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Migration Homework

Must be submitted on myCourses via the “Assignment” tab before the start of class on the due date (see syllabus for date).

All homework must be submitted via myCourses. Answers must be typed. Include all formulas used in your answer.[footnoteRef:1] You must submit your homework as one (1) file (only PDF or Word files are acceptable). It is your responsibility to ensure that your file is readable, not corrupt, and includes your entire answer. [1: I recommend using the the equation and symbol features in Word.]

You may help each other but each person must write up and submit their own assignment. Assignments that are too similar (e.g., typed with the exact same answers only a different cover page for each student) will be considered copies and situations of academic misconduct. You need to demonstrate that you completed the work.

The entire assignment is worth 67 points. It is only worth 10% of your entire grade. I am not expecting you to conduct outside research for this assignment and extraneous information will not help your grade (it may, in fact, hurt it if the information is wrong).

Round your answers to two decimal places (i.e. 6.05 or 0.87) unless otherwise specified. Be concise and answer the specific question only. The homework is designed to test your knowledge and ability to calculate and interpret demographic equations and values. It is not a research assignment.

You must answer all components. Include interpretations when specified. Include any formulas you use and show as much of your work as reasonably possible. If your final answer is incorrect you may still receive partial credit. You do not need to show every calculation but giving an example or two showing how you are plugging numbers into equations will help earn partial credit if necessary.

For this assignment you are going to calculate and interpret migration rates for Canada and select European countries. You will be using data from two (2) sources. For part 1 on Canada you will continue to use data from Statistics Canada. For part 2 on Europe you will use data made available by Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union. As usual, you must use footnotes to include a citation for each data source you use in this assignment.[footnoteRef:2] You should include functioning hyperlinks whenever possible. Note, there are many websites that gather this type of information (e.g IndexMundi). You cannot use these websites as your source. [2: You may not need a separate citation for each number entered into a table. For example, if several pieces of information came from one StatsCan Table you can add the reference after a number and specify in the other information obtained from the same table. Please include hyperlinks to the actual data when possible. StatsCan typically offers a recommended citation at the bottom of each table. You should use that whenever possible.]

Throughout the assignment you must clearly state any assumptions you make.

1. Internal migration in Canada. For this section you will be exploring patterns of women’s internal migration in Canada for the year 2016. We will focus on mobility between provinces and territories over the previous 1 year and define a migrant as someone currently living in a different province or territory than they were 1 year ago. Note: we will not be considering international migrants for this exercise.[footnoteRef:3] [3: Statistics Canada releases this information along with information on mother tongue. ]

a. Find the number of women in each region who were not living in that region 1 year ago by their previous region of resident. Put this information in Table 1 below. (2 points)

Table 1. Number of migrants by region of residence 1 year ago. Females. 2016.

Region of residence 1 year ago

PEI

NWT

NVT

Current region of residence

Newfound-land and Labrador

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

b. What is the most common sending region for each region? To answer this you need to calculate the percent (%) of migrants in a region who came from all other regions and present that information in Table 2. Then clearly identify the most common sending region. (4 points)

Table 2. Percent of migrants currently living in a region by region of residence 1 year ago. Females. 2016.

PEI

NWT

NVT

Total

Current region of residence

Newfound-land and Labrador

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

c. What is the most common destination region for each region? To answer this you need to calculate the percent (%) of migrants from a region who went to all other regions and present that information in Table 3. Then clearly identify the most common sending region. (4 points)

Table 3. Percent of migrants from each region of residence 1 year ago by destination region. Females. 2016.

Region of residence 1 year ago

PEI

NWT

NVT

Current region of residence

Newfound-land and Labrador

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

Total

d. Relate your findings to the theories of migration.

i. What theory/theories best explains what you see regarding the main sending regions for Yukon? Briefly discuss being sure to clearly describe the theory and the evidence you are relying on. (5 points)

ii. What theory/theories best explains what you see regarding the main destination region for Yukon? Briefly discuss being sure to clearly describe the theory and the evidence you are relying on. (5 points)

iii. What theory/theories best explains what you see regarding the main destination region for British Columbia? Briefly discuss being sure to clearly describe the theory and the evidence you are relying on. (5 points)

2. International migration in Europe. For this section you will be exploring patterns of international migration for a select group of European countries. We will use data made available by Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union.

Note, for population counts you will use population counts on 1 January (demo_pjan) as this is what is available.

You may include additional tables as part of your homework. For example, you can include tables with the data used in each section below. These may help you earn partial credit if your final answer is incorrect. However, these must be clearly labeled and formatted.

a. Migrant population pyramids 2015.

i. Construct population pyramids for migrants who moved to Italy, France, and Germany in 2015 and paste them below. Make sure they are clearly labeled and follow the conventions of population pyramids shown in class. ( 6 points)

ii. What is notable about the structure of the migrant populations in these three countries? Briefly reflect on each pyramid. Are they what you would expect? What could be explaining these various population structures? You may want to calculate some additional measures or make additional graphs to help your interpretation (hint: think about sex ratios). ( 8 points)

b. Calculating and interpreting migration statistics. For Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, and Poland calculate the following migration statistics.

i. Write the formulas for each statistic shown in Table 5 as they apply to Denmark. (7 points)

ii. Find the numbers in and out migrants and the population counts, by sex, and record them in Table 4 below. ( 2 points)

Table 4. Population and migration counts, 2015. Selected European countries.

	Population	In migrants	Out migrants
Country	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male
Denmark
France
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

iii. Calculate the rates and record them in Table 5 below.(4 points)

Table 5. Migration statistics, 2015. Selected European countries. All rates per 1000 people unless otherwise stated.

	Out migration rate	In migration rate	Female in migration rate	Male in migration rate	Net migration rate	Gross migration rate	Migration effectiveness (as %)
Denmark
France
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

iv. Answer the following questions using the data above. Be specific and use the statistics you calculated in your answer. Make sure you clearly interpret any statistics/numbers you use in your answer.

1. In which country is the female migration rate the highest? (3 points)

2. In which country is male and female migration most balanced? In which country is male and female migration most imbalanced? (4 points)

3. In which country does immigration have the largest relative impact on population growth (i.e. net impact)? In which country does immigration have the smallest relative impact on population growth (i.e. net impact)? (4 points)

4. In which country is migration the most effective at redistributing the population? In which country is migration the least effective at redistributing the population? (4 points)