MEDSTAT Questionnaires for Household Surveys on International Migration Samir Farid Regional Workshop on International Migration Statistics Cairo, 30/6/ /7/2009 ‏

Contents 1. Introduction 2. Household questionnaire 3. Individual questionnaire for out migrant 4. Individual questionnaire for return migrant 5. Individual questionnaire for non migrant 6. Household socio-economic and environmental characteristics questionnaire 7. Community characteristics questionnaire

3 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.

4 MEDSTAT is currently developing model questionnaires for a proposed ‘Mediterranean Household International Migration Survey’ (MED-HIMS).

5 The survey instruments being developed include the following six questionnaires: 1.Household questionnaire 2.Individual questionnaire for out migrant 3.Individual questionnaire for return migrant 4.Individual questionnaire for non migrant 5.Household socio-economic and environmental characteristics questionnaire 6.Community characteristics questionnaire

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

7 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;

8 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;

9 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;

10 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;

11 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.

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

13 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

14 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

15 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

16 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

17 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

18 4.Individual Questionnaire for Non Migrant Module 4.1: Socio-Demographic Characteristics Module 4.2: Work Status and Attitudes Module 4.3: Household Composition at Beginning of Reference Period Module 4.4: Economic Status at Beginning of Reference Period Module 4.5: Intention to Migrate Module 4.6: Remittances (Received & Sent)

19 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

20 6. Community Characteristics Questionnaire (rural areas) Module 6.1: Last Census Data Module 6.2: Community Facilities Module 6.3: Economy and Migration

21 Thank you.