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Table 3 Characteristics of current migrants’ mobility patterns, by sex

From: The evolution of gendered migration trajectories from Moldova & Georgia

 

Male

Female

 

Total

CIS

EU

Other

Total

CIS

EU

Other

MOLDOVA

        

Average no. months abroad

30.1

30.3*

33.8

22.8

25.5

25.5*

36

24.5

Return pattern (%)

        

 Circular/seasonal migration

64.1

74.1**

29.7

36.6

40.4

63.5**

22.5

26.2

 Annually

24.6

6.3

27*

30

34.8

8.9

39.1*

29.2

 Less than once/year

11.2

19.6*

43.2

33.3

24.6

27.6*

38.4

44.6

Reason for last migration

        

No job in home country

49.4

54.4

33.3

35.3

41.7

46.9

37.3

40.5

Higher wages abroad

34.3

34.8

34.2

23.5

29.1

32.9

27.3

24.6

To enable specific expenditure

7.3

6.7

7

17.6

10.9

9.7

11.2

13

Family reunification

2.4

1.5*

6.1

2.9

5.3

4.3*

6.2

4.3

Study

3.4

0.8

13.2

5.8

6.1

1.2

11.2

5.8

Other

3.2

1.7*

6.1

14.7

6.8

4.8*

6.8

11.6

GEORGIA

        

Average no. months abroad

53.1

75.7

50.7

26.9

47.4

73.6

51.6

31.9

Return pattern (%)

        

 Circular/seasonal migration

23.2

12.7

7.5*

53.5

21.5

12.3

3.6*

47.8

 Annually

18.4

36

26.6

14.4*

24

31.5

13.7

7.7*

 Less than once/year

26.8

26.7

12.9

11.5

17.2

30.8

26.8

19.1

 Never returned1

31.5

24.5

53.1

20.6

37.3

25.3

55.8

15.2

Reason for last migration

        

No job in home country

46.6

41.5

46.8*

51.9

52.1

35.7

54.4*

55.5

Higher wages abroad

13.7

17.6**

11.9

9.8

9.5

9.1**

9.4

10.2

To enable specific expenditure

7.8

8.4

4.8

9.1

7.3

4.5

5.8

10.2

Family reunification

9.4

11.5***

11.1*

4.7

10.7

36.4***

6.6*

6.7

Study

1.8

1.1

3.3

1.6

2.4

1.9

3.5

1.1

Other

20.6

19.9*

21.9

22.8*

17.8

12.3*

20.2

16.2*

  1. Source: CELB-MDA/GEO; Author’s calculations. Significant differences by sex: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05. 1Having not yet returned was an answer option only in the Georgian survey.