Survey respondents Language used Gender Arabic Chinese English Farsi French Somali Turkish Urdu 21.1% 1.9% 20.1% 19.6% 11% 6.3% 11% 9.1% 23.6% Female Total: 5237 Total: 5237 76.4% Male Age 14< 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0.3% 8.6% 22.9% 45.6% 19.7% 2.7% 0.2% 0.1% Total: 5237
Survey respondents Ethnicity Religion Country of residence Arab Black African Central Asian East Asian South Asian White Mixed/Multiple 23.4% 25.3% 13.3% 7% 11.1% 14.9% 4.9% Other 0.5% Germany 38.2% Christian Muslim Jewish Hindu Buddhist Taoist Druze Yazidi No religion 15.4% 0.2% 3.5% 0.8% 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 14.9% 63.7% Italy Sweden Greece Hungary 24% 19.1% 9.3% 7% Total: 5237 Total: 5237 Total: 5237
Survey respondents Length of time living in Europe Education Level Less than six months Between six months and a year Between a year and two years Between two and five years 9.4% 12.8% 32.8% 45% 17 years or more 16 years 15 years 14 years 13 years 12 years 11 years 10 years 9 years 8 years 7 years 6 years 5 years or less None 25.4% 12.6% 7.1% 8.4% 5.9% 13.2% 4.4% 5.4% 3.8% 3.4% 1.9% 2.1% 4.1% 2.3% Legal status Temporary protected status Temporary protected status No visa necessary for me to live and work here Family reunification status Refugee (accepted) Asylum seeker Long-term resident permit Temporary resident permit Here on a study permit Here on a work permit Other 5.1% 4.5% 1.7% 8.7% 20.2% 21.3% 8.6% 7.1% 13.2% 7.1% 2.6%
Well-being Life satisfaction by ethnicity Life satisfaction is very low for all respondents, but particularly poor for migrants in Greece, Black Africans, undocumented people and asylum seekers. Feeling close to people in the area by country of residence 36.6% of those in Sweden do not feel close to people in the area where they live. Arab Black African Central Asian East Asian South Asian White Mixed Total 4.6 10 3.5 10 4.5 10 4.7 10 5.3 10 5.3 10 4.8 10 4.5 10 36.6%
Employment Number of jobs applied by country of residence Those in Sweden (34.8%) applied for more than 10 jobs before finding employment. 34.8% Wanted Employment status by country of residence Those in Greece are more likely to be unemployed (35.1%). Overqualified by legal status Being overqualified for a job is commonly reported amongst those on a study permit; and those who came to Europe for family reunification reasons (54%) - 46% of these people mentioned that language barriers prevent them from doing jobs which match their qualification. Wanted Wanted Wanted 35.1% 46%??? Wanted Wanted Wanted Wanted Wanted Wanted
Employment Overqualified by ethnicity Arabic survey respondents (55%) are more likely to feel overqualified for their jobs. Overqualified and reason by ethnicity Those in Greece are more likely (17%) to consider legal status is preventing them from doing jobs which match their qualification. 17% 55% Treatment at work by country of origin Somalis (67.7%) report that they are being treated worse compared to their colleagues. 67.7%
Employment Treatment at work by ethnicity Black Africans are more likely (27.3%) to report that they are being treated worse compared to their colleagues. Discrimination at work by ethnicity Black Africans (11%) are most likely to report experiencing discrimination in the workplace, with those who identified as white (4.9%), least likely. 27.3% Arab Black African Central Asian East Asian South Asian White Mixed All 11.6% 27.3% 16% 12% 9.5% 4.9% 7% 12.6%
Crime Crime experienced by country of residence Reported incidents of crime are very high for Greece, with assault the most significant. Experience of being the victim of verbal abuse by ethnicity Black Africans report a high level of verbal abuse (37%). 37% Germany Greece Hungary Italy Sweden Total 5% 15% 6.2% 4.8% 5.3% 6.1% Arab Black African Central Asian East Asian South Asian White Mixed Total 32% 37% 27% 23% 25% 20% 36% 29% The reason for not reporting to the police by country of residence Highest reported distrust of the police is in Hungary. Germany Greece Hungary Italy Sweden Total 8% 13% 23% 10% 9% 10% High level of not reporting crimes amongst undocumented migrants due to fear of deportation.
Crime The reasons for being the victim by country of origin Refugees and those from Afghanistan and Syria are most likely to attribute their crime to their migration status. The reason for being the victim by language Those who completed the survey in Chinese (55%) are most likely to report the crime was caused by ethnicity. % caused by ethnicity % caused by migration status % caused by ethnicity Other Afghanistan Iran Pakistan Somalia Syria Turkey Total 40% 53% 24% 66% 33% 50% 25% 40% 42% 37% 34% 66% 36% 38% 36% 53% Arabic Chinese Farsi French Somali Turkish Urdu English 36% 55% 29% 33% 46% 37% 22% 44% Total 36%
Police Experience with police 66.6% of those who had the experience of the police stopping them or making contact for any reason, reported being treated fairly or very respectfully. However, in Greece, this figure was only 40.2%, with 34.6% feeling their treatment was very disrespectful. 66.6% 34.6%
Housing Average number of housing problems by country of residence Housing in Greece is reported to have the worst conditions. Number of people per room (hostels/hotels/detention centres) by country of residence Overcrowding is most common in Greece and Italy. Italy 4.56 Germany 2.90 Syrians and those on temporary protected status most likely to report difficulties in finding a home. Greece 4.74 All 3.63 Sweden 2.70
Integration Programmes Low numbers of the survey respondents reported participating in integration programmes. Participation rates in integration programmes by country of residence Germany 51% Greece 10.9% Sweden 33.9% Hungary 11% Italy 19.5% All 33.4% Overall satisfaction with the integration programmes For those that took part in integration programmes, Pakistanis, those residing in Greece and Hungary were least happy with them.
Main difficulties experienced Difficulties to and in Europe by country of residence Immigration administration is reported to be particularly difficult in Sweden (24.3%). The journey here Immigration administration Getting a job Accommodation and housing Discrimination in the day to day Access to services and information Missing friends and family back home Other Germany 13.9% 15.9% 15% 13.2% 7.8% 6.8% 20.8% 6.6% Greece 18.7% 15.1% 25.4% 8.7% 5% 8% 10.7% 8.4% Hungary 6.5% 17.3% 15% 9.8% 6.1% 15% 24.8% 5.6% Italy 11.5% 15.2% 28.8% 9.1% 8% 6.8% 15.1% 5.4% Sweden 11.5% 24.3% 21.5% 11.9% 4.8% 4.6% 15.1% 6.4% All 12.8% 17.3% 20.6% 11.3% 6.9% 7.1% 17.6% 6.4%
Main difficulties experienced Difficulties to and in Europe by ethnicity Discrimination is often mentioned by Black Africans (12.2%), the journey to Europe is rarely (6%) described as difficult by the white ethnic group. The journey here Immigration administration Getting a job Accommodation and housing Discrimination in the day to day Access to services and information Missing friends and family back home Other Arab 14.6% 12.4% 22.2% 16% 3.5% 6% 19.4% 5.8% Black African 17% 18.9% 20% 6.4% 12.2% 3.4% 14.7% 7.4% Central Asian 12.8% 28% 14.3% 9.4% 8% 7.7% 14.7% 5.1% East Asian 13.1% 10.1% 34.2% 7.5% 8% 7% 15.6% 4.5% South Asian 13.7% 12.4% 27.8% 12.4% 7.2% 6.5% 17.3% 2.6% White 6.5% 18.1% 16.6% 14.2% 4.4% 10.7% 21.1% 8.5% Mixed 11.8% 14.5% 21.7% 8.6% 6.6% 10.5% 17.8% 8.6% All 13.2% 16.8% 21.1% 11.5% 6.9% 6.9% 17.5% 6.2%
Main difficulties experienced Difficulties to and in Europe by country of origin Immigration administration is reported to be difficult by Afghans (37.1%). The journey here Immigration administration Getting a job Accommodation and housing Discrimination in the day to day Access to services and information Missing friends and family back home Other Afghanistan 23.2% 37.1% 5.8% 7.7% 7.1% 1.9% 10% 7.1% Iran 8% 28.1% 10.3% 15.8% 7.8% 8.8% 14% 7.3% Pakistan 18.2% 9.3% 39.9% 5.4% 7% 5.4% 12.4% 2.3% Somalia 20.4% 8.7% 17.5% 9.7% 16.5% 1.9% 7.8% 17.5% Syria 16.3% 8.9% 23% 17.1% 3.5% 5.3% 20% 5.8% Turkey 4.3% 13.7% 18.8% 12.5% 3.1% 12.8% 27.1% 7.7% Other 10.8% 16% 23.2% 9.7% 7.5% 8% 18.9% 5.9% All 12.8% 17.4% 20.5% 11.5% 6.6% 7.1% 17.6% 6.5%
Main difficulties experienced Difficulties to and in Europe by legal status Other The journey here Immigration administration Getting a job Accommodation and housing Discrimination in the day to day Access to services and information Missing friends and family back home Other 25.3% 20.3% 15.2% 7.6% 5.1% 1.3% 5.1% 20.3% Here on a work permit Here on a study permit Temporary resident permit 4.9% 3.6% 16.4% 23.1% 14.7% 4.4% 9.8% 23.1% 7.3% 3.3% 12.7% 20.9% 12.4% 9.4% 12.9% 21.1% 3.9% 10.9% 19.6% 24.8% 11.3% 5.7% 6.5% 17.4% Asylum seeker 6.1% 18.8% 29.8% 15.2% 8.7% 7.2% 4.3% 9.9% Refugee 6.4% 17.8% 10.9% 20.1% 14.7% 7.5% 5.8% 16.8% Family 5.2% 4.5% 9% 34.1% 7.1% 4.9% 7.5% 27.7% No visa necessary Temporary protected status 5.8% 3.8% 11.5% 26.9% 17.3% 7.7% 9.6% 17.3% 6.2% 16.6% 17.9% 13.8% 15.2% 6.2% 7.6% 16.6% Undocumented 6.7% 24.7% 29.3% 11.3% 7.3% 7.3% 3.3% 10% Long-term resident permit 5.6% 10% 11.5% 26.3% 10.7% 5.9% 8.5% 21.5% All 6.4% 12.8% 17.4% 20.5% 11.4% 6.8% 7.1% 17.5%