MEDSTAT III July 2013 Immigration Absorption Survey in Israel Eilat Kastro Gustavo Schifris MEDSTAT III July 2013 MEDSTAT III July 2013

MEDSTAT III July 2013   Social and economic integration into Israeli society   Reasons for immigration   Feeling of belonging to Israeli society The Main Aims of the survey The Main Aims of the survey

MEDSTAT III July 2013   Survey population: the survey represents immigrants who arrived in Israel during the years , and were ages 26 – 74 in 2010   Survey sample: Sub-Sample of 2008 census sample   The sample frame included about 84,000 immigrants. The survey sample included about 5,100 immigrants. About 4,000 immigrants (80%) responded to the questionnaire   3 methods of data collecting: regular mail, Internet and CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) Methodology

MEDSTAT III July 2013  age, sex, year of immigration, country of birth  Basic Demographic Charactaristics age, sex, year of immigration, country of birth  Characteristics of the immigrants before immigration time Education, knowledge of Hebrew, occupation  Usage of languages at the time of survey in Israel Speaking and reading of Hebrew, mother tongue and other languages   Education and Occupation at the time of survey The Main Topics The Main Topics

MEDSTAT III July 2013  (before and after immigration)  Pension arrangements (before and after immigration)  (at survey time)  Reasons for choosing living environment (at survey time)  (Relationships with family and friends who live abroad and in Israel)  Family and social relations (Relationships with family and friends who live abroad and in Israel)   Reasons for Immigration and sense of identity   Life satisfaction in various areas in Israel   Abilty of linkage with census data and admeinistrative data The Main Topics The Main Topics

MEDSTAT III July 2013 Main findings – Main Demographic Characteristics Main findings – Main Demographic Characteristics

MEDSTAT III July 2013 Main findings – Main Demographic Characteristics Main findings – Main Demographic Characteristics

MEDSTAT III July 2013 Main findings – Reasons of Immigration Main findings – Reasons of Immigration

MEDSTAT III July 2013 Main findings – Education level at the time of Immigration Main findings – Education level at the time of Immigration

MEDSTAT III July 2013 Main findings – Employment after immigration Main findings – Employment after immigration

MEDSTAT III July 2013 Main findings – Reasons of choosing place of residence Main findings – Reasons of choosing place of residence

MEDSTAT III July 2013 Main findings – Future Optimism Main findings – Future Optimism

MEDSTAT III July 2013   First findings – press release, December 2011   Statistical Abstract of Israel 2012 – several tables   PUF – Public Use File, 2012   Selected Findings – Web publication, June 2013   MUC – Micro Data Under Contract – expected to end at 2013 Dissemination

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