Migration Household Survey 2009
South Africa, 2009
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Primary reason for moving to current location 2 (Q9_8B)
Data file: WBSASection 1-5 & 9
Overview
Valid:
173
Invalid:
7477
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
990
End:
991
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What were the primary reasons the current 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
Q9.3-Q0.10 ask if the respondent sent money or goods to those persons in the past 12 months, how it was sent, how many times, if sent on a regular basis, if it was the same amount each time, the value of what was sent in the past 12 months, in which month was the most amount sent, and whether it was in response to war or a natural disaster.
Question post text
(Tick all that apply)