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

In order to collect data on out migration to other states in the country, as also emigration to other countries, information regarding the persons who have left the household and gone outside the state where the household is located is to be collected. Code 1 or 2 will be given depending on if any member of the household has taken up residence in another state or gone abroad during the last 5 years. In case no member has left the household code 3 will be given. It is important to note that only those persons who were members of the household at the time and their departure and are presently alive and staying in another state or abroad are to be considered. Any member who had gone abroad during the last five years but returned to the household or to another place within the state will not be considered. Persons gone out for purely temporary purposes for short periods, say, for meetings/conferences of official tours or tourism purpose, participation in games, sports etc. will not be considered. Where more than on former member of the household are staying outside, and one is abroad and the other(s) in India, code 1 may be recorded, ie, person(s) staying abroad getting priority.