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2016 MCS Base Survey This PDF generated by knomad, 12/8/2017 10:55:18 AM Sections: 7, Sub-sections: 6, Questionnaire created by knomad, 12/8/2017 3:55:07 PM Questions: 168. Last modified by knomad, 12/8/2017 3:55:07 PM Questions with enabling conditions: 95 Questions with validation conditions:9 Not shared with anyone Rosters: 6 Variables: 0 2016 MCS Base Survey PART A. RESPONDENT INFORMATION No sub-sections, No rosters, Questions: 26. PART B: MIGRATION COSTS (MONETARY) No sub-sections, Rosters: 4, Questions: 27. PART C. BORROWING MONEY FOR THE FOREIGN JOB Sub-sections: 2, Rosters: 1, Questions: 20. PART D. JOB SEARCH EFFORTS AND OPPORTUNITY COSTS Sub-sections: 2, No rosters, Questions: 26. PART E. WORK IN FOREIGN COUNTRY Sub-sections: 1, Rosters: 1, Questions: 43. PART F. JOB ENVIRONMENT No sub-sections, No rosters, Questions: 15. CURRENT STATUS AND CONTACT INFORMATION Sub-sections: 1, No rosters, Questions: 11. APPENDIX A — INSTRUCTIONS APPENDIX B — OPTIONS LEGEND 1 / 36 PART A. RESPONDENT INFORMATION Interview location (GPS) GPS gps N W A Country from which you are returning SINGLE-SELECT: COMBO BOX current_country 29 Greece 19 Israel 26 Italy 16 Korea (Republic of) 45 Kuwait 65 Mexico 31 Qatar 53 Russian Federation 34 Saudi Arabia Sex SINGLE-SELECT gender 01 Male 00 Female 02 Third gender Where were you born? SINGLE-SELECT: COMBO BOX place_born 087 Egypt 108 India 099 Kyrgyzstan 159 Macedonia 090 Moldova (Republic of) 103 Morocco 092 Philippines 132 Senegal 107 Tajikistan 091 Uzbekistan Which country did you live right before you left SINGLE-SELECT: COMBO BOX country_before for %current_country%? 138 Afghanistan 077 Algeria 037 Andorra 120 Angola 056 Antigua and Barbuda 047 Argentina 002 Australia 021 Austria 069 Azerbaijan 049 Bahamas 044 Bahrain 114 Bangladesh 022 Belgium 134 Benin 109 Bhutan 086 Botswana And 145 other symbols [1] What is the name of the place you were living TEXT area in %country_before% before going to %current_country%? PART A. RESPONDENT INFORMATION 2 / 36 Residency in %country_before% SINGLE-SELECT rural_urban SCOPE: SUPERVISOR 01 Capital City 02 Other Urban Area 03 Rural area How old are you? (in years) NUMERIC: INTEGER age V1 age>10 && age<60 M1 It is very unlikely that the respondent is either younger than 10 years o r more than 60 years old. What is your current marital status? SINGLE-SELECT marital_status 01 Never married/ single 02 Married monogamous 03 Married polygamous 04 Common law, union coutumiere, union libre, living together 05 Divorced/Separated/ Annuled 06 Widow/ widower What is the highest level of education you have SINGLE-SELECT level_edu completed? 01 None 02 Primary incomplete 03 Primary complete 04 Secondary incomplete 05 Secondary complete 06 Post secondary technical/ Tertiery incomplete 07 University complete and higher 08 Adult education or literacy program 09 Not stated 88 Other What was the primary reason why you went to SINGLE-SELECT reason %current_country% 01 To earn higher income 02 Because of no-job opportunities in home country 03 Because of unexpected medical bills and other bills 04 Because of conflicts/ political instability in home country 05 Because of drought and other natural disasters 06 Because of family problems 88 Others What year did you arrive %current_country%? NUMERIC: INTEGER year_arrived V1 year_arrived>=2012 M1 Left the home country more than 3 years ago. How long have you stayed in NUMERIC: DECIMAL months_lived %current_country%? (in months) I Record -99 for "Don't know" If you have returned %place_born% on NUMERIC: DECIMAL months_expect vacation/ family visit, how many more months do you expect to live in %current_country% with the current work arrangement? PART A. RESPONDENT INFORMATION 3 / 36 Is this the first time you have worked abroad? SINGLE-SELECT first_outside 01 Yes 00 No How many times have you worked abroad NUMERIC: INTEGER times_outside including the latest one? E first_outside==0 V1 times_outside < 20 M1 Number of times worked outside cannot be larger than 20. How many years have you worked abroad NUMERIC: INTEGER years_outside excluding the time in %current_country%? E first_outside==0 V1 years_outside<age-10 M1 Years spent working in other countries cannot be greater than respon dent's age - 10. In which year did you first work abroad, even if NUMERIC: INTEGER year_first it was not %current_country%? E first_outside==0 Is this the first time you went to SINGLE-SELECT first_curr_cy %current_country% to work? 01 Yes 00 E first_outside==0 No How did you find out about an opportunity to SINGLE-SELECT how_find_out work in %current_country%? 01 Relative/friend 02 Internet 03 Newspaper advertisement 04 Licensed/ accredited individual recruiter/ broker 05 Private recuritment/ manpower agency 06 Government employment service center 07 Non-government associations (organizations) 88 Other Please describe other job information source? TEXT other_job_source E how_find_out==88 How many people have you supported, on a NUMERIC: INTEGER people_support regular basis, financially in %current_country%? How many people have you supported, on a NUMERIC: INTEGER people_support_home regular basis, in %place_born% with remittances? Do you have any family member who currently SINGLE-SELECT migrant_member lives outside %place_born%? 01 Yes 00 No List them LIST List_migrant_member E migrant_member==1 Who currently live in %current_country%? LIST List_member_currnt E migrant_member==1 PART A. RESPONDENT INFORMATION 4 / 36 PART B: MIGRATION COSTS (MONETARY) In total, how much have you and your family NUMERIC: DECIMAL tot_exp spent to go to %current_country% for the recent job? I Record -99 for "Don't know". What was the currency? SINGLE-SELECT: COMBO BOX currency_tot_exp 048 Egypt pound E tot_exp>0 051 Euro 068 India rupee 069 Indonesia rupiah 080 Kyrgyzstan som 088 Macedonia denar 097 Moldova leu 099 Morocco dirham 102 Nepal rupee 116 Philippines peso 118 Qatar riyal 120 Russia ruble 125 Saudi Arabia riyal 143 Tajikistan somoni 156 US dollar 158 Uzbekistan som And 2 other symbols [2] What were these payments for? MULTI-SELECT costs_for 01 Passport E tot_exp>0 02 Visa 03 Work permit 04 Placement fees 05 Service fees for relatives/ friends who help find a job 06 Service fees for individual brokers 07 Service fees for recruitment/ manpower agencies 08 Language training 09 Skills certificates/ testing 10 Medical exam 11 Police/security clearance 12 Exit clearance from the home government 13 Contract approval from the home government 14 Pre-departure training/ briefing 15 Health/ life insurance/ social securityplans 16 Overseas migrant welfare fund And 3 other symbols [3] PART B: MIGRATION COSTS (MONETARY) Roster: COST COMPONENT generated by multi-select question costs_for r1_cost How much did you pay for %rostertitle%? NUMERIC: INTEGER cost PART B: MIGRATION COSTS (MONETARY) 5 / 36 What was the currency? SINGLE-SELECT: COMBO BOX currency 048 Egypt pound 051 Euro 068 India rupee 069 Indonesia rupiah 080 Kyrgyzstan som 088 Macedonia denar 097 Moldova leu 099 Morocco dirham 102 Nepal rupee 116 Philippines peso 118 Qatar riyal 120 Russia ruble 125 Saudi Arabia riyal 143 Tajikistan somoni 156 US dollar 158 Uzbekistan som And 2 other symbols [8] What were the other payments for? MULTI-SELECT other_payment_for 01 Expedite passport process I e.g., levies, illegal border crossings 02 Expedite local government E costs_for.Contains(88) clearance process 03 Expedite visa/ work permit process 04 Other informal payments to officials to get the process done 05 Forged official documents - birth certificates, passport, work permit etc. 06 Fake job contract 07 Other informal payments/ gifts to brokers/ recruitment agencies 08 Irregualr border crossings 88 Others 99 Don't know/ Decline to answer PART B: MIGRATION COSTS (MONETARY) Roster: OTHER COST COMPONENT generated by multi-select question other_payment_for r2_other_cost How much did you pay for %rostertitle%? NUMERIC: INTEGER other_cost What was the currency? SINGLE-SELECT: COMBO BOX currency_other_cost 048 Egypt pound 051 Euro 068 India rupee 069 Indonesia rupiah 080 Kyrgyzstan som 088 Macedonia denar 097 Moldova leu 099 Morocco dirham 102 Nepal rupee 116 Philippines peso 118 Qatar riyal 120 Russia ruble 125 Saudi Arabia riyal 143 Tajikistan somoni 156 US dollar 158 Uzbekistan som PART B: MIGRATION COSTS (MONETARY) 6 / 36 And 2 other symbols [9] What did the broker do for you? MULTI-SELECT broker_for 01 Found a job here E costs_for.Contains(6) 02 Arranged work permit 03 Arranged passports 04 Arranged visa 05 Managed the entire deployment process 06 Put you in touch with recuritment agency or employer 88 Others What did the relative/friend do for you? MULTI-SELECT network_for 01 Found a job here E costs_for.Contains(5) 02 Arranged work permit 03 Arranged visa 04 Arranged passports 05 Managed the entire deployment process 06 Put you in touch with recuritment agency or employer 88 Others What did the recruitment/ manpower agency MULTI-SELECT agency_for do for you? 01 Found a job here 02 E costs_for.Contains(7) Arranged work permit 03 Arranged passports 04 Arranged visa 05 Managed the entire deployment process 06 Put you in touch with employer 88 Others Did you have to go to a designated clinic or SINGLE-SELECT medical_exam_designated hospital to take the medical exams? 01 Yes 00 E costs_for.Contains(10) No Were any of the costs reimbursed or paid by SINGLE-SELECT reimburse your employer or recruiter? 01 Yes 00 E tot_exp>0 No What were the costs reimbursed or paid by MULTI-SELECT reimburse_item your employer or recruiter? 01 Passport 02 E tot_exp>0
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