Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016
Maldives, 2016
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MDV_2016_HIES_v01_M
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Q416: What is the main reason for migrating to this island? (Q416)
Data file: f4
Overview
Valid:
8871
Invalid:
17154
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
135
End:
136
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOR EDUCATION | 1274 |
14.4%
|
| 2 | TAKE UP A NEW JOB/JOB TRANSFER/ SEEKING WORK | 951 |
10.7%
|
| 3 | RETURN MIGRANT TO LIVE IN THIS ISLAND | 2634 |
29.7%
|
| 4 | DUE TO FAMILY MIGRATION/TO LIVE WITH FAMILY | 1489 |
16.8%
|
| 5 | DUE TO MARRIAGE | 1117 |
12.6%
|
| 6 | AS A PARENT/GUARDIAN | 182 |
2.1%
|
| 7 | FOR MEDICAL PURPOSE | 44 |
0.5%
|
| 8 | MOVED TO THIS ISLAND DUE TO TSUNAMI | 382 |
4.3%
|
| 9 | DUE TO POPULATION CONSOLIDATION (NOT RELATED TO TSUNAMI) | 273 |
3.1%
|
| 10 | OTHER REASON | 219 |
2.5%
|
| 99 | NOT STATED | 306 |
3.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 17154 |
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.