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PEOPLE IN ARMENIA WANT TO MIGRATE MORE THAN THOSE OF OTHER FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES - GALLUP
12:45 ~U 04.04.13
Fifteen percent of adults across 12 former Soviet Union (FSU) countries
desire to migrate to another country permanently, according to Gallup
data collected between 2010 and 2012.
Desire varies within the region, from 40% in Armenia to 5% in
Uzbekistan. Adults in Central Asian countries are generally less
likely to want to migrate than those living in other areas within
the larger region.
Gallup asked the respondents: Ideally, if you had opportunity, would
you like to move permanently to another country, or would you prefer
to continue living in this country?
The picture is the following: Armenia 40% Moldova 32% Ukraine 21%
Belarus 17% Kyrgyzstan 16% Russia 14% Georgia 14% Kazakhstan 13%
Tajikistan 11% Turkmenistan 6% Uzbekistan 5%
When Gallup asked potential migrants in 2011 and 2012 to identify
the main reason they would like to move, the majority cited
economic-related factors. Fifty-two percent of potential migrants in
FSU countries say they want to improve their standard of living or
live in a country with a better standard of living. Another 10% say
they want to get a good job or cannot find a job in their own country.
More than one in eight (13%) are thinking not of their own futures,
but those of their children.
Main reasons for Desire to Move to Another Country Permanently are:
Improve standard of living 52% For your children's future 13% To get a
good job/Cannot find job 10% Because of social benefits (retirement,
medical benefits, etc) 4% To be closer to family 3% To live in a
country where human rights are protected 3% To live in a country
with less crime 1% Because of environment problems in country 1%
Other reason 2% Don't know/Refused 12%
But 12% said they did not have an opinion on the reason they desire to
move. Four percent or fewer potential migrants mentioned other reasons
such as social benefits (namely retirement and medical benefits).
In contrast to the commonly held belief that reuniting families is one
of the most important reasons for migration in the region, Gallup data
show that it is not near the top of the list for residents in these
12 countries. Those in Central Asian countries are the most likely
to cite wanting "to be close to family" as the main reason they would
like to migrate, with the highest percentage in Kazakhstan, at 11%.
Potential migrants aged 50 and older are more likely than younger
respondents across all 12 countries to want to move to be closer to
family. In Central Asian countries, nearly one in four adults in this
older age group say family is the main reason they desire to migrate.
Results are based on aggregated face-to-face interviews with 41,072
adults, aged 15 and older, in 12 countries from 2010 to 2012: Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Armenian News - Tert.am
12:45 ~U 04.04.13
Fifteen percent of adults across 12 former Soviet Union (FSU) countries
desire to migrate to another country permanently, according to Gallup
data collected between 2010 and 2012.
Desire varies within the region, from 40% in Armenia to 5% in
Uzbekistan. Adults in Central Asian countries are generally less
likely to want to migrate than those living in other areas within
the larger region.
Gallup asked the respondents: Ideally, if you had opportunity, would
you like to move permanently to another country, or would you prefer
to continue living in this country?
The picture is the following: Armenia 40% Moldova 32% Ukraine 21%
Belarus 17% Kyrgyzstan 16% Russia 14% Georgia 14% Kazakhstan 13%
Tajikistan 11% Turkmenistan 6% Uzbekistan 5%
When Gallup asked potential migrants in 2011 and 2012 to identify
the main reason they would like to move, the majority cited
economic-related factors. Fifty-two percent of potential migrants in
FSU countries say they want to improve their standard of living or
live in a country with a better standard of living. Another 10% say
they want to get a good job or cannot find a job in their own country.
More than one in eight (13%) are thinking not of their own futures,
but those of their children.
Main reasons for Desire to Move to Another Country Permanently are:
Improve standard of living 52% For your children's future 13% To get a
good job/Cannot find job 10% Because of social benefits (retirement,
medical benefits, etc) 4% To be closer to family 3% To live in a
country where human rights are protected 3% To live in a country
with less crime 1% Because of environment problems in country 1%
Other reason 2% Don't know/Refused 12%
But 12% said they did not have an opinion on the reason they desire to
move. Four percent or fewer potential migrants mentioned other reasons
such as social benefits (namely retirement and medical benefits).
In contrast to the commonly held belief that reuniting families is one
of the most important reasons for migration in the region, Gallup data
show that it is not near the top of the list for residents in these
12 countries. Those in Central Asian countries are the most likely
to cite wanting "to be close to family" as the main reason they would
like to migrate, with the highest percentage in Kazakhstan, at 11%.
Potential migrants aged 50 and older are more likely than younger
respondents across all 12 countries to want to move to be closer to
family. In Central Asian countries, nearly one in four adults in this
older age group say family is the main reason they desire to migrate.
Results are based on aggregated face-to-face interviews with 41,072
adults, aged 15 and older, in 12 countries from 2010 to 2012: Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
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