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Thailand 1970 — source variable TH1970A_PREVPROV — Previous residence, province or country

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[Questions 12 and 13 are asked of persons age 5+ who lived fewer than 5 years in the present village or Municipal Area, as per question 11.]

12. Place of previous residence (province or country) ______

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[From column 11 to column 16, record only persons who are 5 years or older. For children who are 4 years old or younger, write a dash.]

Columns 11 through 13: Migration in the last 5 years

For columns 12 and 13: ask persons who record the number of years in residence as less than 5 years (record 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 in column 11)

Column 12: Place of previous residence
Ask: "Before moving to this village or municipal area, in which province or country did that person live?" Record the last province in which the person lived before moving into this province.

If the person has moved within the same province, record the name of that province.

If the person has moved from abroad, record the name of the last country in which the person has lived.

For children aged 5 years or younger and for people who record the number of years more than 5 years in column 11, write a dash.

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Thailand 1980 — source variable TH1980A_PREVPROV — Previous province or country of residence

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For person 5 years and older or those who were born before and in the year 1974 (tiger year)
[Questions L16-L20 were asked of persons age 5 and over.]

If less than 5 years in L18
[Questions L19-L21 were asked of person who had been living in the present village or municipality for less than 5 years, per question L18.]

L19. Previous province of residence ____

Enter province. If moved within the same province, enter district

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3.18 Migration:

Migration means moving between villages or municipal areas within 5 years before the date of census.

Moving within the same municipal areas or villages is not regarded as migration.

Bangkok and Pattaya City are regarded as other municipal areas.

Column 18 - 21 Migration

Ask those who are 5 years old and over, or who were born before or in 1974 (Tiger year)

Column 18

Ask "How long have you been living in this village/municipality?"

For those temporarily leaving for aboard and being there on the date of census, do not ask this column.

Record "number of years" the person has been living in the village/municipality as of the date of census. If that person has lived less than 1 year, record "0."

Columns 19 - 21

Ask only the persons recorded 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or "X" in Column 18.

Column 19 Name of the last living province before moving into the present residence

Ask "Could you tell me the name of the last province you had lived before moving into this place?" record "name of the province."

If moving within the same province, record "name of the district." If moving from other countries, "record name of the country."

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Thailand 1990 — source variable TH1990A_PREVPROV — Previous province or country of residence

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L15. Duration of present residence
How many years has (name) been living in this village/municipal area? _ _

Record number of year. If less than 1 year record 0. If over 5 years skip to L19. If do not know, ask whether living over or less than 5 years. Record over 5 years or less than 5 years.

Migration Status

Ask only persons who record 0-4 year and less than 5 years in L15.

L16. Previous place of residence
What was the previous Changwat (name) moved from?

If moved from other changwat, write Changwat name. If moved within Changwat write Amphoe name. If moved from other country write country name.
For children age 0-4 year living here since birth, record "Did not move".

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Columns 15-18: Migration

Column 15: Duration of Present Residence
Ask: "............ (name) ............. how many years you have been living continuously in this village or in this municipality.?"
Record the "number of years" for which a person has lived continuously in the village or municipality until 1 April, 1990.

If the respondent has lived there for less than 1 year, record "0".
If the respondent cannot tell the number years for which he/she has lived in the village or municipality, ask whether he/she has lived there for more than 5 years or less than 5 years.
[] If it is less than 5 years, record "less than 5 years".
[] If it is more than 5 years, record "more than 5 years".

Columns 16-18:
[Ask only persons who record 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or "less than 5 years" in column 15.]

Column 16: The last usual living place before moving to the current usual living place

Ask: "Could you tell me the name of the last province in which you lived before moving to this place?"

1. If the respondent moved from other province, record "the name of province". If he/she does not know the name of the province, record "does not know the province".
2. If the respondent moved within the same province, record "the name of district" that can be the same or different from the district in which he/she currently lives. If he/she does not know the name of the district, record "does not know the district".
3. If the respondent moved from other country, record "the name of the country". If he/she does not know the name of the country, record "does not know the country".
4. For children aged 0-4 who have lived in this village or municipality since birth, record "not moved" and skip to column 27.

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Thailand 2000 — source variable TH2000A_PREVRES — Province or country of previous residence

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Migration
[Questions were asked of respondents with codes 0-5 in L24]

L25. Previous place of residence_ _ _

If moved from other province, record province name

If moved within province, record district name

If moved from other country, record country name

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25. Migration
Migration means the movement of people from one residing place to another, such as from one village or municipal area to another village or municipal area where the respondent is currently residing. Such movement must have occurred no less than five years before the census.

The following cases are not considered as migration
a) Change of respondent's municipal area or village due to expansion of the municipality area or division of a village into two or more when the respondent has not physically moved from their regular residence.

b) Respondents who move their residences into Bangkok metropolis and Pattaya city.

Column L25, L26, L27: Migration
[Ask only persons who recorded code "0 - 5" in column L24]

Column L25: The last living place before moving into the present residence

Question asked [of respondent]: "What is the name of the last province you stayed before moving to this place?"

1. If moving or migration is done within the same province

Record the name of the district. It can be the same or a different district from the one in which the person is currently living. If [the respondent] does not know the name of the district, record "District not known".

2. If moving or migration is done from another province

Record the name of the province. If the name of the province is not known, record "Province not known".

3. If migrating from other country

Record the name of the country. If the name of the country is not known, record "Country not known".

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