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KNOMAD-ILO Migration Costs Surveys 2016

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Data file: 2016_knomad_ilo_mcs

KNOMAD-ILO Migration Costs Surveys: 2016 Compiled Dataset

Cases: 2454
Variables: 636

Variables

current_country
What country did you return from last time you worked abroad?
gender
Sex
place_born
Where were you born?
citizen
Are you a citizen of %place_born%?
country_before
Which country did you live right before you left for %current_country%?
area
What is the name of the place you were living in %country_before% before going t
rural_urban
Residency in %home_country%
age
How old are you? (in years)
marital_status
What is your current marital status?
level_edu
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
reason
What was the primary reason why you went to %current_country%
year_arrived
What year did you arrive %current_country%?
months_lived
How long have you stayed in %current_country%? (in months)
months_expect
If you have returned %place_born% on vacation/ family visit, how many more month
first_outside
Is this the first time you have worked abroad?
times_outside
How many times have you worked abroad including the latest one?
years_outside
How many years have you worked abroad excluding the time in %current_country%?
year_first
In which year did you first work abroad, even if it was not %current_country%?
first_curr_cy
Is this the first time you went to %current_country% to work?
how_find_out
How did you find out about an opportunity to work in %current_country%?
other_job_source
Please describe other job information source?
people_support
How many people have you supported, on a regular basis, financially in %current_
people_support_home
How many people have you supported, on a regular basis, in %place_born% with rem
migrant_member
Do you have any family member who currently lives outside %place_born%?
List_migrant_member_0
List them: 0
List_migrant_member_1
List them: 1
List_migrant_member_2
List them: 2
List_migrant_member_3
List them: 3
List_migrant_member_4
List them: 4
List_migrant_member_5
List them: 5
List_migrant_member_6
List them: 6
List_member_currnt_0
list member of migrants living in currency country:0
List_member_currnt_1
list member of migrants living in currency country:1
List_member_currnt_2
list member of migrants living in currency country:2
List_member_currnt_3
list member of migrants living in currency country:3
List_member_currnt_4
list member of migrants living in currency country:4
List_member_currnt_5
list member of migrants living in currency country:5
List_member_currnt_6
list member of migrants living in currency country:6
tot_exp
In total, how much have you and your family spent to go to %current_country% for
tot_expUSD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of tot_exp
currency_tot_exp
What was the currency?
costs_for_1
What were these payments for?:Passport
cost_1
How much did you pay for passport?
cost_1_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for passport
currency_cost_1
What was the currency?
costs_for_2
What were these payments for?:Visa
cost_2
How much did you pay for visa?
cost_2_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for visa
currency_cost_2
What was the currency?
costs_for_3
What were these payments for?:Work permit
cost_3
How much did you pay for work permit?
cost_3_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for work permit
currency_cost_3
What was the currency?
costs_for_4
What were these payments for?:Placement fees
cost_4
How much did you pay for placement fees?
cost_4_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for placement fees
currency_cost_4
What was the currency?
costs_for_5
What were these payments for?:Service fees for relatives/ friends who help find
cost_5
How much did you pay for service fees for relatives/friends who help find a job?
cost_5_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for service fees for relatives/friends who
currency_cost_5
What was the currency?
costs_for_6
What were these payments for?:Service fees for individual brokers
cost_6
How much did you pay for service fees for individual brokers?
cost_6_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for service fees for individual brokers
currency_cost_6
What was the currency?
costs_for_7
What were these payments for?:Service fees for recruitment/ manpower agencies
cost_7
How much did you pay for service fees for recruitment/manpower agencies?
cost_7_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for service fees for recruitment/manpower
currency_cost_7
What was the currency?
costs_for_8
What were these payments for?:Language training
cost_8
How much did you pay for language training?
cost_8_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for language training
currency_cost_8
What was the currency?
costs_for_9
What were these payments for?:Skills certificates/ testing
cost_9
How much did you pay for skills certificates/testing?
cost_9_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for skills certificates/testing
currency_cost_9
What was the currency?
costs_for_10
What were these payments for?:Medical exam
cost_10
How much did you pay for medical exam?
cost_10_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for medical exam
currency_cost_10
What was the currency?
costs_for_11
What were these payments for?:Police/security clearance
cost_11
How much did you pay for police/security clearance?
cost_11_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for olice/security clearance
currency_cost_11
What was the currency?
costs_for_12
What were these payments for?:Exit clearance from the home government
cost_12
How much did you pay for exit clearance from the home government?
cost_12_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for exit clearance from the home governmen
currency_cost_12
What was the currency?
costs_for_13
What were these payments for?:Contract approval from the home government
cost_13
How much did you pay for contract approval from the home government?
cost_13_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for contract approval from the home govern
currency_cost_13
What was the currency?
costs_for_14
What were these payments for?:Pre-departure training/ briefing
cost_14
How much did you pay for pre-departure training/briefing?
cost_14_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for pre-departure training/briefing
currency_cost_14
What was the currency?
costs_for_15
What were these payments for?:Health/ life insurance/ social securityplans
cost_15
How much did you pay for health/life insurance/social security plans?
cost_15_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for health/life insurance/social security
currency_cost_15
What was the currency?
costs_for_16
What were these payments for?:Overseas migrant welfare fund
cost_16
How much did you pay for overseas migrant welfare fund?
cost_16_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for overseas migrant welfare fund
currency_cost_16
What was the currency?
costs_for_17
What were these payments for?:Internal transportation
cost_17
How much did you pay for internal transportation?
cost_17_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for internal transportation
currency_cost_17
What was the currency?
costs_for_18
What were these payments for?:International transportation
cost_18
How much did you pay for international transportation?
cost_18_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for international transportation
currency_cost_18
What was the currency?
costs_for_88
What were these payments for?:Others
cost_88
How much did you pay for other items?
cost_88_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for other items
currency_cost_88
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_1
What were the other payments for?:Expedite passport process
other_cost_1
How much did you pay for expedite passport process
other_cost_1_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for expedite passport process
currency_other_cost_1
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_2
What were the other payments for?:Expedite local government clearance process
other_cost_2
How much did you pay for expedite local government clearance process
other_cost_2_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for expedite local government clearance pr
currency_other_cost_2
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_3
What were the other payments for?:Expedite visa/ work permit process
other_cost_3
How much did you pay for expedite visa/work permit process
other_cost_3_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for expedite visa/work permit process
currency_other_cost_3
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_4
What were the other payments for?:Other informal payments to officials to get th
other_cost_4
How much did you pay for other informal payments to officials to get the process
other_cost_4_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for other informal payments to officials t
currency_other_cost_4
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_5
What were the other payments for?:Forged official documents - birth certificates
other_cost_5
How much did you pay for forged official documents - birth certificates, passpor
other_cost_5_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for forged official documents - birth cert
currency_other_cost_5
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_6
What were the other payments for?:Fake job contract
other_cost_6
How much did you pay for fake job contract
other_cost_6_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for fake job contract
currency_other_cost_6
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_7
What were the other payments for?:Other informal payments/ gifts to brokers/ rec
other_cost_7
How much did you pay for other informal payments/gifts to brokers/recruitment ag
other_cost_7_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for other informal payments/gifts to broke
currency_other_cost_7
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_8
What were the other payments for?:Irregualr border crossings
other_cost_8
How much did you pay for irregular border crossings
other_cost_8_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for irregular border crossings
currency_other_cost_8
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_88
What were the other payments for?:Others
other_cost_88
How much did you pay for others
other_cost_88_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for others
currency_other_cost_88
What was the currency?
other_payment_for_99
What were the other payments for?:Don't know/ Decline to answer
other_cost_99
How much did you pay for unknown/decline to answer items
other_cost_99_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of costs for unknow/decline to answer items
currency_other_cost_99
What was the currency?
broker_for_1
What did the broker do for you?:Found a job here
broker_for_2
What did the broker do for you?:Arranged work permit
broker_for_3
What did the broker do for you?:Arranged passports
broker_for_4
What did the broker do for you?:Arranged visa
broker_for_5
What did the broker do for you?:Managed the entire deployment process
broker_for_6
What did the broker do for you?:Put you in touch with recuritment agency or empl
broker_for_88
What did the broker do for you?:Others
network_for_1
What did the relative/friend do for you?:Found a job here
network_for_2
What did the relative/friend do for you?:Arranged work permit
network_for_3
What did the relative/friend do for you?:Arranged visa
network_for_4
What did the relative/friend do for you?:Arranged passports
network_for_5
What did the relative/friend do for you?:Managed the entire deployment process
network_for_6
What did the relative/friend do for you?:Put you in touch with recuritment agenc
network_for_88
What did the relative/friend do for you?:Others
agency_for_1
What did the recruitment/ manpower agency do for you?:Found a job here
agency_for_2
What did the recruitment/ manpower agency do for you?:Arranged work permit
agency_for_3
What did the recruitment/ manpower agency do for you?:Arranged passports
agency_for_4
What did the recruitment/ manpower agency do for you?:Arranged visa
agency_for_5
What did the recruitment/ manpower agency do for you?:Managed the entire deploym
agency_for_6
What did the recruitment/ manpower agency do for you?:Put you in touch with empl
agency_for_88
What did the recruitment/ manpower agency do for you?:Others
medical_exam_designated
Did you have to go to a designated clinic or hospital to take the medical exams?
reimburse
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?
reimburse_item_1
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Passport
reimburse_amount_1
How much was reimbursed for passport?
reimburse_amount_1_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for passport
currency_reimburse_amount_1
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_2
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Visa
reimburse_amount_2
How much was reimbursed for visa?
reimburse_amount_2_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for visa
currency_reimburse_amount_2
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_3
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Work per
reimburse_amount_3
How much was reimbursed for work permit?
reimburse_amount_3_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for work permit
currency_reimburse_amount_3
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_4
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Placemen
reimburse_amount_4
How much was reimbursed for placement fees?
reimburse_amount_4_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for placement fees
currency_reimburse_amount_4
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_5
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Fees for
reimburse_amount_5
How much was reimbursed for service fees for relatives/friends who help find a j
reimburse_amount_5_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for service fees for relatives/fri
currency_reimburse_amount_5
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_6
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Fees for
reimburse_amount_6
How much was reimbursed for service fees for individual brokers?
reimburse_amount_6_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for service fees for individual br
reimburse_item_7
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Fees for
reimburse_amount_7
How much was reimbursed for service fees for recruitment/manpower agencies?
reimburse_amount_7_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for service fees for recruitment/m
currency_reimburse_amount_7
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_8
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Language
reimburse_amount_8
How much was reimbursed for language training?
reimburse_amount_8_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for language training
currency_reimburse_amount_8
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_9
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Skills c
reimburse_amount_9
How much was reimbursed for skills certificates/testing?
reimburse_amount_9_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for skills certificates/testing
reimburse_item_10
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Medical
reimburse_amount_10
How much was reimbursed for medical exam?
reimburse_amount_10_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for medical exam
currency_reimburse_amount_10
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_11
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Police/s
reimburse_amount_11
How much was reimbursed for police/security clearance?
reimburse_amount_11_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for police/security clearance
currency_reimburse_amount_11
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_12
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Exit cle
reimburse_amount_12
How much was reimbursed for exit clearance from the home government?
reimburse_amount_12_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for exit clearance from the home g
currency_reimburse_amount_12
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_13
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Contract
reimburse_amount_13
How much was reimbursed for contract approval from the home government?
reimburse_amount_13_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for contract approval from the hom
reimburse_item_14
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Pre-depa
reimburse_amount_14
How much was reimbursed for pre-departure training/briefing?
reimburse_amount_14_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for pre-departure training/briefin
currency_reimburse_amount_14
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_15
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Health/
reimburse_amount_15
How much was reimbursed for health/life insurance/social security plans?
reimburse_amount_15_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for health/life insurance/social s
currency_reimburse_amount_15
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_16
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Overseas
reimburse_amount_16
How much was reimbursed for overseas migrant welfare fund?
reimburse_amount_16_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for overseas migrant welfare fund
reimburse_item_17
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Domestic
reimburse_amount_17
How much was reimbursed for internal transportation?
reimburse_amount_17_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for internal transportation
currency_reimburse_amount_17
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_18
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Internat
reimburse_amount_18
How much was reimbursed for international transportation?
reimburse_amount_18_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for international transportation
currency_reimburse_amount_18
What was the currency?
reimburse_item_88
Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by your employer or recruiter?:Others
reimburse_amount_88
How much was reimbursed for other items?
reimburse_amount_88_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for other items
currency_reimburse_amount_88
What was the currency?
deduct
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?
deduct_item_1
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Passport
cost_deduct_amount_1
How much was deducted for passport?
cost_deduct_amount_1_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for passport
currency_cost_deduct_amount_1
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_1
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_2
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Visa
cost_deduct_amount_2
How much was deducted for visa?
cost_deduct_amount_2_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for visa
currency_cost_deduct_amount_2
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_2
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_3
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Work permit
cost_deduct_amount_3
How much was deducted for work permit?
cost_deduct_amount_3_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for work permit
currency_cost_deduct_amount_3
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_3
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_4
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Placement fees
cost_deduct_amount_4
How much was deducted for placement fees?
cost_deduct_amount_4_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for placement fees
currency_cost_deduct_amount_4
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_4
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_5
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Service fees for relatives/ f
cost_deduct_amount_5
How much was deducted for service fees for relatives/friends who help find a jo
cost_deduct_amount_5_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for service fees for relatives/fri
deduct_item_6
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Service fees for brokers
cost_deduct_amount_6
How much was deducted for service fees for individual brokers?
cost_deduct_amount_6_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for service fees for individual br
currency_cost_deduct_amount_6
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_6
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_7
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Service fees for recruitment
cost_deduct_amount_7
How much was deducted for service fees for recruitment/manpower agencies?
cost_deduct_amount_7_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for service fees for recruitment/m
currency_cost_deduct_amount_7
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_7
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_8
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Language training
cost_deduct_amount_8
How much was deducted for language training?
cost_deduct_amount_8_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for language training
currency_cost_deduct_amount_8
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_8
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_9
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Skills certificates/ testing
cost_deduct_amount_9
How much was deducted for skills certificates/testing?
cost_deduct_amount_9_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for skills certificates/testing
deduct_item_10
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Medical exam
cost_deduct_amount_10
How much was deducted for medical exam?
cost_deduct_amount_10_USD2016
2016 constant USD equivalent of reimbursement for medical exam
currency_cost_deduct_amount_10
What was the currency?
deduct_duration_10
How many months in total were these deducted?
deduct_item_11
Were any of the costs deducted from your salaries?:Police/security clearance
Total: 636
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