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Managing the Development Impact of International MigrationManaging the Development Impact of International Migration
September 23, 2008, NEDASeptember 23, 2008, NEDAsasa MakatiMakati
Survey on Overseas
Filipinos
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Outline of Presentation
1. Who are they?
2. How the data items were generated?
3. Major problems in producing the data items
4. What are the uses of the data items?
Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)
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Landbased Seabased
Who are they? Filipinos who are presently and temporarily out of
the country during the reference period to fulfill
an overseas work contract for a specific length oftime.
Filipinos who are presently at home on vacationduring the reference period but still has an
existing contract to work abroad. They may be:
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Who are they?
Include OCWs who were presently andtemporarily out of the country during thereference period to fulfill an overseas work
contract for a specific length of time; orwere presently at home on vacation duringthe reference period but still had anexisting contract to work abroad
Other Filipinos abroad with valid workingvisa or work permits
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Overseas Filipino Workers
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How many are they?
1.52 MM2006
1.75 MM2007
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15.3%
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Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)
nationwide survey that
gathers information onFilipino citizens who leftfor abroad in the 5
years prior to surveydate
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How the data items were generated?
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Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)
undertaken every year asrider to the Octoberround of the Labor Force
Survey (LFS)
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How the data items were generated?
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Obtain national estimates on thenumber of overseas Filipinos
Obtain some information about theircharacteristics such as age, sex andoccupation
Provide estimates on the amount of cashreceived by families
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Objectives of the SOF
How the data items were generated?
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SOF Questionnaire
2-page,
25questions
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SOF Questionnaire
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SOF Questionnaire
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SOF Questionnaire
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How the data items were generated? Personal interview
Data processing using Census and SurveyProcessing System (CSPro)
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CSPro is a menu driven software use for entering, editing,tabulating and disseminating data for censuses and surveys
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Major problems in producing the data items
Survey Operations ConstraintsInformation about overseas Filipinos areobtained directly from them if present in
the household.BUT if the overseas Filipino is away,information are obtained from their
relatives, or any member of the householdwho knows the person who left for abroad
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Major problems in producing the data items
Survey LimitationsThe OFW included are those whosefamilies still reside in the country as
of time of survey visit.The OFWs covered in this report werethose working abroad during the
period April 1 to September 30 of thereference year.
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Survey LimitationsThe workers who were at home onvacation from their jobs abroad who
have left earlier than April 1 of thereference year are also included aslong as they worked full time abroad.
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Major problems in producing the data items
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Respondents KnowledgeThe SOF does not ask for the
total salary received by theOFWs. Hence, the remittancespresented in the report may justbe a part of the total salaryreceived by the OFWs.
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Major problems in producing the data items
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Inappropriate sampling frameThe SOF sample households are
the same as that for the LaborForce Survey (LFS).
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Major problems in producing the data items
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Weight Adjustment ProcedureThe current procedures does not
take into account any abnormalincrease in the number of OFWs.
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Major problems in producing the data items
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Comparability with other data onOFWs produced by NSO from thecensus as well as POEA
The census uses a 5-yearreference period while the SOFutilized a 6-month period, that is,
April to September.
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Major problems in producing the data items
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What are the known uses of thedata items?
Inputs to the formulation of programs for thewelfare of overseas Filipino workers
Breakdown by demographic characteristics
Educational planning
Country of work as reported by their families
Remittance channels
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What are the known uses of thedata items?
Inputs for planning of business and industry Opening of channels for remittances
Communication media that addresses the
needs of OFWs abroad and their families in thePhilippines
Establishment of businesses catering to OFWs
leaving the country Establishment of business catering to OFW
families
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What are the known uses of thedata items?
Data for research
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20062006 20072007
How much do they contribute to theeconomy?
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PhPPhP 102 BillionBillion
PhPPhP 110 BillionBillion7.7%7.7%
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How much do they contribute to theeconomy?
N&S AmericaN&S America
Total =Total = PhPPhP9.7
BBAve =Ave = PhPPhP 77,000EuropeEurope
Total =Total = PhPPhP 10.1BBAve =Ave = PhPPhP 78,000
AsiaAsiaTotal =Total = PhPPhP 57.7BB
Ave =Ave = PhPPhP 53,000
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How much do they contribute to theeconomy?
PhPPhP 17.6 BillionBillionoror 21.5 %%
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Laborers & unskilled workers
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NSO Website:NSO Website: www.census.gov.phwww.census.gov.ph
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