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The 2007 National Immigrant Survey (Spain)
National Statistics Institute (INE)
Antonio ARGÜESOdirector for social and demographic statistics
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Index:
1. International Migration in Spain in recent years.
2. Information available on international migration and international migrants in the Spanish Statistical System until 2007.
3. The 2007 National Immigrant Survey: main characteristics.
4. Results, conclusions.
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1. International Migration in Spain in recent years (I)
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Evolution of foreign population in Spain 1998-2007
Source: Population Register (Padron). INE
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Intense but irregular distribution….
1. International Migration in Spain in recent years (II)
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In 1998
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1. International Migration in Spain in recent years (III)
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In 2007
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Net Migration (including corrections)Eurostat
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1. International Migration in Spain in recent years (IV)
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immigrant flows by country of origin
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1. International Migration in Spain in recent years (V)
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° The Population Register (“Padrón”).
All foreigners entering Spain register themselves to get access to health, education,…(without any risk)
° Surveys (non-oriented to migration) (Labour force among many others)
° Other registers: Residence Permits (“legal”
foreigners), Public Health system cards,…
2. information available in the statistical system before 2007 (I)
There is a need for information on the migration process itself and on migrants under a more general/sociological approach…
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Strategy
° From simple to complex information (beyond “citizenship” as key variable, linking demographic, social and economic characteristics, from current variables to biographic and longitudinal studies).
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° From person to household (basic information on household, dwelling, neighbourhood).
° From individual to network:- Family ties: brothers and sisters, parents, children,… social participation, contacts with country of birth
3. National Immigrant Survey: main characteristics (I)
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The questionnaire at a Glance
o Basic information on all members of the household, household composition
o Module 1. Socio-demographic information: place of birth, mother tongue, education, marital status, children living with parents or not, their education, brothers and sisters,parents. Information on the dwelling (tenancy, price,…) (65 questions)
o Module 2. Previous Migratory Experience. Where? When? Why? How? With whom? (5 questions each)
o Module 3. Living conditions before coming to Spain (11 Q)
o Module 4. Arrival in Spain. Where? When? How? Why?... (9 Q)
o Module 5. Employment History in Spain (25 Q)
o Module 6. Residential history in Spain (18 Q)
o Module 7. Relationship with country of birth (15 Q)
o Module 8. Social participation (7 Q)
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Target population
° Immigrants: born abroad, aged 16 and over, long term resident (living in Spain for at least one year or willing to do so), living in private households (institutions excluded)
- Except foreign born with spanish nationality from birth and moving to Spain before two-year-old.
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3. National Immigrant Survey: main characteristics (III)
Sample
° Framework: non collective dwellings from Population Register
° Three-stage selection: Census sections (2,270), dwellings and persons (1 per dwelling).
° Initial Sample: 17,700 units, Effective: 15,500 people (87%)
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The pilot surveys
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3. National Immigrant Survey: main characteristics (IV)
Second try: april 2006
Three-stage sampling: section – dwelling - individuals
Two independent populations: with (A) / without (B) immigrants (the survey showed only 3% errors in classifying from B to A)
Significant Improvement: 72 % effective sample
The first approach: oct 2005
500 immigrants in 50 censal sections. Two-stage sampling: selected persons taken from population register
Only 23% of visits produced an actual interview
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° CAPI (Computer assisted Interview): Tablet-PC with electronic questionnaire (Spanish and 5 foreign languages).
- Call centre in English, French and Arabic language
° Same problems or refusals than in other INE’s household surveys.
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3. National Immigrant Survey: main characteristics (V)
Average duration of interview: 45 minutes
Interviews, selected nationalitiesn % of total
Germany 628 4.1
United Kingdom 765 4.9
Portugal 509 3.3
Romania 1335 8.6
Ecuador 1308 8.5
Morocco 1850 12.0
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Brief project’s history
- Preliminary ideas and first contacts (December 2003-July 2004)
- Working Group and Draft Project (January-July 2005)
- First Pilot test (October-December 2005)
- Second Pilot test (April-May 2006)
- Fieldwork (October 2006-March 2007)
- Editing and consistence procedures (May 2007-February 2008)
- Results: provisional (may 2008), final report (march 2009)
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3. National Immigrant Survey: main characteristics
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4. Main results: a flash
79,6 % had “contact people” (relatives / friends) in Spain before coming
Why coming? …due to the climate (63% of britons)
…for family reasons (regrouping): 42 % for germans
…looking for a better job (63% romanians, 61% bolivians)
…the quality of life (49% colombians, 43% argentinians)
Many of them had a high educational level (20% terc, 53% second.)
56 % of them were working in their countries
39 % of them send money home every month (2% of germans, 68% of ecuadorians, 21% argentinians)
80% of them are planning to stay at least for the next five years(70% ecuadorians, 59 % bolivians)
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some conclusions
- An expensive survey, made in a better economic situation (2005-2007) than today
- So, not to repeat every year but …
- A different survey, that provides a huge amount of information for researchers. Very positive reaction.
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