years, record "less than 5 years".
[] If it is more than 5 years, record "more than 5 years".
Columns 16-18:
[Ask only persons who record 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or "less than 5 years" in column 15.]
Column 18: Reason for migration
Ask: "Why did ....... (name) ....... move to this place?"
Record the reason of migration into this village or municipality. Examples:
Education
Following husband or wife
Following head of the household
Looking for a job
Returning home
School vacation
Marriage
Others
Etc.
[An example of the instruction for columns 12-18 is omitted.]
Column 15: Duration of Present Residence
Ask: "............ (name) ............. how many years you have been living continuously in this village or in this municipality.?"
Record the "number of years" for which a person has lived continuously in the village or municipality until 1 April, 1990.
If the respondent has lived there for less than 1 year, record "0".
If the respondent cannot tell the number years for which he/she has lived in the village or municipality, ask whether he/she has lived there for more than 5 years or less than 5 years.
[] If it is less than 5 years, record "less than 5 years".
[] If it is more than 5 years, record "more than 5 years".
Columns 16-18:
[Ask only persons who record 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or "less than 5 years" in column 15.]
Column 18: Reason for migration
Ask: "Why did ....... (name) ....... move to this place?"
Record the reason of migration into this village or municipality. Examples:
Education
Following husband or wife
Following head of the household
Looking for a job
Returning home
School vacation
Marriage
Others
Etc.
[An example of the instruction for columns 12-18 is omitted.]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for moving to their current place of residence.
Universe
Persons who migrated
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |