Migration in South Africa 2001-2002
South Africa, 2001 - 2002
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Reference ID
zaf-hsrc-msa-2001-2002-v1
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Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
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Feb 11, 2013
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q612c - [If less than one year]: why did you stay there for such a short period (q612c)
Data file: Migration in SA 2001-2002 Indiv
Overview
Valid:
43
Invalid:
3575
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
loc_start_pos:
454
loc_end_pos:
455
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 25
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family responsibilities | 4 |
9.3%
|
| 2 | Restlessness | 1 |
2.3%
|
| 3 | I was visiting my sister | 3 |
7%
|
| 4 | Visited roots | 1 |
2.3%
|
| 5 | To have my own place | 2 |
4.7%
|
| 6 | Transport | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | Only studied/received training there | 1 |
2.3%
|
| 8 | Work-related reasons | 9 |
20.9%
|
| 9 | Health-related reasons | 7 |
16.3%
|
| 10 | Reasons related to personal/family life cycle | 1 |
2.3%
|
| 11 | Reasons related to family dependence | 2 |
4.7%
|
| 12 | Reasons related to safety and security | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | Personal (undisclosed) reasons | 2 |
4.7%
|
| 14 | Could not find a job | 1 |
2.3%
|
| 15 | Personal reasons | 4 |
9.3%
|
| 16 | More peaceful | 0 |
0%
|
| 17 | Missing my family | 1 |
2.3%
|
| 18 | Nearest town | 0 |
0%
|
| 19 | Contract worker | 0 |
0%
|
| 20 | Childrens education | 0 |
0%
|
| 21 | Retirement | 0 |
0%
|
| 22 | Wanted to come back to South Africa | 0 |
0%
|
| 23 | To get an ID | 0 |
0%
|
| 24 | Poverty | 0 |
0%
|
| 25 | 4 |
9.3%
|
|
| Sysmiss | 3575 |
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.