Migration Household Survey 2009
Kenya, 2009
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Reason for returning to HH (q7_12)
Data file: section7
Overview
Valid:
67
Invalid:
3
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
38
End:
40
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Why did (NAME) return?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | could not get residence there |
| 2 | could not get work permit there |
| 3 | work permit expired there |
| 4 | residence permit expired there |
| 5 | no intention to stay there longer |
| 6 | had accumulated enough money while living there |
| 7 | to take up temporary work here |
| 8 | temporary work there had come to an end for the season |
| 9 | got expelled from there |
| 10 | family reasons/problems here/there |
| 11 | missed family/partner/friends here |
| 12 | became sick |
| 13 | to pursue further studies |
| 14 | job transfer |
| 15 | |
| 777 | n\a |
| 888 | dk |
| 999 | missing |
| 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
Q7.2 to 7.14 are identical in wording to questions asked in Section 5. For each question, it is important to record the responses for each and every “return migrant.”