An article examined how administrative data systems (such as those that captured registrations of recent migrants with a local doctor) could provide data to improve the understanding of patterns and trends in international migration. It proposed a model for the estimation of immigration at a local level, integrating existing national estimates with data from administrative sources.
Source: Peter Boden and Phil Rees, 'Using administrative data to improve the estimation of immigration to local areas in England', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, Volume 173 Issue 4
Links: Article
Date: 2010-Oct
An article examined a methodology that allowed aspects from multiple sources of data to be combined to provide a time series of detailed migration flows.
Source: Peter Smith, James Raymer and Corrado Giulietti, 'Combining available migration data in England to study economic activity flows over time', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, Volume 173 Issue 4
Links: Abstract
Date: 2010-Oct
An article examined differentials in migration in England and Wales by ethnic group and occupational class. Those most likely to migrate from 'immigrant settlement areas' were those with the greatest economic resources. For those who originated in settlement districts, the probability of moving was greater in higher than lower occupational classes, and this was consistent for all ethnic groups. In addition, migrants were more likely to move outside their own (settlement) district, and to a non-settlement district, if they were in professional forms of employment.
Source: Gemma Catney and Ludi Simpson, 'Settlement area migration in England and Wales: assessing evidence for a social gradient', Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 35 Issue 4
Links: Abstract
Date: 2010-Oct
In 2009, the overall number of visas issued was 1,995,730, an increase of 2 per cent compared with 2008 (1,954,770). 1,717,490 were issued to main applicants and 278,235 to dependants. 162,630 were work-related, a decrease of 21 per cent compared with 2008 (204,685); and 341,305 were study-related, an increase of 24 per cent compared with 2008 (275,155).
Source: Control of Immigration: Statistics – United Kingdom 2009, Statistical Bulletin 15/10, Home Office
Links: Bulletin | Home Office press release | CIPD press release | Refugee Council press release | People Management report
Date: 2010-Aug
An article used school census data in England to measure internal and international family migration patterns.
Source: Ludi Simpson, Naomi Marquis and Stephen Jivraj, 'International and internal migration measured from the school census in England', Population Trends 140, Summer 2010, Office for National Statistics
Links: Article | ONS press release
Date: 2010-Jun
A paper examined the complexities of ethnic group migration in Britain, in particular why young adults of some ethnic groups were more mobile than others.
Source: Nissa Finney, Understanding Ethnic Differences in Migration of Young Adults Within Britain from a Lifecourse Perspective, Working Paper 2010-04, Centre for Census and Survey Research/University of Manchester
Links: Paper
Date: 2010-Jun
An article presented a synthetic estimate of migration flows for the whole of the United Kingdom for the period 2000-2007.
Source: Adam Dennett and Phil Rees, 'Estimates of internal migration flows for the UK, 2000-2007', Population Trends 140, Summer 2010, Office for National Statistics
Links: Article | ONS press release
Date: 2010-Jun
A paper examined the effects of wages, employment opportunities, and house prices on inter-regional migration of households in Britain.
Source: Birgitta Rabe and Mark Taylor, Differences in Opportunities? Wage, unemployment and house-price effects on migration, Working Paper 2010-05, Institute for Social and Economic Research/University of Essex
Links: Working paper | Abstract
Date: 2010-Feb