DDI_PHL_2008_SOF_v01_M
Solficar P. Pescuela
Accelerated Data Program
2009-07-31
NADA
Version 01: Adopted from "DDI_PHL_2008_SOF_v2_M" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.
Survey on Overseas Filipinos 2008
SOF 2008
PHL_2008_SOF_v01_M
National Statistics Office
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National Statistics Office
National Statistics Office
Chief, Income and Employment Statistics Division
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Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
The data collection of the characteristics of overseas workers started in 1982 using a one-page rider questionnaire in the Integrated Survey of Households (ISH) and continued until 1986. In 1987, during the revision of the ISH Form 2 or the Labor Force Survey questionnaire, a column indicator for overseas contract workers (OCWs) was added to get the estimate of the number of OCWs. With the increasing demand for information on overseas workers, the Survey on Overseas Workers (SOW) was resumed in 1991 revising the previous questionnaire to generate more comprehensive data. Data on international migration were gathered in the 1988 National Demographic Survey (NDS). With the expanded coverage of the 1993 NDS on health and immunization, the section on international migration was deleted from the NDS but it was recommended for inclusion in SOW starting 1992. In 1993, the SOW was renamed to Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF).
v2.0: edited data, for public use.
The Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF) was conducted as a rider to the October 2008 Labor Force Survey (LFS).
The survey was designed to gather national estimates on the number of overseas workers, their socio economic characteristics and other information pertaining to the overseas workers who worked or have worked abroad from April to September 2008. The remittances of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in cash or in kind were also accounted for the specified reference period. The SOF data are useful inputs to government planners, migrant advocates, researchers, academes, concerned citizens, and other data users to the formulation of policies and programs for the welfare of the overseas Filipino.
Philippines
The geographic coverage consists of the country's 17 administrative regions defined in Executive Order (EO) 36 and 131. The 17 regions are:
National Capital Region (NCR)
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Region I - Ilocos Region
Region II - Cagayan Valley
Region III - Central Luzon
Region IV-A - CALABARZON
Region IV-B - MIMAROPA
Region V - Bicol Region
Region VI - Western Visayas
Region VII - Central Visayas
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula
Region X - Northern Mindanao
Region XI - Davao Region
Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN
Caraga
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Barangays
Individuals
Overseas Filipinos whose departure occured within the last five years and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.
For purposes of this survey, overseas workers are the following:
Filipino overseas contract workers (OCW) who are presently and temporarily out of the country to fulfill an overseas work contract for a specific length of time or who are presently at home on vacation but still has an existing contract to work abroad. They may be landbased or seabased.
Landbased workers ? these are overseas contract workers who are hired either by direct hiring of an employer abroad; or through the assistance of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA);
or through a private and licensed recruitment agency. They may have returned to the Philippines for a vacation (annual or emergency leave), or have transferred to other employers, or were rehired by their former employer.
Seabased workers ? these are overseas contract workers who worked or are working in any kind of international fishing/passenger/cargo vessels. Included also are OCWs who worked or are working for a shipping company abroad.
Other Filipino workers abroad with a valid working visa or work permits. Included also are crew members of airplanes such as pilots, stewards, stewardesses, etc.
example: Filipinos working in countries such as U.S., Taiwan, Saipan, etc. with a working visa.
Filipinos abroad who are holders of other types of non-immigrant visa such as tourist/visitor, student, medical and others but are presently employed and working full time.
Persons not considered as overseas workers are:
Filipinos whose place of employment is outside the Philippines but whose employer is the Philippine government. Examples are Filipinos who worked or are working in Philippine embassies, missions and consulates abroad.
Filipinos who are sent abroad by the Philippine government or by private institutes for training, scholarship or any other similar purpose, even if they are known to be working abroad. Note that students who are sent abroad by private individual who are working or had worked there are excluded in this category.
Filipinos working in other countries who are hired as consultants/advisers of International organization such as the United Nations International Monetary Fund, etc.
Immigrants to other countries even though they are working abroad.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Data gathered in the survey include the demographic and economic characteristics of OFWs and the remittances they send to their families here in the Philippines. Related information such as the place of destination, length of stay abroad, type of work abroad, date of departure and return were also included.
As a rider to the Labor Force Survey, the data collection for this survey is 21 days including Saturday (October 8 to 31, 2008).
National Statistics Office
The Survey on Overseas Filipinos, as a rider to the Labor Force Survey (LFS), used the sampling design of the 2003 Master Sample (MS) for Household Surveys starting July 2003. The design of the Master Sample is described below:
1. Domain
The 2003 MS considers the country's 17 administrative regions as its sampling domain. A domain is referred to as a subdivision of the country in which estimates with adequate level of precision is generated. It must be noted that while there is demand for data at the provincial level (and to some extent municipal and barangay levels), these were not treated as domain because of its large number (more than 80) and the large resource requirement it would entail.
2. Sampling Frame
As in most household surveys, the 2003 MS made use of an area sample design. For this purpose, the Enumeration Area Reference File (EARF) of the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) was utilized as sampling frame. The EARF contains the number of households by enumeration area (EA) in each barangay.
This frame was used to form the primary sampling units (PSUs). With consideration of the period for which the 2003 MS will be in use, the PSUs were formed/defined as a barangay or a combination of barangays with at least 500 households.
3. Sample Size
The 2003 MS consists of a sample of 2,835 PSUs of which 330 were certainty PSUs and 2,505 were non-certainty PSUs. The entire MS was divided into four sub-samples or independent replicates, such as a quarter sample contains one fourth of the PSUs found in one replicate; a half sample contains one-half of the PSUs in two replicates. The SOF as a rider to the LFS utilizes the full sample.
4. Stratification
The 2003 MS considers the 17 regions of the country as the primary strata. Within each region, further stratification was performed using geographic groupings such as provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs). Within each of these substrata formed within regions, the PSUs were further stratified, to the extent possible, using the proportion of strong houses (PSTRONG), indicator of engagement in agriculture of the area (AGRI), and a measure of per capita income as stratification factors (PERCAPITA).
PSTRONG is defined to be the percentage of occupied housing units that are classified as made of strong materials in terms of both the roof and outer walls, based on the data from the 2000 CPH. A roof is considered made of strong material if it is made of either galvanized iron, aluminum, concrete/clay tile, half galvanized-half concrete, or asbestos. The outer wall is considered made of strong material if it is made of concrete, brick, stone, wood, half concrete-half wood, galvanized iron, asbestos or glass.
AGRI was determined in the following way: initially, an indicator variable was computed at the barangay level. That variable has the value 1 if more than 50 percent of the households in the barangay were engaged in agriculture or fisheries and 0 otherwise, based on the 2000 CPH Barangay Schedule. To obtain a measure at the PSU level, a weighted average of the barangay indicator variable was computed for all the barangays within the PSU, weighted by the total number of households in the barangay. Thus, the value of AGRI at the PSU level lies between 0 and 1.
PERCAPITA is defined as the total income of the municipality divided by the total population in that municipality. Note that the PERCAPITA value of the PSUs is the same if the PSUs are in the same municipality. The data on municipal income refer to year 2000 and were taken from the Department of Finance. However, if the 2000 municipal income was not reported to the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), 2001 income was used. If no 2000 or 2001 municipal income was reported, the income classification from the BLGF for this municipality was obtained. Using the data on income, which are presented in income intervals, the average of the lower and the upper values of the income interval for the municipal class to which this municipality belongs were determined.
5. Sample Selection
The 2003 MS consists of a sample of 2,835 PSUs. The entire MS was divided into four sub-samples or independent replicates, such as a quarter sample contains one fourth of the total PSUs; a half sample contains one-half of the four subsamples or equivalent to all PSUs in two replicates.
The final number of sample PSUs for each domain was determined by first classifying PSUs as either self-representing (SR) or non-self-representing (NSR). In addition, to facilitate the selection of subsamples, the total number of NSR PSUs in each region was adjusted to make it a multiple of 4.
SR PSUs refers to a very large PSU in the region/domain with a selection probability of approximately 1 or higher and is outright included in the MS; it is properly treated as a stratum; also known as certainty PSU. NSR PSUs refers to a regular too small sized PSU in a region/domain; also known as non certainty PSU. The 2003 MS consists of 330 certainty PSUs and 2,505 non-certainty PSUs.
To have some control over the sub-sample size, the PSUs were selected with probability proportional to some estimated measure of size. The size measure refers to the total number of households from the 2000 CPH. Because of the wide variation in PSU sizes, PSUs with selection probabilities greater than 1 were identified and were included in the sample as certainty selections.
At the second stage, enumeration areas (EAs) were selected within sampled PSUs, and at the third stage, housing units were selected within sampled EAs. Generally, all households in sampled housing units were enumerated, except for few cases when the number of households in a housing unit exceeds three. In which case, a sample of three households in a sampled housing unit was selected at random with equal probability.
An EA is defined as an area with discernable boundaries within barangays consisting of about 150 contiguous households. These EAs were identified during the 2000 CPH. A housing unit, on the other hand, is a structurally separate and independent place of abode which, by the way it has been constructed, converted, or arranged, is intended for habitation by a household.
Face-to-face [f2f]
SOF Form 2, the household (HH) control form, is the basis for determining households with members who are overseas. Only those sample HHs with members overseas shall be given SOF Form 1, that is, those HHs that responded "YES" to the question, "Is there a family member who left for abroad at anytime during the period October 2003 to September 2008" in column 4 of SOF Form 2.
There may be overseas Filipinos (OF) who were listed as OFs in Column 11 of ISH Form 2 (Labor Force Survey Questionnaire) though their departure may be outside the 5-year reference period since there is no cut-off period for LFS (Labor Force Survey). In this case, the OF is listed in the control form but is not assigned an SOF Form 1. There are also previous OFs who went abroad anytime in October 2003 to September 2008 and are now regular members of the HH (with code "5" in Column 11 of ISH Form 2). They are reported in SOF Form 2 and assigned an SOF Form 1.
SOF Form 1 is a two-page questionnaire designed to gather data on the number and socioeconomic characteristics of overseas Filipinos and their remittances.
Each sample HH of the ISH with family members who left for abroad during the reference period are given one (1) SOF questionnaire. SOF Form 1 allows the recording of answers for only one person in the sample HH. In cases where there is more than one family member who left abroad, additional questionnaire/s are provided, thereby asking the same set of questions for each person who left for abroad.
The entries for the marital status and highest grade completed may not be consistent with the entries in ISH Form 2 since these refer to the status of the person at the time of departure. Note that the entry in the highest grade completed in LFS should be equal or higher than that reported in SOF.
Training:
There are three levels of training:
1. The first level involves the training of task force members conducted at the Central Office participated by selected central office personnel, selected regional or provincial staff.
2. The second level training is held at the Regional Offices participated by the Provincial Statistical Officers, Regional Statisticians, and Provincial Statisticians. Regional or provincial staff who attended the Task Force Training will act as trainers during the second level training.
3. The third level training is held at the Provincial Offices participated by the District Statistics Officers, Statistical coordination Officers and hired Statistical Researchers. The provincial staff who attended the second level training will act as trainers in this level of training.
Enumeration:
The enumeration period started on the second week up to the end of October including Saturdays. The total mandays given to each enumerator to complete his/her workload depended on the assigned sample areas but not more than 21 days.
The Survey on Overseas Worker Filipinos is a rider to the Labor Force Survey (LFS). All households from the sample barangays/EAs were administered with the LFS questionnaire (ISH Form 2) with an output of six to eight households per day.
A courtesy call to the head of the Barangay were done to inform that there is an on-going survey in their area.
There was no translation of questionnaire into local dialect.
The Regional Directors (RDs), Provincial Statistical Officers (PSOs), Provincial Statisticians and selected District Statistics Officers (DSOs)/ Statistical Coordination Officers (SCOs) strictly supervised the conduct of the survey.
Prior to start of field supervision, all field personnel who are authorized to supervise the survey operation were required to prepare an itinerary of travel to insure effective and close supervision of the enumerators. A copy of the itinerary of travel were required to be available in the field office so that in case some problems or other matters require the attention of a supervisor, then he can be located easily.
It is the responsibility of the supervisors to give prompt action to problems in the field. The RDs, PSOs and their assistants should visit enumerators (ENs) within their jurisdiction to find out for themselves if instructions are being followed.
Central Office Statisticians were assigned to provinces to supervise and monitor the conduct of the survey.
Calculation of Basic Weights:
Following a standard approach, the weights to be used in analyzing surveys based on the 2003 MS are developed in three stages.
First, base weights are computed to compensate for the unequal selection probabilities in the sample design.
Second, the base weights are adjusted to compensate for unit non-response.
Third , the non-response adjusted weights are further adjusted to make some weighted sample distributions to conform to some known population totals.
Final Survey Weight
The final survey weight assigned to each responding unit is computed as the product of the base weight, the non-response adjustment, and the population weighting adjustment. The final weights should be used in all analyses to produce valid estimates of population parameters.
Prior to the submission of questionnaires to the Central Office, it was the responsibility of each interviewer to review each questionnaire when the interview is finished. The review was done before leaving the household to make sure that all answers are clear, legible and complete. Also, skipping instructions were checked if correctly followed.
Manual processing was done at the Central Office. This process included the folioing of the questionnaires, completeness and consistency checking of the responses, editing and coding of responses. This was done prior to machine processing.
The Survey on Overseas Filipinos is a rider to the October round of the Labor Force Survey every year. Column 11 of the Labor Force Survey questionnaire (ISH Form 2) is used to identify the overseas contract worker and other overseas Filipino worker among the household members.
All of these household members identified as overseas Filipino workers have corresponding completed SOF questionnaires.
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This Survey conforms to the provisions of confidentiality stated under Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 591, which says that the "Data furnished to the Bureau of Census and Statistics (BCS) by an individual, corporation, partnership, institution or business enterprise shall not be used as evidence in any court or in any public office either as evidence against the individual, corporation, association, partnership, institution, or business enterprise from whom such data emanates; nor shall such data or information be divulged to any person except authorized employees of the BCS acting in the performance of their duties; nor shall such data be published except in the form of summaries or statistical tables in which no reference to an individual, corporation, association, partnership, institution or business enterprise shall appear."
Income and Emplyment Statistics Division
Databank and Information Systems Division
Any report, paper or similar articles, whether published or not, emanating from the use of this data shall give appropriate acknowledgement as suggested herein, “2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos, National Statistics Office, Philippines,” as the source of basic data. The data user or client is encouraged to provide the NSO with a copy of such report, paper or article. It is understood that unless expressly allowed by the client, such report, paper or article shall not be used for any purpose other than monitoring.
Authorization to use this data is granted only to the client or data user and persons within its organization, if applicable. Under no circumstances shall the client reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in his organization. The National Statistics Office shall hold the data user fully responsible for safeguarding the data from any unauthorized access or use.
The National Statistics Office (NSO) gives no warranty that the data are free from errors. Hence, the NSO shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage as a result of the client's manipulation or tabulation of the data
2008sof
The file contains data on Overseas Filipino whose departure occurred within the last five years or who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.
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Region
Region
Region
Region
Region
1
Region I - Ilocos Region
2
Region II - Cagayan Valley
3
Region III - Central Luzon
5
Region V- Bicol
6
Region VI - Western Visayas
7
Region VII - Central Visayas
8
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas
9
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula
10
Region X - Northern Mindanao
11
Region XI - Davao
12
Region XII - SOCSKSARGEN
13
National Capital Region
14
Cordillera Administrative Region
15
Region XIII - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
16
Region XIII - Caraga
41
Region IVA - CALABARZON
42
Region IVB - MIMAROPA
A region is a subnational administrative unit comprising of several provinces having more or less homogenous characteristics, such as ethnic origin of inhabitants, dialect spoken, agricultural produce, and others.
The Philippines is divided into 17 regions, eight of which are in Luzon, six in Mindanao, and only three in the Visayas.
The sampling design used this geographic area level as the Domain. The coding system used here is for the new regional composition. i.e., Census 2000 Regional Composition.
Stratum
Stratum
Stratum
Stratum
Stratum
Primary Sampling Unit
Primary Sampling Unit
Primary Sampling Unit
Primary Sampling Unit
Primary Sampling Unit
PSU No. – is a five-digit number that is unique at the national level assigned to the primary sampling units formed.
Household Unique Sequential Number
Household Unique Sequential Number
Household Unique Sequential Number
Household Unique Sequential Number
Household Unique Sequential Number
Household is an aggregate of persons, generally but not necessarily bound by ties of kinship, who sleep in the same dwelling unit and have common arrangements for the preparation and consumption of food.
Household Unique Sequential Number is a unique code assigned to every sample household listed in the barangay/EA.
Line number
Line number
Line number
Line number
Line number
Line No. in ISH Form 2
Thirty (30) line numbers were preprinted to correspond to each sample HH. Since not
all of the sample barangays/EAs have 30 sample HHs, one SOF Form 2 will be needed in most of the sample EAs, except when the number of overseas Filipinos in a household exceeds two. When the numbers of sample HHs in an EA exceeds 30, use another sheet.
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Q2. What is _____'s relationship to the head of this household?
1
Head
2
Wife/Spouse
3
Son/daughter
4
Brother/Sister
5
Son/Daughter-in-law
6
Grandson/Granddaughter
7
Father/Mother
8
Other Relative
9
Non-Relative
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Q3. Is _____ male or female?
The sex of a person should be accurately encircled using the appropriate codes, i.e., "1" if the overseas Filipino is male and "2", if female.
1
Male
2
Female
Age
Age
Age
Age
Age
Q4. How old is _____ on his/her last birthday?
If the OF is listed as member of the HH in ISH Form 2, copy the age of the OF from Column 7 of the LFS questionnaire. If not, ask for the age of the OF from the respondent. Ask for the best estimate if the respondent cannot give the exact age of the person. Enter '99' for not reported if the respondent has no idea whatsoever of the age of the overseas Filipinos. For persons aged 98 or over, enter "98".
Times left
Times left
Times left
Times left
Times left
Q5. How many times did _____ leave for abroad during the last five years?
(October 2003 to September 2008)?
Ask the respondent the number of times the person left abroad for work, business, pleasure, vacation trips or other reasons during the reference period. Please put remarks if the OF left for more than 99 times.
Date left
Date left
Date left
Date left
Date left
Now, I would like to ask some information about the date of his/her (last) departure.
Q6. When did _____ (last) leave?
Inquire for the month and year of the latest departure from the Philippines of the
person. This refers to the last time the person left the country, which must not be earlier
than October 2003 and not later than September 2008. Enter the corresponding code
in the code boxes, i.e., the two-digit code of the month and the four digits of the year.
Enter '99' in the code boxes if the respondent cannot remember or does not know
the exact month, when the person left for abroad. For example the last departure was
in 2004 but the month is unknown, enter '99' for the month and '2004' for the year in the
code box.
Date left (Month)
Date left (Month)
Date left (Month)
Date left (Month)
Date left (Month)
Date left (Year)
Date left (Year)
Date left (Year)
Date left (Year)
Date left (Year)
Marital status
Marital status
Marital status
Marital status
Marital status
Q7. What is _____'s marital status as of his/her (last) departure?
Inquire for the marital status of the person at the time when he/she last left. Use the same concept of marital status as used in the LFS, which are:
1Single- a person is single if he/she has never been married
2Married - is the marital status of a person who has been united in matrimony with another person of opposite sex through a religious or civil rites, or who lives together consensually with another as husband or wife. To be considered married, the couple must still be living together; or, if living apart from each other, the separation must only be temporary.
3Widowed - is a person who has been married before; whether formally or consensually, if his marital partner has died. In case the widowed has remarried, his marital status is married.
4Separated/Divorced - a person is considered divorced/separated, if the partner has left permanently, with or without legal sanctions.
5Unknown - in cases when the respondent cannot give information on the marital status of the household member.
1
Single
2
Married
3
Widowed
4
Separated/Divorced
5
Unknown
Highest grade completed
Highest grade completed
Highest grade completed
Highest grade completed
Highest grade completed
Q8. What is the highest grade completed by _____ at the time of his/her (last) departure?
Use the LFS concept on highest grade completed. Like in Q7, the highest grade
completed refers to that at the time of the person's last departure. The codes are seen
below.
00 No Grade Completed 03 High School Undergraduate
01 Elementary Undergraduate 04 High School Graduate
02 Elementary Graduate 05 College Undergraduate
For an OF who has completed a college or higher degree at the time of his
departure, specify in words the degree which he has obtained as for example B.S.
Agriculture, B.S. Statistics, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, A.B. Economics (Bachelor of
Arts in Economics), MDE (Master in Development Economics), among others. Take
note that 2-year courses are classified as college undergraduates and must have code
"05" in Q8.
No Grade Completed
1
Elementary Undegraduate
2
Elementary Graduate
3
Highschool Undergraduate
4
Highschool Graduate
5
Collge Undergraduate
60
General programs
61
Programs in Education Science and Teacher Training
62
Humanities Programs
63
Social and Behavioral Science Programs/Business Administration and Related Programs/Law and Jurisprudence Programs
64
Natural Science programs/Mathematics/Computer Science Programs
65
Medical Allied Programs/Trade/Craft ans Industrial Program/Engineering Programs/Architectural and Town Planning
66
Architectural, Forestry and Fisheries Programs/Home Economic Program
67
Service Trades Programs
68
Programs in Mass Communication and Documentation
70
General Programs (Post Graduate)
71
Programs in Education Science and Teacher Training (Post Graduate)
72
Humanities Programs (Post Graduate)
73
Social and Behavioral Science Programs/Business Administration and Related Programs/Law and Jurisprudence Programs (Post Graduate)
74
Natural Science Programs/Mathematics/Computer Science Programs (Post Graduate)
75
Medical Allied Programs/Trade/Craft ans Industrial Program/Engineering Programs/Architectural and Town Planning (Post Graduate)
76
Architectural, Forestry and Fisheries Programs/Home Economic Program (Post Graduate)
77
Service Trades Programs (Post Graduate)
78
Programs in Mass Communication and Documentation (Post Graduate)
99
DK
Usual occupation
Usual occupation
Usual occupation
Usual occupation
Usual occupation
Q9. What was _____’s usual occupation in the Philippines before he/she (last) left?
Inquire from the respondent the specific kind of work or activity that the person did
before he/she last left for abroad. Ask the respondent to give the specific description of
the kind or nature of work the person did at the time. The usual occupation may be a
gainful or non-gainful one and must last for at least six (6) months. The description
should be as specific as possible to be able to code at the four-digit level using the 1992
PSOC.
Special Occupations
1
Officials of the Government and Special Interest Organizatio
2
Professionals
3
Technicians and Associate Professionals
4
Clerks
5
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers
6
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen
7
Trades and Related Workers
8
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
9
Laborers and Unskilled Workers
Reason for leaving
Reason for leaving
Reason for leaving
Reason for leaving
Reason for leaving
Q10. What was _____'s primary reason for leaving the country (last time)?
The survey aims to determine the reasons why people travel. Hence, ask the
primary reason or purpose why each person left for abroad. The reason should relate
to the person's last departure.
While in some cases it may be quite difficult to ascertain the true reason why the
person left for abroad, the type of visa granted to him may indicate the purpose of his
travel. You therefore should ascertain whether the person left as an immigrant, contract
worker, work with Philippine Embassy/Consulate abroad, tourist, student, etc.
The following reasons with the corresponding codes are:
1 Contract Worker 5 Student
2 Work with Phil. Embassy/Consulate Abroad 6 Immigrant
3 Worker Other than Contractual 7 Official Mission
4 Tourist 8 Others Specify
Refer to pages 5-6 of this manual to ascertain which code is appropriate for this
question. Reasons other than those specified in codes 1 to 7 should be specified in
code 8 (Others).
1
Contract Worker
2
Work with Phil. Embassy/Consulate abroad
3
Worker other than Contractual
4
Tourist
5
Student
6
Immigrant
7
Official Missions
8
Others
9
Not Reported
Country intend to stay
Country intend to stay
Country intend to stay
Country intend to stay
Country intend to stay
Q11. In what country did _____ stay when he/she left?
Enter the name of the country where the person stay when he/she last left. Be
specific. Do not simply accept Middle East or Europe as an answer. Refer to Appendix A (page 22) to have an idea on how to report the name of the country. If during his last trip abroad, a person intended to tour several countries, ask and record only that country where he stayed for the longest duration.
In case an overseas worker is sea-based, ask for the country or nationality of the owner of the shipping line. Likewise, for airplane stewardesses, stewards, pilots and other airplane crew, ask for the nationality/country of the airline owner.
888
Not expected to return
Months planning to stay
Months planning to stay
Months planning to stay
Months planning to stay
Months planning to stay
Q12. For how many months did ____ stay/intend to stay abroad (last time)?
Ask the respondent the number of months the person stayed/intended to stay
abroad when he/she last left. For those who intended to stay for less than a month, e.g., two weeks or five days, enter '00' in the code boxes.
However, for cases where the overseas Filipino is not expected to return to the country, encircle and enter "88" in the box provided.
88
Not expected to return
Had a job/business anytime
Had a job/business anytime
Had a job/business anytime
Had a job/business anytime
Had a job/business anytime
Q13. Did _____ work or had a job/business at anytime during his last stay abroad?
If code "2", skip to Q16.
Ask whether the overseas Filipino worked or had a job/business at anytime during his last stay abroad, i.e., from the date of his last departure (Q6) until the date of his return (Q17). A person who was sent abroad to attend training but worked at a certain food outlet is considered to have worked abroad even if it may not be legal. If the person did not work at all at anytime during his/her last stay abroad, encircle code 2 and skip to Q16. Leave Q14 and Q15 blank.
1
Yes
2
No
9
Not Reported
Kind of work abroad
Kind of work abroad
Kind of work abroad
Kind of work abroad
Kind of work abroad
Q14. What kind of work did _____ do abroad?
Ask the respondent to specify the kind of work (gainful activity) the overseas Filipino did abroad. Note that for an overseas contract worker or OCW, the actual job may not be the same as the one described in his signed contract; hence, ask the respondent to report what he personally knows as the worker's actual job abroad. Moreover, tell the respondent to be specific in describing the kind of work the person did. If he cannot give a short common description of the job, ask him or her to describe
the nature of work done and write down the response verbatim. If the overseas Filipino held several jobs during his last stay abroad consider the one that is primary.
Special Occupations
1
Officials of the Government and Special Interest Organizatio
2
Professionals
3
Technicians and Associate Professionals
4
Clerks
5
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers
6
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen
7
Trades and Related Workers
8
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
9
Laborers and Unskilled Workers
Number of months worked
Number of months worked
Number of months worked
Number of months worked
Number of months worked
Q15. How many months has _____ worked/been working abroad during the last 5 years? (October 2003 to September 2008)
The purpose of asking this question is to determine how long the overseas Filipino has been working abroad or has worked abroad on a more or less ntinuous duration, irrespective of employer, country or occupation. Continuous duration means that there is no interruption in his/her being employed or, if there is a gap that occurred between his/her employments, this gap should not be more than one year.
Has returned home
Has returned home
Has returned home
Has returned home
Has returned home
Q16. Has _____ returned home since his/her (last) departure?
If code "2", skip to Q18.
Inquire if the overseas Filipino has returned to the Philippines since he/she last left the country. Make sure that the date of last departure of the OF is consistent with the date of return. Encircle and enter code "1" if the OF returned during the reference period and "2" otherwise.
1
Yes
2
No
9
Not Reported
Date returned home
Date returned home
Date returned home
Date returned home
Date returned home
Q17. When did _____ return home?
Skip to Q19.
If the answer in Q16 is "YES" (code 1), inquire for the date when the overseas
Filipino returned to the country, that is, the month and the year of return. Likewise, code the response in the same manner as in Q6.
Date returned home (Month)
Date returned home (Month)
Date returned home (Month)
Date returned home (Month)
Date returned home (Month)
Date returned home (Year)
Date returned home (Year)
Date returned home (Year)
Date returned home (Year)
Date returned home (Year)
Date expected to return home
Date expected to return home
Date expected to return home
Date expected to return home
Date expected to return home
Q18. When is _____ expected to return home?
If the overseas Filipino has not returned home since his/her (last) departure, inquire for the date when he/she is expected to return to the country. For overseas contract workers, enter the month and year he is expected to return which is normally the date of expiration of his contract. If for some reason, voluntary or otherwise, the worker will terminate the contract before its expiry date and will then be
coming home, indicate the expected date of his arrival and make some notations/remarks about the shortened contract on the questionnaire.
Ask the respondent to give an estimate of expected date of return if the exact date is unknown. However, for cases where the overseas Filipino is not expected to return to the country, encircle "888888".
888888
Not expected to return
Date expected to return home (Month)
Date expected to return home (Month)
Date expected to return home (Month)
Date expected to return home (Month)
Date expected to return home (Month)
88
Not expected to return
Date expected to return home (Year)
Date expected to return home (Year)
Date expected to return home (Year)
Date expected to return home (Year)
Date expected to return home (Year)
8888
Not expected to return
Remittance received
Remittance received
Remittance received
Remittance received
Remittance received
Now, I would like to ask about the cash remittance received by the family from _____. By cash remittance, I mean money/checks sent either thru local or foreign source or both.
Q19. Did the family receive any cash remittance from _____ during the period April to September 2008?
If code "2" skip to Q23.
For purposes of this survey, cash remittance is defined as any amount sent by the overseas Filipinos to his family out of his salary and/or other sources of income during the period April to September 2008. Encircle and enter code "1" if the family received cash remittance during the specified period. If not, encircle and enter code "2" and skip to Q23.
1
Yes
2
No remittance
9
Not Reported
Cash remittance received
Cash remittance received
Cash remittance received
Cash remittance received
Cash remittance received
Q20. How much cash remittance was received by the family during the month of ... (April, May, June, July, August and September)?
Ask the respondent to give, as much as possible, the exact amount of the remittance received by the family from the member who is abroad. In case the respondent reports the remittance in different units of currency, ask for the exchange rate used when he converted the money to Philippine peso. If it cannot be recalled, accept and write the amount in whatever unit of currency the respondent reports. Just make sure that the unit of currency is indicated. Conversion to Philippine peso will be
done during manual processing. Probe further if the answer given is in "dollars". The unit of currency may be US dollars, Malaysian dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Australian dollars, etc.
Mode of remittance
Mode of remittance
Mode of remittance
Mode of remittance
Mode of remittance
Q21. How do you usually receive the remittance during the period April to September 2008?
Ask how the family usually received the remittance during the six-month period.
There are five choices for the mode of remittance. These are:
1 Bank - this refers to remittances received through the banking system, whether private or government.
2 Agency/Local Office - agency refers to the recruitment agency that processed the recruitment papers of the overseas Filipinos. The local office, on the other hand, is that of an International shipping company is usually utilized by seamen in sending their remittances to their families.
3 Friends/Co-workers - money is sent through friends or co-workers who have returned home.
4 Door-to-door - this is the common name for couriers or offices that personally deliver packages including cash at the doorsteps of the HH.
5 Others - if the remittance was sent through means other than those specified above, such as through mail, postal money order, etc., enter code 5 and specify the method. Examples are Western Union, Smart Padala and others.
1
Bank
2
Agency/Local Office
3
Friends/Co_Worker
4
Door to Door
5
Others
9
Not Reported
Returned during the period April to September 2004
Returned during the period April to September 2004
Returned during the period April to September 2004
Returned during the period April to September 2004
Returned during the period April to September 2004
Check Q17 and Q18.
Q23. Did the person return during the period April to September 2008?
If code "2" skip to Q25.
Verify entry in Q17 to know if the person returned from abroad anytime during the past six months, that is, between April to September 2008. Encircle and enter "1" if the person returned during the period April to September 2008. Otherwise, encircle and enter "2" and skip to Q25. Enter the response in the box provided.
1
Returned
2
Did Not Returned
9
Not Reported
Cash brought home
Cash brought home
Cash brought home
Cash brought home
Cash brought home
Q24. How much cash did he/she bring home during the period April to September 2008?
If the overseas Filipino is now with the HH or has returned anytime during the past six months, ask for the amount of cash he brought with him.
Like in Q20, if the answer is given in foreign currency and conversion is not known, accept the response and specify the unit of currency. Again, in this case, conversion to Philippine peso will be done during the manual processing.
Receive goods/products
Receive goods/products
Receive goods/products
Receive goods/products
Receive goods/products
Q25. Did the family receive goods/products (e.g., appliances, jewelry, etc.) from _____ during the period April to September 2008?
If code 2, end interview.
Ask the respondent if the family received some goods or products from the overseas Filipino such as food, appliances, jewelry, clothing and other wear. Include also goods/products brought home by the overseas Filipino if he returned home/went on vacation during the specified period. If No, end the interview.
1
Yes
2
No
9
Not Reported
Total imputed value of goods/products
Total imputed value of goods/products
Total imputed value of goods/products
Total imputed value of goods/products
Total imputed value of goods/products
Q26. What is the total imputed value of these goods/products?
If the answer in Q25 is "YES" (Code 1), ask the respondent for each item specified in the questionnaire and enter the total imputed value in Philippine pesos of the goods/products received.
Final Weight
Final Weight
Final Weight
Final Weight
Final Weight
Continent Code
Continent Code
Continent Code
Continent Code
Continent Code
1
Africa
2
Asia
3
Australia
4
Europe
5
North and South America
6
Other countries
7
Countries not reported
household