Reason for migration: For work (e.g. wanted to work and earn money in the UK, to
Datafile
Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
initialconditions_w15.mreason
Question label:
Reason for migration
Question text:
There are different reasons for moving to the UK. Why did you move?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1] // new entrant never interviewed
And if [UKBORN = 5] // Not born in the UK
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE ALL THAT APPLY
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32612 | 99.28% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 130 | 0.4% |
| yes mentioned | 1 | 30 | 0.09% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34082 | 96.08% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 889 | 2.51% |
| yes mentioned | 1 | 357 | 1.01% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 35200 | 83.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 21 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 3415 | 8.1% |
| yes mentioned | 1 | 685 | 1.62% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only available for IEMB | -11 | 40577 | 89.79% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2120 | 4.69% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| refusal | -2 | 21 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 1601 | 3.54% |
| yes mentioned | 1 | 675 | 1.49% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
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