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Brian Joseph Gillespie1, Clara H Mulder1, Casey M Eggleston2
1Population Research Centre, Faculty of Spatial Sciences University of Groningen Groningen Netherlands.
Population, Space and Place
|October 1, 2021
Summary
Studying migration motives is challenging. This research identifies methodological and conceptual pitfalls in open-ended survey data, offering solutions for future migration studies.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Demography
- Migration Studies
Background:
- Measuring migration motives presents significant challenges.
- Open-ended data collection offers potential but contains inherent pitfalls.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify methodological and conceptual issues in collecting data on migration motives.
- To provide suggestions for improving future migration motive research.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of the
- Motives for Migration
- survey data on internal migration in Sweden.
- Identification of recurring methodological and conceptual problems in respondent data.
Main Results:
- Five categories of methodological issues were identified: handling multiple motives, motive attribution (self vs. household), motive type (status vs. event), third-party reference, and geographical unit.
- Two conceptual issues were highlighted: distinguishing reasons for moving from location choice, and differentiating between moving 'from' and moving 'to'.
Conclusions:
- Open-ended migration motive surveys require careful design to avoid methodological and conceptual ambiguities.
- The findings offer valuable insights for future research on internal migration, immigration, and other life-course transitions.
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