JOINT UN-ECE/EUROSTAT WORK SESSION

ON MIGRATION STATISTICSGENEVA, 14-16 APRIL 2010

MEASURING MIGRATION IN THE UK

AND ALBANIAN CENSUSES

IAN WHITE, Office for National Statistics,

UNITED KNGDOM

MEASURING MIGRATION IN THE CENSUS:

UN-ECE RECOMMENDATIONS

• Stocks of internal migrants

• Flows in internal migrants

- origin

- destination

• Stocks of international migrants

• Flows of international migrants

- in migrants - out migrants 〤

Definition of terms

• International migration• Foreign born• Foreign nationals• Second generation

migrants• Ever-international

migrants• Internal migrants• Country of birth• Citizenship• Usual residence

Some 2001 Census facts

Enumeration method Traditional, Traditional, self-completion enumerator interview

Area (km2) 243,610 28,748Population (census) 58,789,194 3,069,275Latest estimate (2009) 62,041,708 3,639,453Percentage increase 5.5% 18.6%Density (persons/km2) 254.7 126.6Per cent born abroad 8.9% Not published but very fewPer cent1 year international migrants 0.7% Not publishedPer cent 1 year internal migrants 11.3% 1.01%

Country of birth

What is your country of birth?

□ England□ Wales□ Scotland□ Northern Ireland□ Republic of Ireland□ Elsewhere, write in the name of the country

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Where was your place of birth ?

□ Albania District/Municipality

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Town/Village

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□ Abroad Country

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Country of citizenship

What passports do you hold?

□ United Kingdom□ Irish□ Other, write in

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □□ None

Multi-tick question

What is your country of citizenship?

Specifiy

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ In case of dual citizenship, specifiy

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Ever resided abroad and year of entry

If you were not born in the United Kingdom, when did you most recently arrive to live hear?Month Year

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Including time already spent here, how long do you intent to stay in the United Kingdom ?□ Less than 6 months□ 6 months or more but less than 12 months□ 12 months or more

Have you ever lived outside Albania for a continuous period of one year or more ?

□ Yes Country of last usual residence before coming to Albania

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Year of arrival

□ □ □ □□ No

Previous place of usual residence and date of arrival at place of current residence

One year ago what was your usual address?□ Same address□ Student term-time address (write in below)□ Another address (write in below)

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□ Outside the UK, write in country

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Where did you reside one year before the census ?

□ Same place as usual residence□ Somewhere else in Albania Town/village

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Abroad

Country

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Perceptions that the census focuses on migrants

4 questions

6 questions

Plus questions on:

• Ethnic group• Religion• Language

THANK YOU

Ethnicity question in the England and Wales Census

Ethnicity question in the Albanian Census

Ethnic affiliation

1 □ Albanian

2 □ Other Specify

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □3 □ Prefer not to answer

Religion question in the England and Wales Census

Religion question in the Albanian Census

Do you have a faith?

1 □ Yes

2 □ No

3 □ Prefer not to answer

If ‘Yes’ do you belong to any religion Specifiy

1 □ Yes ► □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □2 □ No

3 □ Prefer not to answer

Language questions in the England and Wales Census

Language questions in the Albanian Census

What is your mother tongue1 □ Albanian 2 □ Other Specify

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □What other languages do you speak in your everyday life?First Second

□ □ Albanian □ □ Greek□ □ Macedonian□ □ Serbian□ □ English□ □ French □ □ Italian□ □ German□ □ Russian □ □ Other (specify) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ None