joint un-ece/eurostat work session on migration statistics geneva, 14-16 april 2010 measuring...
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JOINT UN-ECE/EUROSTAT WORK SESSION
ON MIGRATION STATISTICSGENEVA, 14-16 APRIL 2010
MEASURING MIGRATION IN THE UK
AND ALBANIAN CENSUSES
IAN WHITE, Office for National Statistics,
UNITED KNGDOM
MEASURING MIGRATION IN THE CENSUS:
UN-ECE RECOMMENDATIONS
• Stocks of internal migrants
• Flows in internal migrants
- origin
- destination
• Stocks of international migrants
• Flows of international migrants
- in migrants - out migrants 〤
Definition of terms
• International migration• Foreign born• Foreign nationals• Second generation
migrants• Ever-international
migrants• Internal migrants• Country of birth• Citizenship• Usual residence
Some 2001 Census facts
Enumeration method Traditional, Traditional, self-completion enumerator interview
Area (km2) 243,610 28,748Population (census) 58,789,194 3,069,275Latest estimate (2009) 62,041,708 3,639,453Percentage increase 5.5% 18.6%Density (persons/km2) 254.7 126.6Per cent born abroad 8.9% Not published but very fewPer cent1 year international migrants 0.7% Not publishedPer cent 1 year internal migrants 11.3% 1.01%
Country of birth
What is your country of birth?
□ England□ Wales□ Scotland□ Northern Ireland□ Republic of Ireland□ Elsewhere, write in the name of the country
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
Where was your place of birth ?
□ Albania District/Municipality
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Town/Village
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
□ Abroad Country
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Country of citizenship
What passports do you hold?
□ United Kingdom□ Irish□ Other, write in
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □□ None
Multi-tick question
What is your country of citizenship?
Specifiy
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ In case of dual citizenship, specifiy
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
Ever resided abroad and year of entry
If you were not born in the United Kingdom, when did you most recently arrive to live hear?Month Year
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Including time already spent here, how long do you intent to stay in the United Kingdom ?□ Less than 6 months□ 6 months or more but less than 12 months□ 12 months or more
Have you ever lived outside Albania for a continuous period of one year or more ?
□ Yes Country of last usual residence before coming to Albania
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Year of arrival
□ □ □ □□ No
Previous place of usual residence and date of arrival at place of current residence
One year ago what was your usual address?□ Same address□ Student term-time address (write in below)□ Another address (write in below)
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□ Outside the UK, write in country
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Where did you reside one year before the census ?
□ Same place as usual residence□ Somewhere else in Albania Town/village
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Abroad
Country
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Perceptions that the census focuses on migrants
4 questions
6 questions
Plus questions on:
• Ethnic group• Religion• Language
Ethnicity question in the England and Wales Census
Ethnicity question in the Albanian Census
Ethnic affiliation
1 □ Albanian
2 □ Other Specify
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □3 □ Prefer not to answer
Religion question in the England and Wales Census
Religion question in the Albanian Census
Do you have a faith?
1 □ Yes
2 □ No
3 □ Prefer not to answer
If ‘Yes’ do you belong to any religion Specifiy
1 □ Yes ► □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □2 □ No
3 □ Prefer not to answer
Language questions in the England and Wales Census
Language questions in the Albanian Census
What is your mother tongue1 □ Albanian 2 □ Other Specify
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □What other languages do you speak in your everyday life?First Second
□ □ Albanian □ □ Greek□ □ Macedonian□ □ Serbian□ □ English□ □ French □ □ Italian□ □ German□ □ Russian □ □ Other (specify) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ None