Migration and Commuting Patterns of South Korea based on the Population Census of South Korea

The datatsets are available in dta format. They contain information about the number of workers in South Korea in terms of their old residence, current residence, and current workplace location. Its observation unit is the districts of South Korea. Please refer to "codebook.xlsx" for the list of variables. It is constructed based on the individual records of the Population Census of South Korea (three waves: 2005, 2010, and 2015). These records were remotely accessed via RAS at Microdata Integrated Service, Statistics Korea. For security and confidentiality reasons, records cannot be moved out of the remote server. Instead, Statistics Korea approved the export of these data sets ("census20yy.dta" for yy = 05, 10, 15), which capture the migration and commuting patterns and DOES NOT contain any information that identifies specific individuals or groups. An excel file (codebook) is provided. These datasets may not be reused or redistributed without permission. Researchers interested in using the datasets for any purpose or anyone with questions about the datasets may contact Wookun Kim at [e-mail]. Researchers interested in accessing the raw Census data via the Remote Access Service (RAS) at MDIS must follow the following steps: (1) register online with Statistics Korea and create an account (this step requires resident registration number and contact information in Korea); (2) submit an application with a detailed description of the proposed project, its purpose, its data requirements (e.g., “인구주택총조사 2015” in this case), its empirical methods, and its social contribution via the MDIS website. It may take months from the initial submission of an application to accessing data via RAS. This website (https://mdis.kostat.go.kr/eng/pageLink.do?link=mdisService) provides detailed access information. For additional information about MDIS, researchers may submit an inquiry directly to MDIS at [e-mail].