Migration in South Africa 2001-2002
South Africa, 2001 - 2002
Get Microdata
Reference ID
zaf-hsrc-msa-2001-2002-v1
Producer(s)
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
Metadata
Created on
Feb 11, 2013
Last modified
May 10, 2020
Page views
88058
Downloads
5351
q64c - What was your main reason for moving? Please give the single most impor (q64c)
Data file: Migration in SA 2001-2002 Indiv
Overview
Valid:
1078
Invalid:
2540
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
loc_start_pos:
534
loc_end_pos:
535
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not answered | 25 |
2.3%
|
| 1 | Opportunities for employment | 107 |
9.9%
|
| 2 | Cost of living | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | Developed/underdeveloped area | 4 |
0.4%
|
| 4 | Opportunity for opening or taking over a business | 10 |
0.9%
|
| 5 | Prevailing poverty | 33 |
3.1%
|
| 6 | Other reasons related to the economic situation | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 7 | Improving employment situation | 36 |
3.3%
|
| 8 | Accepting employment / losing employment | 59 |
5.5%
|
| 9 | Looking for work | 108 |
10%
|
| 10 | Job transfer/promotion | 62 |
5.8%
|
| 11 | Other job-specific reasons | 24 |
2.2%
|
| 12 | Improved/ unacceptable income situation | 15 |
1.4%
|
| 13 | Improved standard of living | 8 |
0.7%
|
| 14 | Other income-specific reasons | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 15 | Education self | 41 |
3.8%
|
| 16 | Education spouse | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | Education children | 6 |
0.6%
|
| 18 | Education other relatives | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 19 | Other education-related reasons | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 20 | Retired | 13 |
1.2%
|
| 21 | Other general job/education/income-related reasons | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 22 | Marriage or moving in with partner/divorce/separation | 101 |
9.4%
|
| 23 | Family influence/information | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 24 | Spouse had to move/accompanied spouse | 42 |
3.9%
|
| 25 | Moving closer to family (parents/children) | 81 |
7.5%
|
| 26 | Moving to the family home | 10 |
0.9%
|
| 27 | Compelled by family/parent(s) | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 28 | Community affiliation | 0 |
0%
|
| 29 | Other reasons related to family/affiliation | 9 |
0.8%
|
| 30 | Being on my own | 31 |
2.9%
|
| 31 | Other reasons related to autonomy/life-cycle | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 32 | Other reasons related to affiliation | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 33 | Forced/resettled (eg by government) | 10 |
0.9%
|
| 34 | Evicted (eg by landlord/land owner) | 8 |
0.7%
|
| 35 | Other reasons related to the social environment | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 36 | Crime/violence/peace | 28 |
2.6%
|
| 37 | Other reasons related to the security environment | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 38 | Other reasons related to the political environment | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 39 | Climate | 4 |
0.4%
|
| 40 | Natural beauty/unattractiveness | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 41 | Physical built/urban environment | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 42 | Health reasons (related to area) | 15 |
1.4%
|
| 43 | Other reasons related to the physical environment | 0 |
0%
|
| 44 | Overcrowding | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 45 | Improved/unacceptable housing | 26 |
2.4%
|
| 46 | Affordable housing/land | 22 |
2%
|
| 47 | Housing/land availability | 17 |
1.6%
|
| 48 | Other reasons related to housing/land | 12 |
1.1%
|
| 49 | Specific religious issues (eg dominance) | 0 |
0%
|
| 50 | Other reasons related to culture/religion | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 51 | Better/worse transport services | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 52 | Healthcare services | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 53 | Other services | 0 |
0%
|
| 54 | Recreation/entertainment facilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 55 | Shopping facilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 56 | Other facilities | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 57 | Other reasons related to services/facilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 58 | A better life or living conditions/better future | 33 |
3.1%
|
| 59 | Liked/disliked area | 4 |
0.4%
|
| 60 | Restful lifestyle | 4 |
0.4%
|
| 61 | Personal interest/curiosity | 8 |
0.7%
|
| 62 | Wanted to move | 4 |
0.4%
|
| 63 | Refuses to provide reason | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 64 | I was born here | 5 |
0.5%
|
| 97 | No answer given | 0 |
0%
|
| 98 | Combined reasons (not elsewhere classified) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 99 | Other reasons (nec) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 2540 |
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.