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The Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation

Results to Date:

November 2014

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ED !rin"i#al $ %ead Evaluator&ary %i"htenstein' Ed(D(

RISE Resear"hers

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RISE !ro-e"t +anager

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Outline

1) 3 Take-Away Messages

2) Quick Overview o !"#E #urvey $%ro&ect

3) !"#E %ro&ect 'in(ings

) 2*1-1+,an( eyon(


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. Ta/e,ay +essages1( The RISE survey is a #sy"hometri"ally

sound instrument that "an be used fordatadriven de"isionma/ing( Refugeeintegration "an be assessed by /eydemogra#hi"s' su"h as country of origin'Englishlanguage skills' gender' and age(

2( The RISE survey "an identify #atterns ofsu""essful and unsu""essful integration'leading to more e"ient targeting ofrefugee funds and servi"es(

.( ,n Integration frameor/ #rovides a fuller#i"ture of refugee resettlement thanfo"using on -obs and in"ome alone(


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RISE 3eatures:The RISE Survey

Instrument ,is ase( on Ager $ #trang/s 02**) integrationramework

,assesses 1* integration atways.

,measures reugees/ integration witin eac atway

an( yiel(s a Total "ntegration score o low medium

an( highintegration.

,seeks to assess overall integration rogress rom

reugee arrival troug year or +.

,relies on Community Connectors an ama4ingnetwork o eme((e( community memers wo track

reugee articiants an( a(minister te survey once

eac year.


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RISE ui"/ 5ie + 5ear evaluation 0 years/ (ata collection).

6ongitu(inal7same articiants eac year. Mi8e(-meto(s9 survey : interviews. %articiants9 All 0consenting) a(ult reugees

wo arrive( in Denver in 2*11 0;) rom

our target countries. 'ocus grous an( cognitive interviews ave

enrice( te ?n(ings an( imrove( te !"#Esurvey.

ED has found no eviden"e in the 6S orelsehere in the orld of another

longitudinal refugee study based on areliable and valid survey(


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7 3a"ts 8ou 9an Share ithSta/eholders ,bout the RISE

Survey1. Te !"#E #urvey is a strong instrument conorming toig stan(ar(s o e@ectiveness in aca(emic an(evaluation researc.

2. Te survey e@ectively 1* integration atways.

3. #coring e@ectively i(enti?es te integration level oin(ivi(uals an( grous.

4. Overall Integration score is a stronger measure tan anyseci?c atway score.

+. !esults are more recise or grous tan or in(ivi(uals.

=. "n or(er to yiel( e@ective results te survey must ea(ministere( orally an( conorm to QED/s scoring rocess.

>. Te survey continues to strengten9 items are a((e( an(revise( to imrove inormation. "tems tat aren/trovi(ing goo( inormation are remove(.


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Res#ondents All 2*11 consenting newly arrive( a(ultreugees

rom te ollowing countries9

eginning 2*1-1+ QED is no longercollecting (ata rom "raBi an( #omalireson(ents (ue to low samle si4es.

9ountry of =rigin < of Sam#le at*aseline >N?4@7A

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The RISE Survey

10 Integration !athays ,ssessed

1. Emloyment $Economic #uFciency

=. #ocial on(ing

2. E(ucation $Training

>. #ocial ri(ging

3. Gil(ren/sE(ucation

C. 6anguage $ Gulture

. Healt $ %ysicalIell-eing

. #aety an( #taility

+. Housing 1*. Givic Engagement=verall Integration S"ore

ED intervies suggest that no one is more"on"erned about su""essful integration than

refugees themselves(


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RISE RES6%TS

Survey


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RISE 3indings: Survey

Me(ium"ntegration

6ow"ntegration

%o Integration? 01@

+edium Integration ? 1724

Bigh Integration? 244


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=verall Integration S"ores of ,ll Res#ondents at Ea"h RISE ,dministration

*aseline *aselineC1

Integration S"ore

; Refugees

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RISE 3indings: Survey

The sam#le as a hole has steadily#rogressed from low integrationat *aseline'to medium integration at *aseline C1' to high

integration at *aseline C2(


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Demogra#hi" 3a"tors That,e"t Integration

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Aaseline Aaseline:1 Aaseline:210

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Factors That Aect Integration:GENDER

Altoug men ave iger integration scores tanwomen men an( women are rogressing towar(s

integration at te same rate.

Hig


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Factors That Aect Integration:ountry of !rigin

!eugees rom utan rogress towar(s integrationaster tan tose rom urma.

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Factors That Aect Integration:AGE

!eugees wo are ++ an( ol(er rogress at signi?cantlyslower rates tan younger reugees.

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3a"tors That ,e"t Integration:Demogra#hi"s

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9ountry of =rigin

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Ta/e ,ay ;1:The RISE survey is a#sy"hometri"ally sound instrument that "an be

used for datadriven de"isionma/ing( Refugeeintegration "an be assessed by /eydemogra#hi"s' su"h as country of origin'Englishlanguage skills' gender' and age(


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RISE IdentiFed 4 !atterns ofIntegration

Bigh Integration

,verage age 2G'high s"ores on

Em"loyment #Economic$u%ciency' no"hildren(

,verage age .@'

high s"ore on$ocial &ridging'ith "hildren

%oIntegration ,""ess health "are and

have high s"ore on $afety# $ta'ility(

Do not engage anyintegration #athay andhave eHtremely lo s"oreon $afety # $ta'ility(

Although age is a

statistically signi(cantfactor in low integration)the fact is that lowintegrators s"an the ages"ectrum*


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+ ,atterns of -IG-Integration

Em#loyment $ E"on( Su"ien"y

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Gluster 19 Hig "ntegrators wit ;o Gil(ren 0n < 1=)

Gluster 29 Hig "ntegrators wit Gil(ren 0n < +C)

Distan"e from Entire Sam#le ,verage


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Two ,atterns of .!/Integration


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Gluster 39 6ow "ntegrators Io Access Healt Gare an( 'eel #ae 0n < 1*1)

Gluster 9 Jery 6ow "ntegrators Io (o ;ot Engage in Any %atway 0n < 3*)



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0 ,atterns of Integration


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Ta/e ,ay ;2: The RISE survey "an identify#atterns of su""essful and unsu""essfulintegration' leading to more e"ient targeting

of refugee funds and servi"es(


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Trans#ortation ,e"tsIntegration

1< of res#ondents re#ort thattrans#ortation is a barrier to ta/ingEnglish %anguage "lasses(

.@< of res#ondents re#orted thattrans#ortation as their biggest barrier toFnding and /ee#ing -obs(

!athays That !redi"t


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!athaysThat !redi"tIntegration

These to #athayshad the highest"orrelations ithother Integration

#athays( Every reson(ent witwom we sokecommente( on teimortance o learning

Englis. At :3 C o

reugees reort tattey can seak EnglisLuently or in most

social an( worksituations comare(

%anguage $ 9ultural noledge $

So"ial *ridging %anguage $ 9ulturalnoledge: /hen I new arri1edhere I don2t understandanything***It was really hard forme to understand English

language* It has 'een 3 yearsnow I understand and mys"eaking has 'ecome 'etter*The 'est for me* E1en 'eforewhen ha1e a "hone rings I

could not answer right away'ecause if someone s"eakEnglish) and I cannot res"ondright away and I do not knowhow to s"eak to them* Now itis easy*

So"ial *ridging: It hel"s tomeet "eo"le through your kids*If we go to the "ark with kidsand see their friend with

"arent we meetthem****Dierent "eo"le)

!athays That !redi"t


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!athaysThat !redi"tIntegration

Bealth $ !hysi"al ell*eing Altoug Healt $

%ysical Iell-eing is aatway or some across

te entire samleaccessing ealt care isnegatively correlate( witOverall "ntegration.

Safety $ Stability #aety $ #taility as

low to mo(erate7utsigni?cant7correlationswit most oter

atways. Higintegrators eel sae.6ow integrators are(istinguise( y tose

wo eel sae vs. tosewo (on/t.

Note: Em#loyment $ E"onomi"


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Note: Em#loyment $ E"onomi"Su"ien"y

"n :2 C3o reugees reort eing emloye( 3*

rsNwk comare( to C2 at :1 an( = at aseline. Employment & Economic Sufciency is correlate( wit

Overall Integration or many ut not all reugees.Tevariale (oes not e8lain Overall "ntegration among

women an( tose over ++ years ol(. QED as i(enti?e( our (istinct integration atterns

across te reugee samle. Eac as (istinct suortsan( callenges wic cannot e cature( y anysingle in(icator.

Ta/e ,ay ;.: ,n Integration frameor/ #rovidesa fuller #i"ture of refugee resettlement than

fo"using on -obs and in"ome alone(


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9on"lusion: Tal/ing !oints

a. Te !"#E survey relialy an( vali(ly assessesintegration rogress o reugees rom arrivaltroug year .

. !"#E is te ?rst o its kin( longitu(inal stu(y oreugees ma(e ossile y eme((e( community

memers wo a(minister te instrument inreson(ents/ ome language.

c. !"#E sows tat men an( women integrate at tesame ace ut men start out iger tan women(o.

(. !"#E sows tat utanese reugees areintegrating more Buickly tan tose rom urma.

e. !"#E sows tat reugees ++ an( ol(er rovi(ecritical ?nancial an( ome-ase( suort to

younger amily memers ut ace (iFcult

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9on"lusion: Tal/ing !oints>"ontJdA

. !"#E analyses i(enti?es our (istinct atterns oreugee integration9

1) Hig integrators wo score ig on Employment &Economic Sufciencyan( Education and Training wita mean age o 2C years ol( wo ave no cil(ren.

2) Hig integrators wit a mean age o 3= wo avecil(ren an( score ig on Social Bridging.

3) 6ow integrators 0all ages) wo access ealt care an(score ig on Saety & Sta!ility.

) 6ow integrators 0all ages) wo access ealt care (onot engage any atway an( wo score e8tremelylow on Saety & Sta!ility.

on" us on: a ng o n s


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on" us on: a ng o n s>"ontJdA

1( The RISE survey is a #sy"hometri"ally soundinstrument that "an be used for datadriven

de"isionma/ing( Refugee integration "an beassessed by /ey demogra#hi"s' su"h ascountry of origin' Englishlanguage skills'gender' and age(

2( The RISE survey "an identify #atterns ofsu""essful and unsu""essful integration'leading to more e"ient targeting of refugeefunds and servi"es(

.( ,n Integration frameor/ #rovides a fuller

#i"ture of refugee resettlement than

The . Ta/e ,ay +essages:


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o Te !"#E survey as een sortene( an(

minimally revise(. #ome items ave een a((e(to te Social Bridgingsection to give tat atwaymore weigt (uring scoring.

o QED will work wit Gommunity Gonnectors tocollect a tyear o survey (ata.

o As in revious years interviews an( ocus grouswill e8ten( an( e8lain survey (ata.

o !"#E researcers will sumit a researc article toThe "ournal o #eugee Studies.


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