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Migration History module

Questions 25

migrationhistory_w7.mabroad

Has lived abroad

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Next we have a few questions about where you have lived in your lifetime
Have you lived in any countries other than the UK for a year or more?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 & (FF_FBORN = 0)) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is UK born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples)

migrationhistory_w7.mnabroad

Number of other countries lived in

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER

Text: How many other countries have you lived in?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 & (FF_FBORN = 0)) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is UK born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples)
and if MAbroad = 1 (Has lived in a country other than the UK)

migrationhistory_w7.mabroadc

Where lived abroad

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: START TYPING THE COUNTRY NAME AND THEN SELECT THE ANSWER FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU. WHEN YOU HAVE SELECTED THE CORRECT ANSWER PRESS CONTINUE TO CARRY ON. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE COUNTRY NAME IN THE DROP DOWN MENU, TYPE THE FULL NAME OF THE COUNTRY INTO THE BOX AND PRESS CONTINUE TO CARRY ON.

Text: Which was the [first/second/third/fourth/fifth] other country lived in?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 & (FF_FBORN = 0)) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is UK born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples)
and if MAbroad = 1 (Has lived in a country other than the UK)

migrationhistory_w7.mabroadco

Where lived abroad: other

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 & (FF_FBORN = 0)) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is UK born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples)
and if MAbroad = 1 (Has lived in a country other than the UK)
and if MAbroadC = 997 (Lived in country not on list)

migrationhistory_w7.mindirect

Moves directly from country of birth

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Next we have a few questions about when you came to live in the UK. When you came to the UK to live, did you come directly from your country of birth or did you live in another country or countries before living here?

OptionLabel
1Direct from birth country
2From other country

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Respondent is foreign born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)

migrationhistory_w7.mnotherc

Number of countries lived in

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER

Text: Other than your country of birth, how many other countries did you live in before living here?

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Respondent is foreign born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MIndirect = 2 (Moved to UK from a country other than birth country)

migrationhistory_w7.mindirectc

Country lived in before coming to UK

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: START TYPING THE COUNTRY NAME AND THEN SELECT THE ANSWER FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU. WHEN YOU HAVE SELECTED THE CORRECT ANSWER PRESS CONTINUE TO CARRY ON. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE COUNTRY NAME IN THE DROP DOWN MENU, TYPE THE FULL NAME OF THE COUNTRY INTO THE BOX AND PRESS CONTINUE TO CARRY ON.

Text: Which was the [first/second/third/fourth/fifth] country you lived in after you left your country of birth?

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Respondent is foreign born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MIndirect = 2 (Moved to UK from a country other than birth country)

migrationhistory_w7.mindirectco

Other country lived in before coming to UK

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Respondent is foreign born and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MIndirect = 2 (Moved to UK from a country other than birth country)
and if MIndirectC = 997 (Moved to UK from country not on list)

migrationhistory_w7.dvage2uk

Age Respondent came to UK

Type: number

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)

migrationhistory_w7.age2ukc

Age came to UK correct

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: If we have calculated the date correctly, you were aged [DVAGE2UK] when you came to the UK. Is this correct?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)

migrationhistory_w7.age2uk

Age respondent came to the UK

Type: number

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER AGE

Text: At what age did you arrive in the UK?

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)
and if AGE2UKC = 2 (Age came to the UK not correct)

migrationhistory_w7.dv2uk16

Arrival age in UK 16 or older

Type: number

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)

migrationhistory_w7.mreason

Reason for migration

Type: multichoice

Source: SCIP

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY

Text: {if GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.LDA = 1} Next we have a few questions about when you came to live in the UK. There are different reasons for moving to the UK. Why did you move?

OptionLabel
1For work (e.g. wanted to work and earn money in the UK, to do an internship or were sent here by employer)
2Joined partner or spouse already living in the UK
3Joined other family members already living in the UK
4Moved together with family members
5Education (e.g. wanted to study here or take language classes etc.)
6Political (did not feel safe in the country of birth)
7Simply wanted to live in another country / in the UK
97Other

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)

migrationhistory_w7.mreasono

Other reason for migration

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: PLEASE WRITE IN OTHER REASON

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)
and if MREASON = 97 (Other reason for migration)

migrationhistory_w7.mreturned

Ever returned to country of birth to live

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Since you first came to the UK to live, have you returned to your country of birth to live for a year or more?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)

migrationhistory_w7.mlived

Lived in countries other than UK since arrival

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Since coming to the UK have you lived in any countries other than the UK or your country of birth for a year or more?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)

migrationhistory_w7.mnlived

Number of countries lived in since UK arrival

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER

Text: How many other countries have you lived in since coming to the UK?

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MLived = 1 (Lived in any countries other than UK since moving to the UK)

migrationhistory_w7.mlivedc

Countries lived in since moving to UK

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: START TYPING THE COUNTRY NAME AND THEN SELECT THE ANSWER FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU. WHEN YOU HAVE SELECTED THE CORRECT ANSWER PRESS CONTINUE TO CARRY ON. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE COUNTRY NAME IN THE DROP DOWN MENU, TYPE THE FULL NAME OF THE COUNTRY INTO THE BOX AND PRESS CONTINUE TO CARRY ON.

Text: Which was the [first/second/third/fourth/fifth] other country lived in after coming to the UK?

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MLived = 1 (Lived in any countries other than UK since moving to the UK)

migrationhistory_w7.mlivedco

Countries lived in since moving to UK: other

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident and respondent is foreign born, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MLived = 1 (Lived in any countries other than UK since moving to the UK)
and if MLivedC = 997 (Lived in country not on list)

migrationhistory_w7.mnmoves

Number of moves to a new address

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: DO NOT COUNT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RETURNING TO THE FAMILY HOME FOR SCHOOL BREAKS OR HOLIDAYS BUT DO COUNT ALL ADDRESS CHANGES WHILE A STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY. DO NOT COUNT THE FIRST MOVE TO THE UK FROM ABROAD. ENTER NUMBER, ENTER 0 TIMES AS 0, RESPONDENT'S BEST ESTIMATE IS ACCEPTABLE

Text: Roughly how many times have you moved to a new address since you {if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 0) | (INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 1, 2, 3, 4) | ((GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 5) & dvage2uk <= 14)} were aged 14 / {if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 5) & dvage2uk > 14)} came to the UK to live either on your own or with family?

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)

migrationhistory_w7.mlivedist

Current home: distance from first home/age 14

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: How far do you now live from where you were living when you {if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 0) | (INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 1, 2, 3, 4) | ((GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 5) & dvage2uk <= 14)} were aged 14 / {if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 5) & dvage2uk > 14)} came to the UK to live?

OptionLabel
1Less than 2 miles
2Between 2 and 5 miles
3Between 5 and 20 miles
4Between 20 and 50 miles
5Between 50 and 100 miles
6More than 100 miles

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MNMoves > = 1 (Moved one or more times)

migrationhistory_w7.mlivedist5

Ever lived further than 5 miles from where now lives

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Since you {if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 0) | (INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 1, 2, 3, 4) | ((GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 5) & dvage2uk <= 14)} were aged 14 / {if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.ukborn = 5) & dvage2uk > 14)} came to the UK to live, have you ever lived further than 5 miles from where you live now?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MNMoves > = 1 (Moved one or more times)
and if MLiveDist = 1,2 (Lives less than 2 miles or 2 to 5 miles from where living aged 14 or where lived when first came to the UK)

migrationhistory_w7.mlivedistf

Furthest distance lived from present home

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: What is the furthest away you've lived?

OptionLabel
1Between 5 and 20 miles
2Between 20 and 50 miles
3Between 50 and 100 miles
4More than 100 miles
5Country outside UK

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBOOST <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.GPCOMPARE <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.LDA <> 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Continuing sample household with a foreign born resident, or respondent is foreign-born, and household is not in the EM Boost, GP Compare, LDA or IEMB samples.)
and if MNMoves > = 1 (Moved one or more times)
and if MLiveDist = 1,2 (Lives less than 2 miles or 2 to 5 miles from where living aged 14 or where lived when first came to the UK)
and if MLiveDist5 = 1 (Has lived further than 5 miles from where live now)

migrationhistory_w7.mintent

Current migration intentions

Type: choice

Source: SCIP

Text: What best describes your current situation or which comes closest?

OptionLabel
1I expect to stay in the UK to live
2I expect to move between the UK and country of birth on a regular basis
3I live here now but I expect to return to country of birth to live there in the future
4I live here now but I expect to live in another country in the future

Universe:
if (DV2UK16 = 2) & (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Arrived in UK aged 16+ and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)

migrationhistory_w7.mintwhen

When expects to migrate

Type: choice

Source: SCIP

Text: How soon do you expect to {if MINTENT = 3} return to your country of birth / {if MINTENT = 4} move to another country?

OptionLabel
1In the next 12 months
2In the next 1-3 years
3In more than 3 years

Universe:
if (DV2UK16 = 2) & (FF_FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKBORN = 5) & (GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB <> 1) (Arrived in UK aged 16+ and respondent is foreign born, or new entrant respondent is foreign-born, and not an IEMB sample household.)
and if MINTENT = 3 | 4 (Expects to return to live in country of birth or move to live in another country)

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