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ADDRESSING SEASONAL DEPRIVATION THROUGH MIGRATION AND LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION

Migration information, September 1, 2008 to April 13, 2009 File Name: Table_ID_001

Name Code

01 Household Number: (HHID)

02 Census Number[ should be shaded] (censusno)

03 Name of the Respondent & ID: (res_id)

04 Name of the Household Head & ID: (hhh_id)

05 Name of the father of

the HH head[husband if female headed]: .....................................................................................

06 Location: (location)

07 Para: (para) ..............................................................................................................................

08 Village: (village) .....................................................................................................................

09 Mouza: ....................................................................................................................................

10 Union: (union) .........................................................................................................................

11 Thana/Upazila: (upazila) .........................................................................................................

12 District: (zila) ..........................................................................................................................

13. Religion (Muslim-1, Hindu-2, Christan-3, Buddha-4) (religion)

14 Interviewer: (enum)

15 Supervisor‟s name and code: (super)

Day Month Year

Date of interview: dd mm yy

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File Name: Table_A_001 Section A

1. Between September 1, 2008 (Bhadra 15, 1415) and April 13, 2009 (Chaitra 30, 1415, before Baishakh), did you or any member of your household migrate for work

outside home? (qa_1)

2. Who migrated between September 1, 2008 (Bhadra 15, 1415) and April 13, 2009 (Chaitra 30, 1415, before Baishakh)

Enumerator, list name of household members who migrated between September 1, 2008 (Bhadra 15, 1415) and April 13, 2009 (Chaitra 30, 1415, before Baishakh)

Name of the household member

Member ID

(from the second

round survey)

How many times did this person

migrate between Sept 1 and April 13,

how many times?

(number of episodes)

if a treatment village would you migrate if

you would not receive any cash /credit/ or

information from the NGO?

Yes ....... 1

No ......... 2 MID A2.1 A2.2

mid qa2_1 qa2_2

Yes .... 1 – fill up the following table

No ...... 2 >> go to Section C “Reasons for not migrating outside village” and continue there after.

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File Name: Table_B_001 Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions

[For each member and for each period, fill out the following section. That means, if a household has member has migrated two times, fill out a row for each of the episodes of

migration. Start with asking the last migration and go backward.]

Member

ID

Migration

Episode

SL number

When did the member migrate? Where did the member migrate? When did the member return? When you migrated, how

much money did you take

with you for this episode

of migration?

(in Taka)

How long would

the money have

lasted if you did

not find a job?

(in days)

Week Month Year District Town Week Month Year

MID B1.1 B1.2 B1.3 B1.4 B1.5 B1.6 B1.7 B1.8 B1.9 B1.10 B1.11

mid b1_1 b1_2 b1_3 b1_4 b1_5 b1_6 b1_7 b1_8 b1_9 b1_10 b1_11

Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………]

Member

ID

Migration

Episode

number

When migrated, did

you travel there alone

or with someone?

Alone .............. 1

with someone . 2

If with someone, with

whom did you travel to?

What is the relationship

with the person?

(code)

HHID of person

if he belongs to

a household in

our sample

Census ID of the

person if he

belongs to the

same village

Were you asked to

migrate with them

by the NGO?

Yes ....... 1

No ........ 2

MID B1.1 B1.12 B1.13 B1.14 B1.15 B1.16 B1.17

mid b1_1 b1_12 1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4. .....................................................

b1_14_1

b1_14_2

b1_14_3

b1_14_4

b1_15_1

b1_15_2

b1_15_3

b1_15_4

1.

2.

3.

4.

b1_17

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4. .....................................................

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

B1.14: Relationship Code

Parents...............................................1

Siblings..............................................2

Children.............................................3

Spouse / fiancée.................................4

Other relatives……………………...5

Someone from the same village…….6

Someone from the same union. ........7

Friends do not fall in 6 or 7 ………..8

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Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………] Member

ID

Migration

Episode

number

Since you

migrated with

the above

persons, did

you share

travel cost?

Yes ........1

No .........2

Did you

share food

cost on your

way to

destination?

Yes ....... 1

No ........ 2

Did you

share

accommodati

on cost on

your way to

destination?

Yes ....... 1

No ........ 2

Did you

share any

other cost?

Yes ....... 1

No ........ 2

If yes, please tell the type

of cost…

(Open ended)

During your travel

from your village to

the migration

destination, what was

the total travel cost

(include all costs

related to travel such

as bus/train, ricksaw

etc)?

(Taka)

During your travel

from your village

to the migration

destination, what

was the total cost

of food and

accommodation?

(Taka)

How did you

pay for the

costs?

(Code)

MID B1.1 B1.18 B1.19 B1.20 B1.21 B1.22 B1.23 B1.24 B1.25

mid b1_1 b1_18 b1_19 b1_20 b1_21 b1_22

_1

b1_22

_2

b1_22

_3

b1_23 b1_24 b1_25

_1

b1_25

_2

Code B1.25: How did you pay for the costs From own/family savings ............ 1 Sold land/real estate .................... 2

Sold jewelry ................................ 3

Spouse's family (grant) .............. 4

Other Relatives (grants) ............. 5

Employer in destination .............. 6

Credit from money lender ........... 7

Credit from NGOs ....................... 8 Credit from Banks ....................... 9

Other ........................................... 10

Cash received from NGO ............ 11

Credit received from NGO .......... 12

Credit/money from relatives ........ 13

Money from group members ....... 14

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Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………] Member

ID

Migration

Episode

number

Before

migrating to

this place, did

you know

someone who

was already

living there?

Yes ....... 1

No ........ 2

If yes, how

many

people did

you know?

(number of

people you

knew)

What is (are) the

relationship(s) with

the (those) person?

(Relationship code)

Thinking about other

places you may have

migrated to, did you

have more or fewer

connections in your

destination than in

those other

destinations?

More .... 1

Fewer ... 2

Same .... 3

If you did not

know anyone,

did any member

of your group

know someone

who was

already living

there?

Yes ....... 1

No ........ 2

If yes, did

this fact

influence

your

decision to

migrate?

Yes ....... 1

No ........ 2

Before migrating,

did you already

have a job lead in

the destination?

Yes ....... 1

No ......... 2

If yes, who provided

the job lead?

(Relationship code)

MID B1.1 B1.26 B1.27 B1.28 B1.29 B1.30 B1.31 B1.32 B1.33

mid b1_1 b1_26 b1_27 b1_28_1

b1_28_2

b1_28_3

b1_28_4

b1_29 b1_30 b1_31 b1_32 b1_33

1. 2.

3. 4.

1. 2.

3. 4.

1. 2.

3. 4.

1. 2.

3. 4.

B1.28 and B1.33: Relationship Code

Parents...............................................1

Siblings..............................................2

Children.............................................3

Spouse / fiancée.................................4

Other relatives……………………...5

Someone from the same village…….6

Someone from the same union. ........7

Friends do not fall in 6 or 7 ………..8

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Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………] Member

ID

Migrati

on

Episod

e

number

After arriving in

the destination,

how many days

did it take to

find the first

job?

(# days)

Did it take you

more or less

time to find a

job than you

expected? More time ....... 1

Less time ........ 2

Expected time . 3

In your first

job, how

many people

that you knew

previously did

you work

with?

(# people)

How many

people

from your

village did

you work

with?

(# people)

Did you find

the first job

by yourself or

did someone

give

lead/informati

on?

(Code)

If

B1.38=3

write the

name?

HHID of

person if he

belongs to a

household in

our sample

Census ID

of the

person if he

belongs to

the same

village

Did you

pass any

job lead

to

anybod

y

If B1.42=1

write the

name?

MID B1.1 B1.34 B1.35 B1.36 B1.37 B1.38 B1.39 B1.40 B1.41 B1.42 B1.43

mid b1_1 b1_34 b1_35 b1_36 b1_37 b1_38 1. ......................................................

2. ......................................................

3. ......................................................

4. ......................................................

b1_40_1

b1_40_2

b1_40_3

b1_40_4

1.

2.

3.

4.

b1_42 b1_43

1. ......................................................

2. ......................................................

3. ......................................................

4. ......................................................

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1. ......................................................

2. ......................................................

3. ......................................................

4. ......................................................

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1. ......................................................

2. ......................................................

3. ......................................................

4. ......................................................

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

B1.40: Code

Found by yourself...............................................1 someone known previously in destination gave the lead.............................................2 3 group member gave the lead ……………………...3

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Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………] Member

ID

Migratio

n

Episode

number

HHID of

person if

he belongs

to a

household

in our

sample

Census ID of the

person if he

belongs to the

same village

After migration,

did you lend any

money to any

group member/ to

anybody in

destination?

(Code)

If B1.46=1

write the name?

HHID of

person if he

belongs to a

household in

our sample

Census ID of

the person if he

belongs to the

same village

Did you receive

any job lead

from anybody?

If

B1.50=1

write the

name?

MID B1.1 B1.44 B1.45 B1.46 B1.47 B1.48 B1.49 B1.50 B1.51

mid b1_1 b1_44_1

b1_44_2

b1_44_3

b1_44_4

1.

2.

3.

4.

b1_46 1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

b1_48_1

b1_48_2

b1_48_3

b1_48_4

1.

2.

3.

4.

b1_50 1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

........................................................ 1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

B1.44 and B1.48: Code

Yes, to a group member with whom I migrated ..... 1 Yes, to a person I knew prior to coming here ......... 2 To others ................... 3 To none ..................... 4

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Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………] Member

ID

Migratio

n

Episode

number

HHID of person if he belongs to a

household in our sample

Census ID of

the person if

he belongs to

the same

village

After migration,

did you share

accommodation

If

B1.54=1

write the

name?

HHID of person

if he belongs to

a household in

our sample

Census ID of

the person if he

belongs to the

same village

MID B1.1 B1.52 B1.53 B1.54 B1.55 B1.56 B1.57

mid b1_1 b1_52_1

b1_52_2

b1_52_3

b1_52_4

1.

2.

3.

4.

b1_54 1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

b1_56_1

b1_56_2

b1_56_3

b1_56_4

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

B1.52 and B1.56: Code

Yes, to a group member with whom I migrated ..... 1 Yes, to a person I knew prior to coming here ......... 2 To others ................... 3 To none ..................... 4

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Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………] Member

ID

Migratio

n

Episode

number

After migration, did you borrow

any money from any group

member/ from anybody in

destination

If B1.58=1

write the name?

HHID of person if he belongs to a

household in our sample

Census ID of

the person if he

belongs to the

same village

MID B1.1 B1.58 B1.59 B1.60 B1.61

mid b1_1 b1_58 1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4. .....................................................

b1_60_1

b1_60_2

b1_60_3

b1_60_4

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4. .....................................................

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4. .....................................................

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. .....................................................

2. .....................................................

3. .....................................................

4. .....................................................

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

B1.52: Code

Yes, to a group member with whom I migrated ..... 1 Yes, to a person I knew prior to coming here ......... 2 To others ................... 3 To none ..................... 4

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Section B1 – Individual and Migration Episode Specific Questions [Continued……………] Member

ID

Migration

Episode

number

In which sector

were you

employed

(agriculture,

industry etc –

sector code from

previous

survey)?

Have you

been

employed at

daily-1/

weekly-2/

monthly-3

basis?

How

much did

you earn

in cash?

How

much did

you earn

in kind

(put the

value in

taka)?

If non-monetary

support such as

accommodation etc

received from

employer, the value

of such support

Did you earn

more or less

than you

expected to

earn? (more than expected-1,

less than

expected-2, according to

expectation-3)

Have you

received any

other transfer

in the form

of charity

(jakat, iftar

etc)? Write

down the

value in

Taka.

During this

episode of

migration,

how much

money and

goods did you

send back to

home?

During this

episode of

migration, how

much goods

did you send

back to home

(write the value

of the goods

sent)?

At the time you

returned from

this episode of

migration, what

was the total

savings from

this migration

episode (Taka)

MID B1.1 B1.62 B1.63 B1.64 B1.65 B1.66 B1.67 B1.68 B1.69 B1.70 B.171

mid b1_1 b1_62 b1_63 b1_64 b1_65 b1_66 b1_67 b1_68 b1_69 b1_70 b1_71

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File Name: Table_B2_001

B2 If you had to choose a place to migrate to considering job opportunities at that place, availability of friends and relatives to help you while you

are there, where would you choose to migrate from the list below?

District Name 1=would rather stay home than

go there

Preference ordering (1=most

preferred, 4= least preferred)

B2.1 B2.2

Dhaka qb2_1_d qb2_2_d

Bogra qb2_1_b qb2_2_b

Tangail qb2_1_t qb2_2_t

Munshiganj qb2_1_m qb2_2_m

B2.2 (qb2_2)

I want to ask you a question about your most recent migration decision. Considering only job opportunities, availability of friends and relatives to

help you while you are there, and assuming that you migrate alone (i.e. without any people from this village) which town would you have chosen to

migrate to?

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File Name: Table_B3_001

B3 Social networks x

(Please go section D after complete this section) Mem

ber ID

Member Name After arriving

in the destination, did

you contact

with anyone you knew

before coming

to the city

If yes, whom What was the

purpose of the

contact

Did this

person

provide

you with

money

Did this

person

provide

you with

job

informatio

n

Did this

person

provide you

with

accommodat

ion

When you socialize who do you socialize

[chat, talk with someone] with?

When you

socialize who

do you

socialize,

People known

before coming

to the city

When you

socialize

who do

you

socialize,

People

from

group

When you

socialize

who do you

socialize,

People met

in the city

through

contract

from home

When

you

socialize

who do

you

socialize

,People

met

independ

ently in

the city

MID Name B3.1 B3.2 B3.3 B3.4 B3.5 B3.6 B3.7 B3.8 B3.9 B3.10

mid b3_1 b3_2 b3_3 b3_4 b3_5 b3_6 b3_7 b3_8 b3_9 b3_10

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File Name: Table_C1_001

SECTION C1: Why no Migration

sl Question Answer Answer code

1

If any member of your household had not migrated

between September 1, 2008 and April 15, 2009, what were

the primary reasons for not migrating? (multiple response

possible)

qc1_1

qc1_2

qc1_3

qc1_4

1. Had enough opportunities at local job markets

2. Enrolled in government‟s „100 days program‟

3. Could not find anyone to share costs with

4. Did not have necessary money to migrate

5. Did not know destination‟s job information

6. Did not have any contacts outside village to help with

jobs

7. Death/sickness in households

8. Others (specify……………………)

C2 If you had to choose a place to migrate to considering job opportunities at that place, availability of friends and relatives to help you while you

are there, where would you choose to migrate from the list below?

District Name 1=would rather stay home than

go there

Preference ordering (1=most

preferred, 4= least preferred)

B2.1 B2.2

Dhaka qc2_1_d qc2_2_d

Bogra qc2_1_b qc2_2_b

Tangail qc2_1_t qc2_2_t

Munshiganj qc2_1_m qc2_2_m

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File Name: Table_D1_D2_E_001

D: Remittances

D1. Remittance In: (qd1_1)

Between September 1, 2008 and April 15, 2009, have you, or any member of your household received money from someone who does not live in

your household? Yes -1, No -2>>D2

[Report only if not reported in previous section]

If No >> section C2. 1 2 3 4

Sources of origin Amount received in

cash (in Tk.)

Amount received in

kind (value in Tk)

The means of receiving

the money – Code 1

Dhaka City qd1_1_2 qd1_1_3 qd1_1_4

Other urban destination (specify): qd1_2_2 qd1_2_3 qd1_2_4

Rural areas (specify the district): qd1_3_2 qd1_3_3 qd1_3_4

Abroad (specify the country): qd1_4_2 qd1_4_3 qd1_4_4

Code 1: NGO‟s remittance service-1, Bus-2, Currier Service-3, Through a person-4, Private money sending service/mobile.-5, Other way – 6 specify

D2. Remittance Out (qd2_1)

Between September 1, 2008 and April 15, 2009, did you or any member of your household send money to someone who does not live in your

household? Yes-1, no-2

If No >> next section. 1 2 3 4

Sources of origin Amount sent in cash

(in Tk.)

Amount sent in kind

(value in Tk)

The means of sending

the money – Code 1

Dhaka qd2_1_2 qd2_1_3 qd2_1_4

Other districts qd2_2_2 qd2_2_3 qd2_2_4

Other rural areas qd2_3_2 qd2_3_3 qd2_3_4

Abroad (specify______________) qd2_4_2 qd2_4_3 qd2_4_4

Code 1: NGO‟s remittance service-1, Bus-2, Currier Service-3, Through a person-4, Private money sending service/mobile.-5, Other way – 6 specify

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SECTION E: Reports from Neighbors

Please go to the neighbouring household ask the following questions about the household that you interviewed

2

Between September 1, 2008 and April 15, 2009, did your neighbor

(tell the name) or any member of his/her household migrate for

work?

qe_2 Yes ........................................................ 1

No.......................................................... 2

3 1. If yes, when did s/he go

qe_3_mm

qe_3_yy

Month anf Year

4 2. If yes, where did s/he go?

qe_4 Please see district code ..........................

5 3. For how long, did s/he go?

qe_5 Days number

Don‟t know =999