Labor Market Panel Survey, 2012
Egypt, Arab Rep., 2012
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EGY_ELMPS_2012_V3.1
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q10106_1.why did you migrate? - primary reason (q10106_1)
Data file: elmps 2012 xs v3.1 all_Stata12
Overview
Valid:
1381
Invalid:
47805
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
33
Range:
1 - 12
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unemp. seeking work | 270 |
19.6%
|
| 2 | found better job | 899 |
65.1%
|
| 3 | higher wages | 65 |
4.7%
|
| 4 | help family (financially) | 49 |
3.5%
|
| 5 | tranferred by employer | 12 |
0.9%
|
| 6 | to save money to get married | 44 |
3.2%
|
| 7 | to save money to start a business | 9 |
0.7%
|
| 8 | to save money to buy a house | 6 |
0.4%
|
| 9 | to accompany spouse | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 10 | to accompany other family member | 6 |
0.4%
|
| 11 | visit | 10 |
0.7%
|
| 12 | loan/third party work | 6 |
0.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 47805 |
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.