Housing Condition and Migration Survey, January - June 1993
NSS 49th Round

India, 1993

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-49Rnd-Sch1dot2-1993

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Reason for movement (code) (B3_q9)

Data file: Block-3-Part-1-household characteristics records

Overview

Valid: 119421

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 71

End: 72

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Check code in Q6=1. If 1(yes) proceed

Literal question

Reason for movement (code)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
00	NA	115853	97%
01	In search of employment	515	0.4%
02	In search of better employment	735	0.6%
03	To take up employment/better employment	525	0.4%
04	Transfer of service/contract	690	0.6%
05	Proximity to place of work	88	0.1%
06	Studies	526	0.4%
07	Acquisition of house/flat	69	0.1%
08	Housing problems	102	0.1%
09	Social/political problems	102	0.1%
10	Health	13	0%
19	Others	197	0.2%
99	Invalid	6	0%

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.

Interviewer instructions

For each household reported as having moved, the reason for such movement will be ascertained and recorded in codes. While ascertaining the reason, it may be noted that though different members of the household may have differing reasons to record, only that factor which is the basic reason for the decision to shift the household should be considered. This has to be ascertained through proper probings. This reasons for movement categorised with their corresponding codes

Question post text

If code in Q6 other than 1 skip to Q 11

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Housing Condition and Migration Survey, January - June 1993 NSS 49th Round