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Lifelong Learning Programme Projekt GRUNDTVIG Multilateral

INTEGRA

Results of questionnaire forms for migrants to EU member states (conducted in Poland by AHE)

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General overview of conducted research

questionnaires conducted in Poland (mainly Lodz region) between 12.2010-01.2011

40 interviewees

difficulties in conducting research using English questionnaire tool (distortion

of the research findings?)

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Interviewees – gender and age

gender

57,5%

42,5%

male female

age

48%

20% 18%

10%4%

0-20 21-30 31-40

41-50 50-65 66 and more

mainly male interviewees (57,5%) 3/4 interviewees at the working age of 21-65 (76%)

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Interviewees - education relatively well educated

migrants:- no people with basic

education - 2/5 migrants at the level of

vocational or secondary school (40%)

- 1/4 migrants with BA/MA degree (25%)

- expected growth of qualified migrant (significant number of students)

level of education

4%

15%

10%

31%

25%

15%

basic vocationalsecondary non-univeristy higher educationBA MAother

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Interviewees – county of origin

mainly immigrants from non-EU states (particularly from the former USSR):

1. old EU member states – 25%: (Italy – 3 people; Germany – 2; Portugal – 2; Greece – 1; Holland – 1; Spain – 1)

2. new EU member states – 20%(Lithuania – 4 people; Slovakia – 2; Czech Republic – 1; Latvia – 1)

3. non-EU states – 55%(Ukraine – 7 people; Belarus – 3; China – 3; Russia – 2; Vietnam – 2; Kazakhstan – 1; Armenia – 1; Moldova – 1; Turkey – 1; Nigeria – 1 person)

years of staying in Poland: 6,4 years on average

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Knowledge about the host country (Poland) before migration

%

12,5 35,0 12,5 5,035,0

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1 2 3 4 5

poor knowledge about Poland before decision of leaving homecountry: almost half (47,5 %) of migrants didn’t know anything about Poland and

1/3 (35% of migrants had medium knowledge about it

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Reasons to move to Poland

5%

8%

45%

27%

15%with parents to get marriedto study to find workother reasons*

*moving with husband (2 people), moving as a political refugee (1 person), NA (2 person)

almost half (45%) of migrants moved to study another 1/4 (27%) of migrants moved to find work

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Situation on a labour market

10

40 40

2,5 2,510

05

1015202530354045

emplo

yed

self-

emplo

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student

retir

ed

unemplo

yed

other

*

%

*taking care of a baby (1 person)

2/5 (40%) of migrants are currently employed another 2/5 (40%) of migrants are students (part of them also work in the

same time)

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Fulfilling previous expectations after moving to Poland

2,5 47,5 37,5 7,55

no

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mu

ch

1 2 3 4 5

only in 3 cases (7,5%) the new life in Poland did not meet migrants expectations at all

in most cases (85%) migrants are satisified with their life in Poland

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Difficulties in adjusting to the new country

5 57,5 15 517,5

no

t a

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ve

ry

mu

ch

1 2 3 4 5

almost 1/4 (22,5%) of migrants had difficulties in adjusting to life in Poland more than a half (57,5%) did not face any problems

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Learning the language before coming to Poland

57,5%

15,0%

27,5%

yes no basic words

difficulties in adjusting to life in the new country might be a result of lack of Polish language knowledge (57,5% of migrants) before arrival to Poland

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Difficulties while living in Poland due to lack of Polish language knowledge

2,5 42,5 27,5 1017,5

no

t a

t a

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ve

ry

mu

ch

1 2 3 4 5

1/3 (37,5%) of migrants faced serious difficulties in Poland due to lack of local language

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Used languages at home and outside of home

at home

22,5

97,5

2,50

204060

80100120

mother tongue local (Polish)language

other*

%

*Russian language (1 person) * Russian language (6 people), Russian and Ukrainian (1 person)

outside of home

77,5

37,5 45

17,5

0

20

40

60

80

100

mothertongue

local (Polish)language

English other*

%

almost all (97,5%) migrants speak their mother tongues at home, 1/4 (22,5%) of them is bilingual at home

most (77,5%) of migrants try to speak Polish language of English (45%) while outside of Poland

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Knowledge of

the local (Polish) language

15

20

17,5

22,5

22,5

27,5

42,5

50

45

45

30

25

12,5

10

5

10writing

reading

speaking

listening

very well well not well not at all

most of interviewees do not speak Polish language well particularly reading and writing in Polish cause problems

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Difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs

5 17,5 30 12,535

no

t a

t a

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ve

ry

mu

ch

1 2 3 4 5

significant part of migrants (42,5%) have difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs

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Difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs in local (Polish) language

45

37,5

57,5

35

42,5

47,5

40

55

62,5

42,5

65

57,5

52,5

60

understanding the content of the products labels while in a shop

encountering with language problems when purchasing in a shop

paying bills online and doing bank transfers

completing bank applications, understanding, and signingcontracts

answering questions concerning savings, credit and otherfinancial matters or services

opening a bank account without any language assistance by localpeople

inquiring about additional fees on credit card statements

yes no

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Difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs in local (Polish) language

difficulties in various financial affairs are due to insufficient knowledge of Polish language

financial affairs that do not cause difficulties:- paying bills and doing money transfers online- purchasing in a shop

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Coping with the local (Polish) language problems

57,5

45 50

010203040506070

using bodylanguage

looking forassistance

using otherlanguage*

%

* English language (10 people) Russian language (6 people) both English and Russian languages (3 people)

NA (1 person)

most of migrants look for assisatnce (57,5%) or use English or Russian language (50%) when facing language problems

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Looking for institutional assistance with the local (Polish) language

87,5%

12,5%

yes* no

*looking for assistance at: migrant community organizations (1 person) educational institutions involved in language and financial trainings (2people) other support organisations to migrant communities i.e. individual represenatives of

migrants (2 people)

large majority of migrants (87,5%) do not look for institutional help in migrants’ organizations or educational institutions when facing language problems

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