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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.