Migration Survey 2019
Gambia, 2019
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Main motivational reason for migrating the last time (p05_20)
Data file: section5_2
Overview
Valid:
2351
Invalid:
6467
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
191
End:
192
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 98
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
To your knowledge, what was the main reason that motivated (NAME) to migrate for the last time?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seeking better economic opportunities | 1623 |
69%
|
| 2 | Conflict within the household | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | Helping the family after the loss of a loved one | 24 |
1%
|
| 4 | Health problem | 14 |
0.6%
|
| 5 | Join a family member or a friend | 228 |
9.7%
|
| 6 | Study | 277 |
11.8%
|
| 7 | Fleeing insecurity in the community | 12 |
0.5%
|
| 8 | Desire to travel | 13 |
0.6%
|
| 9 | Other (specify) | 147 |
6.3%
|
| 98 | Prefer not to say | 6 |
0.3%
|
| Sysmiss | 6467 |
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.