Migration in South Africa 2001-2002
South Africa, 2001 - 2002
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zaf-hsrc-msa-2001-2002-v1
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q41d - [If respondent considers moving elsewhere]: what would be your main rea (q41d)
Data file: Migration in SA 2001-2002 Indiv
Overview
Valid:
873
Invalid:
2745
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
loc_start_pos:
247
loc_end_pos:
248
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not answered | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Opportunities for employment | 152 |
17.4%
|
| 2 | Cost of living | 4 |
0.5%
|
| 3 | Developed/underdeveloped area | 4 |
0.5%
|
| 4 | Opportunity for opening or taking over a business | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | Prevailing poverty | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 6 | Other reasons related to the economic situation | 5 |
0.6%
|
| 7 | Improving employment situation | 56 |
6.4%
|
| 8 | Accepting employment / losing employment | 8 |
0.9%
|
| 9 | Looking for work | 137 |
15.7%
|
| 10 | Job transfer/promotion | 6 |
0.7%
|
| 11 | Other job-specific reasons | 9 |
1%
|
| 12 | Improved/ unacceptable income situation | 30 |
3.4%
|
| 13 | Improved standard of living | 19 |
2.2%
|
| 14 | Other income-specific reasons | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 15 | Education self | 25 |
2.9%
|
| 16 | Education spouse | 0 |
0%
|
| 17 | Education children | 9 |
1%
|
| 18 | Education other relatives | 0 |
0%
|
| 19 | Other education-related reasons | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 20 | Retired | 10 |
1.1%
|
| 21 | Other general job/education/income-related reasons | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 22 | Marriage or moving in with partner/divorce/separation | 12 |
1.4%
|
| 23 | Family influence/information | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 24 | Spouse had to move/accompanied spouse | 12 |
1.4%
|
| 25 | Moving closer to family (parents/children) | 41 |
4.7%
|
| 26 | Moving to the family home | 8 |
0.9%
|
| 27 | Compelled by family/parent(s) | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 28 | Community affiliation | 0 |
0%
|
| 29 | Other reasons related to family/affiliation | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 30 | Being on my own | 25 |
2.9%
|
| 31 | Other reasons related to autonomy/life-cycle | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 32 | Other reasons related to affiliation | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 33 | Forced/resettled (eg by government) | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 34 | Evicted (eg by landlord/land owner) | 0 |
0%
|
| 35 | Other reasons related to the social environment | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 36 | Crime/violence/peace | 65 |
7.4%
|
| 37 | Other reasons related to the security environment | 6 |
0.7%
|
| 38 | Other reasons related to the political environment | 7 |
0.8%
|
| 39 | Climate | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 40 | Natural beauty/unattractiveness | 26 |
3%
|
| 41 | Physical built/urban environment | 9 |
1%
|
| 42 | Health reasons (related to area) | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 43 | Other reasons related to the physical environment | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 44 | Overcrowding | 0 |
0%
|
| 45 | Improved/unacceptable housing | 4 |
0.5%
|
| 46 | Affordable housing/land | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 47 | Housing/land availability | 4 |
0.5%
|
| 48 | Other reasons related to housing/land | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 49 | Specific religious issues (eg dominance) | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 50 | Other reasons related to culture/religion | 0 |
0%
|
| 51 | Better/worse transport services | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 52 | Healthcare services | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 53 | Other services | 4 |
0.5%
|
| 54 | Recreation/entertainment facilities | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 55 | Shopping facilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 56 | Other facilities | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 57 | Other reasons related to services/facilities | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 58 | A better life or living conditions/better future | 53 |
6.1%
|
| 59 | Liked/disliked area | 14 |
1.6%
|
| 60 | Restful lifestyle | 7 |
0.8%
|
| 61 | Personal interest/curiosity | 11 |
1.3%
|
| 62 | Wanted to move | 5 |
0.6%
|
| 63 | Refuses to provide reason | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 64 | I was born here | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 97 | No answer given | 26 |
3%
|
| 98 | Combined reasons (not elsewhere classified) | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Other reasons (nec) | 7 |
0.8%
|
| Sysmiss | 2745 |
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.