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Life In New Zealand: Settlement Experiences of Skilled Migrants - Results from the 2005 Survey

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Tables

Table 2.1: Response data for SEFS (Settlement Experiences Feedback Survey)
Table 2.2: SEFS population versus respondent population chi-square estimates
Table 3.1: Migrant demographics    
Table 3.2: Proportion of migrants working for pay or profit, principal and secondary applicants
Table 3.3: Proportion of migrants working for pay or profit, region of origin and principal and secondary applicants     
Table 3.4: Proportion of employed principal applicants working for pay or profit, region of origin and application category      
Table 3.5: Migrants employed and not employed by regional council      
Table 3.6: Annual incomes from main job before tax, principal and secondary applicants        
Table 3.7: Annual incomes from main job before tax, region of origin and principal and secondary applicants 
Table 3.8: Annual incomes from main job for principal applicants classified as ‘professionals’ by region of origin         
Table 3.9: Application category, region of origin          
Table 3.10: New Zealand regions in which migrants settle/live    
Table 3.11: Reasons for undertaking study, region of origin and principal and secondary applicants  
Table 3.12:Migrants who tried to get help for a particular service, region of origin
Table 3.13: What migrants liked the most about New Zealand, by region of origin   
Table 3.14: What migrants disliked the most about New Zealand, by region of origin
Table B 1: Country list and corresponding regions 
Table B 2: New Zealand city groupings     
Table B 3: Proportion of migrants by region of origin       
Table C 1: Differences in settlement outcomes, migrants approved onshore and offshore

Graphs

Figure 3.1: Nationalities of migrants
Figure 3.2: New Zealand region of employment, by region of origin
Figure 3.3: Main job (work the most hours), by principal and secondary applicants
Figure 3.4: Occupation in main job, principal and secondary applicants
Figure 3.5: Occupation in main job, region of origin
Figure 3.6: Industry of main job, all migrants
Figure 3.7: Satisfaction with main job, principal and secondary applicants
Figure 3.8: Satisfaction with main job, region of origin
Figure 3.9: Reasons for dissatisfaction with main job for employed respondents
Figure 3.10: Reasons for dissatisfaction with main job for employed respondents, by region of origin
Figure 3.11: Reasons for difficulty in getting work in New Zealand
Figure 3.12: Application category
Figure 3.13: Reasons for not working in the job that the applicant got points for
Figure 3.14: Migrants’ contact with immigration officers since arrival
Figure 3.15: Frequency of contact with immigration officer
Figure 3.16: Areas where INZ could have provided more information to assist with settlement
Figure 3.17: How helpful the immigration service was in helping settlement into New Zealand
Figure 3.18: New Zealand regions/districts where migrants live, by region of origin
Figure 3.19: Types of problems with finding suitable housing
Figure 3.20: Satisfaction/dissatisfaction with quality of housing
Figure 3.21: Satisfaction/dissatisfaction with quality of housing, region of origin
Figure 3.22: Reasons for dissatisfaction with quality of housing
Figure 3.23: Satisfaction/dissatisfaction with children’s school, region of origin
Figure 3.24: Reasons for dissatisfaction with children’s school, all migrants
Figure 3.25: Where migrants have studied, principal and secondary applicants
Figure 3.26: Reasons for undertaking study principal and secondary applicants
Figure 3.27: Clubs or networks migrants are involved in
Figure 3.28: Migrants who tried to get help for a particular service
Figure 3.29: Proportion of migrants who received help versus those who did not receive help for a particular service
Figure 3.30: Lengths of time migrants planned on living in New Zealand at time of residence and after 12 months
Figure 3.31: Lengths of time migrants planned on living in New Zealand at time of residence and after 12 months, by region of origin
Figure 3.32: What migrants liked the most about New Zealand
Figure 3.33: What migrants disliked most about New Zealand, principal and secondary applicants
Figure 3.34: How well migrants’ income met their needs in New Zealand compared with their source country
Figure 3.35: How well migrants’ income meets their needs in New Zealand compared with their source country, by region of origin
Figure 3 36: Satisfaction/dissatisfaction with living in New Zealand
Figure 3.37: Recommend New Zealand to others as a place to come and live

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