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Gender perspectives in Gender perspectives in migration analysis migration analysis

Migration statistics in Norway Gender perspectives in the analysis of migration statistics

Kristin Egge-HoveidCoordinator of Gender and Equality Related StatisticsDivision for Social Welfare Statistics, Statistics Norway

UNECE Work Sessions on Gender statistics, Geneva 12-14 March

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Central Population Register (CPR) the main source for population and social statistics in Norway

• CPR includes all residents

• All residents are registered in the CPR with a unique PIN

• All immigrants are given a PIN when they register with the immigration authorities

• All vital events are registered in the CPR

– Births, deaths, marriages

– National and international migration

• And demographic characteristics

– Sex ,age, marital status, number of children, place of birth

– Citizenship, national background, and year of first immigration

• All other national administrative registers based on individuals

use this PIN.

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Data on individuals in Statistics Norwaypossibilities for linking different registers

Labour marked

Surveys

Economic assistance

Child welfare

Income

Crime

Education

Population

…and a lot more, all broken down by sex

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Other sources

• Surveys

– Survey on living conditions among immigrants (LCI)

Norwegian language skills

Feeling of loneliness

Perceived discrimination

Ties to the country of origin and to Norway

– New LCI in 2015 Values

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Definitions of immigrantsand figures as of 1.1.2011

NumberProporton

of total

Immigrants: Persons immigrated to Norway, born abroad to two foreign born parents

500 000 10,2 %

Second generation:

Children born in Norway to two immigrant parents.

100 000 2,0 %

Both groups 600 000 12,2 %

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Largest groups of immigrants by country background and gender. 2011

49 percent women

0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000 40 000 45 000 50 000 55 000 60 000

United Kingdom

Thailand

Vietnam

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Philippines

Iran

Russia

Lithuania

Pakistan

Denmark

Somalia

Iraq

Germany

Sweden

Poland

Males Females

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Analyses of migration statistics

• The registers– Wide range of variables– Longitudinal analysis– Immigrants living conditions– Integration of immigrants

• SurveysVariables not provided in the registers:– Opinions, values– Perceived discrimination

• Analysis of the Norwegian migration statistics– Profound founding

– But not a good tradition for gender analysis

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Analysis of migration statistics – gender perspectives

Increase our knowledge concerning:

• Gender differences in integration

• Gender equality challenges among immigrants

• Show diversity among groups (country background)

• Show differences between generations

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Research areas where gender perspectives are important

Labour – Integration

Education – Future possibilities/resources

Demography – TRF and marriage patterns

Crime – Domestic violence, exposure to and exercise of violence

Values – Gender differences in attitudes towards gender equality

Political participation – ability to shape society

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Labour

• Key to integration

– Economic independence– Promotes language skills– Domestic equality– Better mental health– Protection against loneliness and

isolation

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Percentage who had disrupted (or taken exsams but failed) upper secondary education within five years, among those who started in the spring of 2004.

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Pupils total Immigrants Norwegian-born toimmigrant parents

MalesFemales

Education

“Male dropout and female success”

• Future unemployment among young male immigrants?

• Work force participation of highly educated immigrant women when they establish a family?

• However! Large differences between immigrants and Second generation

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Planning ahead

•Exploit the possibilities of gender perspectives in our analyses even better.

•More insight into values, and attitudes of gender equality through the new survey on Living Conditions among immigrants.

•Better knowledge of gender differences in immigrants educational level through new survey on immigrants education.

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Thank you!

Statistics Norway:

www.ssb.no

Page for gender equality:

www.ssb.no/likestilling_en/

Page on immigration and immigrants:

www.ssb.no/innvandring_en/

Kristin Egge-Hoveid: keg@ssb.no

Focal point on gender equality Statistics Norway