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Cambodia Rural Urban Migration Project 2011

Cambodia, 2011
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KHM-NIS-CRUMP-2011-v01
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Ministry of Planning
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Questionnaires
Village Questionnaire
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Author(s) National Institute of Statistics
Date 2011-09-05
Country Cambodia
Contributor(s) UNFPA
Publisher(s) National Institute of Statistics
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Phnom Penh Questionnaire
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Author(s) National Institute of Statistics
Date 2011-09-05
Country Cambodia
Contributor(s) UNFPA
Publisher(s) National Institute of Statistics
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Rural Household Questionnaire
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Author(s) National Institute of Statistics
Date 2011-09-05
Country Cambodia
Contributor(s) UNFPA
Publisher(s) National Institute of Statistics
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Reports
Migration in Cambodia: Report of the Cambodian Rural Urban Migration Project (CRUMP)
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Author(s) Ministry of Planning
Date 2012-08-01
Country Cambodia
Publisher(s) Ministry of Planning, Kingdom of Cambodia
Description Presents the result of the CRUMP. Contains valuable information that data users within institutions of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and Non Government Organisations (NGOs) can use for the formulation of development policies aiming at achieving the betterment of Cambodian society.
Table of contents FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................................. i
TABLE OF CONTENT........................................................................................................................................ ii
ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................................... vii
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Crump: what and why? ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Rural/urban migration in theoretical perspective .................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 Why do people move? ............................................................................................................................ 2
1.2.2 From people to households .................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 The Cambodian context ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.3.1 Demographic influences on Cambodian migration ................................................................................. 5
1.3.2 By the numbers ...................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.3 1.3.3 Literature on Cambodian migration ............................................................................................... 10
1.4 Organization of current report ................................................................................................................. 11
CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Survey strategy, definitions and questionnaire development ................................................................. 12
2.2 Sampling design ..................................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.1 Size ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.2 Sampling frame and cover ...................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.3 Sample characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.4 Sample allocation ................................................................................................................................... 15
2.3 Data collection and preparation .............................................................................................................. 17
CHAPTER 3: PHNOM PENH ......................................................................................................................... 18
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 18
3.1.1 Migration to Phnom Penh ....................................................................................................................... 18
3.1.2 Some methodological notes ................................................................................................................... 19
3.2 Who are the recent migrants? ................................................................................................................ 20
3.2.1 Demographic characteristics .................................................................................................................. 20
3.2.2 Place of origin ......................................................................................................................................... 22
3.3 Reported motivations for migration ......................................................................................................... 23
3.4 The migrant household and family ......................................................................................................... 25
3.5 Socio-economic indicators for migrants and households ....................................................................... 28
3.5.1 Current activity ........................................................................................................................................ 28
3.5.2 Household wealth ................................................................................................................................... 32
3.6 Migrant health ......................................................................................................................................... 34
3.6.1 Health status of migrants ........................................................................................................................ 34
3.6.2 Knowledge and awareness .................................................................................................................... 35
3.6.3 Reporting of stressors related to health ................................................................................................. 36
3.6.4 Illness on the job ..................................................................................................................................... 37
3.7 The migrant network in Phnom Penh ..................................................................................................... 37
3.8 Migrant interactions with village of origin ................................................................................................ 40
3.8.1 Visits to village of origin .......................................................................................................................... 41
3.8.2 Interaction with parents .......................................................................................................................... 42
CHAPTER 4: RURAL HOUSEHOLDS ........................................................................................................... 47
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 47
4.2 Who are recent migrants from rural areas? ............................................................................................ 48
4.2.1 Demographic characteristics of migrants versus non-migrants .............................................................. 48
4.2.2 Migrant occupations ............................................................................................................................... 51
4.3 Rural migrant destinations ...................................................................................................................... 52
4.3.1 Where do rural migrants go? .................................................................................................................. 52
4.3.2 Destination by migrant characteristics .................................................................................................... 54
4.4 Motivations for migration ........................................................................................................................ 56
4.5 Migrant interactions with household of origin and impact ....................................................................... 58
4.5.1 Communication ....................................................................................................................................... 58
4.5.2 Provision of support ................................................................................................................................ 60
4.5.3 Remittances ............................................................................................................................................ 62
4.5.4 Subjective perception of migrant help .................................................................................................... 66
4.5.5 Support from household to migrant ........................................................................................................ 66
4.5.6 Subjective perception of migrant financial situation ................................................................................ 68
4.6 Returned migrants .................................................................................................................................. 69
4.7 Comparing migrant and non-migrant households .................................................................................. 73
4.7.1 Household size ....................................................................................................................................... 73
4.7.2 Household support ................................................................................................................................. 74
4.7.3 Subjective accounts of socio-economic condition of the household ....................................................... 75
4.7.4 Wealth of households ............................................................................................................................. 76
4.8 Migration and the elderly ........................................................................................................................ 77
CHAPTER 5: VILLAGES ................................................................................................................................ 81
5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 81
5.2 Rates of permanent and temporary out-migration .................................................................................. 81
5.3 Impact of migration on the village ........................................................................................................... 85
5.4 Circular migration ................................................................................................................................... 87
CHAPTER 6: OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 89
6.1 Summarizing the CRUMP study ............................................................................................................. 89
6.2 Synopsis of findings ................................................................................................................................ 90
6.2.1 Migration within Cambodian historical, economic and demographic context ......................................... 90
6.2.2 Phnom Penh migrants ......................................................................................................................... 91
6.2.3 Migration out of rural households ........................................................................................................ 92
6.2.4 Migration from the village perspective ................................................................................................. 93
6.3 Implications and policy suggestions .................................................................................................... 93
CITATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 97
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