Since its creation in 1919, the ILO has devoted attention to international migration issues, including the availability and quality of international migration statistics. These guidelines aim to establish the basis for strengthening national capacities to generate the data required for policy analysis in the area of international migration.
This book offers strategies for collecting sought-after information in surveys. Topics such as how to phrase a question or establishing a framework for analyzing subjective information are included. In addition, there is substantial space given to processing data gleaned from the finished survey. Beyond survey questions, readers will find sections that cover methods like focus groups or individual interviews.
This manual compiles techniques suited for the analysis of incomplete demographic data. Detailed examples are provided on available techniques, the basic hypotheses underlying them, cases in which it is not appropriate/useful to use given methods, how to apply the techniques proposed, and guidance on how to interpret the results.