MEDSTAT Questionnaires for Household Surveys

on International Migration

Samir Farid

Regional Workshop on International Migration Statistics

Cairo, 30/6/2009 - 3/7/2009

Contents1. Introduction2. Household questionnaire3. Individual questionnaire for out migrant4. Individual questionnaire for return migrant5. Individual questionnaire for non migrant6. Household socio-economic and environmental characteristics questionnaire7. Community characteristics questionnaire

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1. Introduction• Specialized household surveys of international migration constitute the most appropriate data collection system to gather the information needed to study the determinants and consequences of international migration that cannot sufficiently or efficiently be collected by other methods.

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• MEDSTAT is currently developing model questionnaires for a proposed ‘Mediterranean Household International Migration Survey’

(MED-HIMS).

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• The survey instruments being developed include the following six questionnaires:

1. Household questionnaire2. Individual questionnaire for out migrant3. Individual questionnaire for return migrant4. Individual questionnaire for non migrant5. Household socio-economic and

environmental characteristics questionnaire

6. Community characteristics questionnaire

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• These questionnaires are being designed to gather multi-topic, multi-level, retrospective and comparative data that could be used as:

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1. Input to the establishment of Migration Profiles for each country participating in the survey;

2. Input to the knowledge building and information for the development of migration policies;

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3. Input to future migration programming in both sending and destination countries;

4. Input to the development of scenarios to support circular and managed migration;

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5. Input for future legislative measures, planned by receiving countries on labour immigration, in line with the demographic trends in these countries;

6. Identification of priority areas in the field of education and vocational training in the sending countries;

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7. Input to policy measures on mitigating the adverse effect of brain drain;

8. Active contribution to national and donor driven projects on local development of the sending countries;

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9. Better understanding of how remittances can be used to foster local development;

10. Input to fostering institutional partnership in the field of migration between the receiving and the sending countries.

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The questionnaires will be designed as a series of self contained modules, each dealing with a particular migration-related topic.

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1. The Household Questionnaire

Module 1.1: Household Roster:

- Demographic Characteristics

- Citizenship and Residence

- Education and Economic Activity

Module 1.2: Return Migration Roster

Module 1.3: Out Migration Roster

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2. Individual Questionnaire for Out Migrant

Module 2.1: Demographic Characteristics

Module 2.2: Migration History

Module 2.3: Household Composition Before First Migration

Module 2.4: Economic Conditions Before

First Migration

Module 2.5: Motives for First Migration

Module 2.6: Information About First Country

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Module 2.7: Migration Networks and Assistance

Module 2.8: Work History

Module 2.9: Perceptions About Migration Experience

Module 2.10: Intention of Settling/Leaving Current Country

Module 2.11: Remittances

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3. Individual Questionnaire for

Return Migrant

Module 3.1: Demographic Characteristics

Module 3.2: Migration History

Module 3.3: Economic Conditions Before

First Migration

Module 3.4: Information About First Country

Module 3.5: Migration Networks and Assistance

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Module 3.6: Work History

Module 3.7: Motives for Return Migration

Module 3.8: Perceptions About Migration Experience

Module 3.9: Intention to Migrate Again

Module 3.10: Remittances

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4. Individual Questionnaire for Non Migrant

Module 4.1: Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Module 4.2: Work Status and AttitudesModule 4.3: Household Composition at

Beginning of Reference PeriodModule 4.4: Economic Status at Beginning of

Reference PeriodModule 4.5: Intention to Migrate Module 4.6: Remittances (Received & Sent)

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5. Household Socio-economic and Environmental Characteristics Questionnaire

Module 5.1: Housing Characteristics

Module 5.2: Household Assets

Module 5.3: Farm Assets

Module 5.4: Business Assets

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6. Community Characteristics Questionnaire (rural areas)

Module 6.1: Last Census Data

Module 6.2: Community Facilities

Module 6.3: Economy and Migration

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Thank you.