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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014

Variable Details

VariableRSNMVR41
LabelWhat were the main reasons for moving? Reason 1
Responses
1 Found job 186
2 To look for work 5
3 Lost my job 0
4 Transferred on a job 0
5 To study 529
6 For training 20
7 To do military service 0
8 To care for a sick person 1
9 To seek for medical treatment 3
10 Seeking for independence 1
11 Debt burden 0
12 Marriage 124
13 Divorce/ separation 0
14 Better housing 1
15 To follow inheritance 0
16 To look for land 1
19 Parent(s) died 0
20 Death of a relative 1
21 To follow spouse/ partner 15
22 To follow other relatives (excluding spouse/ partner) 2
23 To join or to be close to family 26
24 To visit friends / family 8
25 Pregnancy / birth of a child 50
26 Forced to move by spouse / partner 0
27 Forced to move by parents, parents-in-law, siblings, or sibl 0
28 Other family problems 3
29 To live in a healthier environment 1
30 To escape war, violence, crime 0
31 To escape natural disaster(s) 0
32 Hunger / Lack of food 0
33 Conflict in the community (clashes within the community / ne 0
34 Urban relocation 0
35 Rural resettlement 1
37 A safe living environment 0
38 Other, specify 8
77 Not Known 0
79 Refused to answer 0
88 N/A 0
Sysmiss 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014
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