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UPHD - Migration and Employment History for Pre-Selected Individuals Aged 12 and plus

KENYA, 2006 - 2010
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)
African Population & Health Research Center
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Reason for leaving residence prior to DSA (v404)

Data file: MIGRATION HISTORY

Overview

vald 17865
invd 0
Interval discrete
Decimal 0
Range 11 - 106

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What is the most important reason why you left this place?
Categories
Value Category Cases
11 11. Family/friend left 73
0.4%
12 12. Got married 1461
8.2%
13 13. Moved with family/relatives 2463
13.8%
14 14. Divorced/widowed/separated 58
0.3%
15 15. Independence from family 211
1.2%
16 16. Other family related 1227
6.9%
21 21. Insecurity (unsafe) 81
0.5%
26 26. Other security related 7
0%
31 31. Poor housing 30
0.2%
32 32. Poor amenities (e.g. toilet/baths/water access/electricity) 11
0.1%
33 33. Room/house was small 34
0.2%
34 34. Structure/room damaged/renovated/demolished 67
0.4%
35 35. Noisy/crowded 2
0%
36 36. Other housing related 117
0.7%
37 37. Eviction/demolition notice by KPLC 1
0%
41 41. Lost job there 377
2.1%
42 42. Poor job prospects 4423
24.8%
43 43. Poor location for business 269
1.5%
44 44. Too far from place of work 801
4.5%
45 45. No land for farming 12
0.1%
46 46. Other job related 287
1.6%
47 47. To cultivate, plant, harvest (farming) 1
0%
51 51. Can not afford rent/rent too high 992
5.6%
52 52. Food/groceries costly 5
0%
53 53. High health costs 0
0%
54 54. Independence/Can now afford 33
0.2%
56 56. Other cost related 36
0.2%
61 61. Poor health services 15
0.1%
62 62. Dirty environment 19
0.1%
66 66. Other health related 10
0.1%
71 71. Inaccessible/far from road or main path 6
0%
72 72. Toilet too far 1
0%
73 73. Water too far 3
0%
76 76. Other distance related 7
0%
81 81. To join school 215
1.2%
82 82. To join college/vocational training 109
0.6%
83 83. Completed school 123
0.7%
84 84. Completed college 15
0.1%
86 86. Other education related 45
0.3%
91 91. Just for a change 275
1.5%
92 92. Asked by landlord to move 23
0.1%
95 95. Missing 2
0%
96 96. Other 88
0.5%
97 97. Refusal 1
0%
98 98. Don't know 3
0%
99 99. Not applicable 3462
19.4%
101 101. Argued with family/friend 40
0.2%
102 102. Civil conflict 46
0.3%
103 103. Evicted 256
1.4%
106 106. Other conflict related 22
0.1%
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.
Question pretext
Now I would like to ask you about the places you have ever lived for at least three months during the last ten years. Please do your best to recall the places where you lived, how long you stayed in each place, and the most important reason why you moved. If duration is one year or less record in months, otherwise record in years
Question post text
Codesheet A4

Description

Text
Reason for leaving previous place before moving to Viwandani/Korogocho
Universe
Eligible Individuals Aged 12 and above during the period, 2006 - 2010 who accepted to participate in the study, excluding those who have lived in Korogocho/Viwandani since birth.