Table 1 Ad hoc surveys on foreign population conducted by ISTAT using the population register (Anagrafe)
From: Surveying immigrants in Southern Europe: Spanish and Italian strategies in comparative perspective
Survey | Themes | Sample size | Response rate | Strategies for improving the quality of samples and surveys | Advantages/Limits or problems | Available documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health and use of health services (2005) | Health problems, use of health services | 3509 foreigners | N.A. | – | First survey on the topic No territorial stratification; Questionnaire in Italian only | http://www.Istat.it/it/immigrati/prodotti-editoriali/salute-e-sanit%C3%A0 (Language: Italian) |
The integration of migrants and their descendants in the labour market (2008) - Ad hoc module in the Labour Force Survey | Insertion into the Italian labour market | 1896 foreigners and naturalized | N.A. | – | Combined use of citizenship and country of birth, both of the interviewees and their parents | http://www.Istat.it/it/archivio/8581 (Language: Italian) |
Income and living conditions among household with foreigners (2009) | Economic condition of the foreign household | 6000 households and 15,000 individuals | 66,3% | Questionnaire translated in 10 foreign languages | Comparison with the Italian population | http://www.Istat.it/it/archivio/52405 (Language: Italian) |
Social condition and integration of foreign citizens (2011–2012) | Household, education, migration process, working trajectory, discrimination, health and integration | 9500 households and 25,000 individuals | 89% (refusal rate 8%) | Substitute sample of households (similar with respect to citizenship, geographic residence and household size) | http://www.Istat.it/it/archivio/10825 (Language: Italian) | |
The integration of foreigners and naturalized citizens in the labour market (2014) - Ad hoc module in the Labour Force Survey | Insertion into the Italian labour market, motives for migration and difficulties in the labour market | N.A. | N.A. | – | http://www90.Istat.it/en/archive/177536 (Language: English) http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/1978984/6037334/Evaluation_report_AHM_2014.pdf (Language: English) | |
Labour Force Sample among foreigners (as a part of LFS, continuously) | labour participation of people aged 15 and over | As a part of the overall sample | N.A. | Substitute sample of households (similar with respect to citizenship, geographic residence and household size) | Comparison with the overall population and with other countries |