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OECD International Migration Statistics, 1941-2017
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The OECD International Migration database presents data showcasing flows and stocks of the total immigrant population and immigrant labour force, together with data on acquisition of nationality. This database contains annual data from 1980 onwards.Main Topics:The database covers:
• international and...
BrExpats transcripts: France and Spain case studies 2017-19
This data collection includes transcripts of interviews conducted as part of the research project BrExpats: freedom of movement, citizenship and Brexit in the lives of Britons living in the European Union. These transcripts report verbatim on in-depth interviews, directed conversations and group discussions conducted as part of case studies conducted in France and Spain....
New Democracies Barometer I-V: Czech Republic, 1991-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
New Democracies Barometer I-V: Hungary, 1991-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
New Democracies Barometer I-V: Romania, 1991-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
New Democracies Barometer II-V: Croatia, 1992-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
New Democracies Barometer II-V: Ukraine, 1992-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
Afghan Women’s Resistance and Struggle in Afghanistan and Diasporic Communities, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Afghan Women’s Resistance and Struggle in Afghanistan and Diasporic Communities, 2004-2005 aimed to develop a better understanding of Afghan women's resistance to war and violent conflicts; their engagement with multiple worlds as refugees or living in exile, their struggle for survival and/or their...
Market for Migrant Domestic and Sex Workers, 2002-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed-methods dataset.
The study explored attitudes towards, and experience of, the markets for migrant domestic and sex workers in the UK and Spain through a combination of interview and survey research. The interviews were structured around a standard set of topics, and examined respondents'...
New Democracies Barometer I-V: Slovenia, 1991-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
Scottish Poor Law Commission Statistics, 1844
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study uses statistics from the <i>Report of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners</i> (1844) to investigate and map the condition of the Scottish working class in 1843 on a parish by parish basis. The stated aim of the Scottish Poor Law Commissioners investigation in 1843 was <i>To...
Psychological Adjustment of Immigrants, 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to relate psychological social adjustment to factors which influenced the decision to migrate in the first place, to adjustment prior to migration, and to expectations about life in Britain held before migration.Main Topics:200 Pakistani, 200 Indian, and 200 Irish immigrants to...
Database of Irish Historical Statistics : Emigration, 1851-1911
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the project was to provide machine-readable economic and social history statistics relating to the whole of Ireland for the period 1821-1971. Further information about the project is available on the QUB Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis website.
Main Topics:The main tables...
Maltese Men in London, 1966-1968
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to provide measures of the overall state of community articulation and participation among Maltese settlers living in Inner London, and general indications of the character of the settlement.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions: Consanguineous kin currently in...
Maltese in London: Court Record Analysis, 1941-1966
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to provide some evidence about the overall pattern and trend in Maltese criminality in London, against which arguments about the origin and consequences of the Maltese reputation could be assessed more realistically.Main Topics:Please note: this study does not include...
New Democracies Barometer I-V: Slovakia, 1991-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
New Democracies Barometer I-V: Poland, 1991-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
New Democracies Barometer V: Serbia and Montenegro, 1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
New Democracies Barometer II-V: Belarus, 1992-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.From autumn 1991 to spring 1998, the New Democracies Barometer (NDB) conducted nationwide sample surveys across Central and Eastern Europe. In each of ten countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus and Ukraine) approximately 1,000 respondents...
Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter Database, 1896-1914
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The database was developed in the first instance as a resource for undergraduate teaching and subsequently for historical and genealogical research. The teaching aspect was in the context of the pioneering Computing for Historians programme developed at Leicester between 1988 and 2002. This required all...
British and Irish Emigrants to the U.S.A. in 1841
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To provide quantitative estimates of the principal demographic and social characteristics of emigrants to the USA from the UK, and to test the usefulness of the passenger lists of American ports for this purpose.Main Topics:Variables
Age, sex, occupation, nationality, type and size of migrating household;...
Highly Skilled Immigration to and Emigration from Hong Kong, 1992-1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the study were:
1. To apply, extend and adapt a `migration channels framework' to the historically and geographically specific context of Hong Kong emigrants, Hong Kong return migrants and expatriate migration.
2. To assess the development implications for the Hong Kong labour market in...
Brain Drain Debate in the United Kingdom, c.1950-1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This qualitative project sought to provide an analysis of the 'brain drain' debate of the 1950s and 1960s as a social phenomenon.
The term 'brain drain' was adopted in the 1960s in the context of concerns the United Kingdom was losing skilled scientific and engineering personnel to other countries....