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Migration Household Survey 2009

Kenya, 2009
University of Nairobi
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Primary reason for choosing the last migration location (q7_6)

Data file: section7

Overview

Valid: 68
Invalid: 2
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 3
Range: 1 - 999
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What was the main reason why (NAME) chose (PLACE)?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 i knew people here 13
19.1%
2 i had information about the place 4
5.9%
3 i had a job offer there 16
23.5%
4 better wages there 2
2.9%
5 better job opportunities there 6
8.8%
6 more/better land there 1
1.5%
7 better quality of life there 1
1.5%
8 better education opportunities there 14
20.6%
9 better climate 0
0%
10 better medical care 1
1.5%
11 close to family, friend 9
13.2%
12 cost of moving is low 0
0%
13 other (specify) 1
1.5%
777 n\a 0
0%
888 dk 0
0%
999 missing 0
0%
Sysmiss 2
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.
var_qstn_ivuinstr
Q7.2 to 7.14 are identical in wording to questions asked in Section 5. For each question, it is important to record the responses for each and every “return migrant.”
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