Table A1.

Variables and definitions used in discrete time logit models of inter-regional migration for adults age 15+, coastal Central Region, Ghana, 2002

Measure	Variable Name	Fixed (f) vs. Time-Varying (tv)	Definition and Coding
Dependent variables:
Inter-regional migration	MOVE	tv	0=No move between regions
			1=Move between regions
Rural-origin inter-regional migration:	RURMOVE	tv	0=No move
rural-rural or rural-urban move			1=Move to a rural area
			2=Move to an urban area
Urban-origin inter-regional migration:	URBMOVE	tv	0=No move
urban-rural or urban-urban move			1=Move to a rural area
			2=Move to an urban area
Independent variables:
Age	LGAGE	tv	Age in prior year, continuous, 15–100
Sex	FEMALE	f	1=Female
Marital status	LGMARRIED	tv	1=Married/in union in prior year
Educational attainment	LGEDUATTN	tv	0=None/Koranic
			1=Primary
			2=Middle/JSS
			3=Secondary/SSS
			4=Higher
Student status	LGINSCHOOL	tv	1=In school in prior year
Employment status	LGEMPLOY	tv	1=Employed in prior year
Number of living children (parity minus number of child deaths)	LGONEKID	tv	1= 1 living child in prior year
	LGTWOKIDS	tv	1= 2 living children in prior year
	LGTHREEKIDS	tv	1= 3 living children in prior year
	LGMOREKIDS	tv	1= 4+ living children in prior year
Number of prior inter- regional moves (age 15+)	LGADULTMOVESUM	tv	total number of prior moves (age 15+) as of previous year, continuous
Place of residence	LGURBAN	tv	Type of place of residence in prior year
			1=Urban

Source: As for Table 1.