Overview
Identification
Country
PhilippinesTitle
Survey on Overseas Filipinos 2015
Study Type
Other Household Survey Series Information
The Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF) is a nationwide survey that seeks to gather information on Filipino citizens who left for abroad during the last five years. It is a rider survey to the October round of the Labor Force Survey every year.
Data collection of the characteristics of overseas workers started in 1982 using a one-page rider questionnaire in the Integrated Survey of Households (ISH) and continued until 1986. In 1987, during the revision of the ISH Form 2 or the Labor Force Survey (LFS) questionnaire, a column indicator for overseas contract workers (OCWs) was added to get the estimate of the number of OCWs. With the increasing demand for information on overseas workers, the Survey on Overseas Workers (SOW) was resumed in 1991 revising the previous questionnaire to generate more comprehensive data. In 1992, the section of international migration was included in the SOW questionnaire. And in 1993, the SOW was renamed to SOF.
ID Number PHL-PSA-SOF-2015-v1.0 |
Version
Version Description
V.3 : PUF (public use file)
Overview
Abstract
The 2015 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF) was undertaken by the Philippine Statistics Authority as a rider to October 2015 Labor Force Survey.
The survey was designed to gather national estimates on the number of overseas workers, their socio economic characteristics and other information pertaining to the overseas workers who worked or have worked abroad from April to September 2015. The remittances of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in cash or in kind were also accounted for the specified reference period. The SOF data are useful inputs to government planners, migrant advocates, researchers, academes, concerned citizens, and other data users to the formulation of policies and programs for the welfare of the overseas Filipino.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of Analysis
Individuals
Scope
Notes
Data gathered in the survey include the demographic and economic characteristics of OFWs and the remittances they send to their families here in the Philippines. Related information
such as the place of destination, length of stay abroad, type of work abroad, date of departure and return were also included.
Topics
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Population and migration
| Philippine Statistics Authority | |
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Labour
| Philippine Statistics Authority | |
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Household surveys
| Philippine Statistics Authority | |
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Classifications
| Philippine Statistics Authority | |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The sample was selected to allow separate estimates for the national level and regional level only (17 administrative regions). The geographic coverage consists of the country's 17 administrative regions defined in Executive Order (EO) 36 and 131. The 17 regions are:
National Capital Region (NCR)
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Region I - Ilocos Region
Region II - Cagayan Valley
Region III - Central Luzon
Region IV-A - CALABARZON
Region IV-B - MIMAROPA
Region V - Bicol Region
Region VI - Western Visayas
Region VII - Central Visayas
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula
Region X - Northern Mindanao
Region XI - Davao Region
Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN
Caraga
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Universe
Overseas Filipinos whose departure occured within the last five years and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.
The reporting unit was the household hence the statistics emanating from this survey refer to OFWs who are members of private households. Institutional population is not within the scope of the survey.
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
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Philippine Statistics Authority
| National Economic and Development Authority |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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Government of the Philippines
| GOP | Full funding |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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| Income and Employment Statistics Division | IESD | Philippine Statistics Authority | Documenter |
Date of Metadata Production
2018-07-25
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 - First Metadata Documentation of SOF 2015
DDI Document ID
DDI-PHL-PSA-SOF-2015-v1
Metadata in PDF