“reasons” (10.8%), “family-related reasons” (6.7%) and “to attend school” (4.6%) follow. Results for males show that the highest percentage of them moved for “housing-related reasons” (36.7%) followed by “work-related reasons” (18.2%), and “change in marital status” (10.1%). “Housing related reasons” (34.2%) are also the highest among females but they tend to move in order to accompany a family member(s) (17.2%) and also because of “change in marital status” (15.0%). Regardless of sex, the top three reasons account for approximately 65% of the total, respectively.

Other than the top three reasons, “other reasons” (9.6%), “to accompany a family member(s) (9.5%), “family-related reasons” (6.6%) and “to attend school” (5.6%) follow for males. For females, “other reasons” (11.9%), “family-related reasons” (6.9%), “work-related reasons” (7.2%) and then “to attend school” (3.6%) follow.

Table IV-2 compares distributions of reasons for migration between the $ 6^{th} $ survey and the $ 5^{th} $ survey (conducted in 2001). “Housing-related reasons” which gained the highest percentage in the $ 6^{th} $ survey are also the most frequently cited reason in the $ 5^{th} $ survey. The percentage of movers who chose this category in the $ 5^{th} $ survey reached 35.7%, about the same level as in the $ 6^{th} $ survey. “Work-related reasons” which were the second highest reason in the $ 6^{th} $ survey (12.8%) also ranked second in the $ 5^{th} $ survey. The percentage of people who cited “work-related reasons” in the $ 5^{th} $ survey (13.0%) is very similar to that of the $ 6^{th} $ survey. Relative to the $ 5^{th} $ survey, the percentages of movers who chose “to attend school,” “to accompany a family member(s),” and “other reasons” increased. The increase in the share of “other reasons” may be due to the addition of “health reasons” to the list of response categories in this round of survey. Meanwhile, the percentages of respondents who chose “family-related reasons” and “change in marital status” decreased.

Among males, a comparison with the previous survey indicates that the percentage of males who moved “to attend school” increased from 4.5% to 5.6%. At the same time, “housing-related reasons” increased from 35.1% to 36.7%, and “to accompany a family member(s)” went up from 7.2% to 9.5%. In contrast, those who moved due to

Figure IV-1 Reasons for Moving to Present Residence: 2001-2006

Table IV-2 Reasons for Moving to Present Residence: 2001-2006

Total	(%)	To attend School	Work-related Reasons	Housing-related Reasons	Family-related Reasons	To Accompany Family Members	Change in Marital Status	Other Reasons	Reason Unknown
Total (6th Survey)	6,983	100.0	4.6	12.8	35.4	6.7	12.2	12.6	10.8	3.9
Male (6th Survey)	3,465	100.0	5.6	18.2	36.7	6.6	9.5	10.1	9.6	3.7
Female (6th Survey)	3,399	100.0	3.6	7.2	34.2	6.9	17.2	15.0	11.9	4.0
Total (5th Survey)	6,941	100.0	3.1	13.0	35.7	7.4	11.0	15.7	8.8	5.3
Male (5th Survey)	3,386	100.0	4.5	18.6	35.1	6.9	7.2	13.4	8.6	5.5
Female (5th Survey)	3,432	100.0	1.7	7.4	35.9	8.0	14.8	18.1	9.1	5.0
Total (4th Survey)	8,983	100.0	3.1	15.3	36.7	4.9	17.6	12.8	5.1	4.4
Male (4th Survey)	4,576	100.0	3.1	24.0	37.5	4.3	11.6	10.2	4.9	4.2
Female (4th Survey)	4,295	100.0	3.0	6.1	35.8	5.5	24.2	15.6	5.3	4.5

$ ^{*} $ Total includes sex unknown.