2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos
DDI-PHL-NSO-SOF-2008-v1.0
National Statistics Office
Solficar P. Pescuela
Fe Vida Dy-Liacco
2009-07-31
Metadata Editor
Survey on Overseas Filipinos 2008
SOF 2008
PHL-NSO-SOF-2008-v2.0
National Statistics Office
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1-2-3 Survey, phase 1 [hh/123-1]
v2.0: edited data, for public use.
Overseas Filipino Workers
Overseas Contract Workers
Overseas Filipino Workers
Overseas Contract Workers
Philippines
Barangays
Individuals
Sample survey data [ssd]
As a rider to the Labor Force Survey, the data collection for this survey is 21 days including Saturday (October 8 to 31, 2008).
National Statistics Office
Face-to-face [f2f]
Please visit the NSO Website for the press and special release of the 2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos. (http://www.census.gov.ph)
Income and Emplyment Statistics Division
Databank and Information Systems Division
2008sof.NSDstat
The file contains data on Overseas Filipino whose departure occurred within the last five years or who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.
4118
38
Nesstar 200801
National Statistics Office
Region
4118
0
1
Region I - Ilocos Region
342
2
Region II - Cagayan Valley
299
3
Region III - Central Luzon
486
5
Region V- Bicol
125
6
Region VI - Western Visayas
274
7
Region VII - Central Visayas
216
8
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas
141
9
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula
84
10
Region X - Northern Mindanao
122
11
Region XI - Davao
131
12
Region XII - SOCSKSARGEN
212
13
National Capital Region
528
14
Cordillera Administrative Region
180
15
Region XIII - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
161
16
Region XIII - Caraga
81
41
Region IVA - CALABARZON
605
42
Region IVB - MIMAROPA
131
Stratum
4118
0
1
1584
738.25
510.438
Primary Sampling Unit
4118
0
1001
98007
40897.329
23011.876
PSU No. – is a five-digit number that is unique at the national level assigned to the primary sampling units formed.
Household Unique Sequential Number
4118
0
5
41955
20397.582
13187.728
Line number
4118
0
1
82
4.089
7.098
1
830
2
820
3
783
4
565
5
388
6
260
7
166
8
116
9
64
10
44
11
15
12
13
13
11
14
8
15
1
16
1
17
2
81
29
82
2
Relationship
Q2. What is _____'s relationship to the head of this household?
4118
0
1
Head
831
2
Wife/Spouse
860
3
Son/daughter
1762
4
Brother/Sister
79
5
Son/Daughter-in-law
397
6
Grandson/Granddaughter
32
7
Father/Mother
33
8
Other Relative
120
9
Non-Relative
4
Sex
Q3. Is _____ male or female?
The sex of a person should be accurately encircled using the appropriate codes, i.e., "1" if the overseas Filipino is male and "2", if female.
4118
0
1
Male
2057
2
Female
2061
Age
Q4. How old is _____ on his/her last birthday?
4118
0
16
80
35.217
9.478
Times left
4118
0
Date left
Q6. When did _____ (last) leave?
4118
0
12004
992007
67922.537
51947.285
12004
17
12005
10
12006
45
12007
68
12008
171
22004
9
22005
15
22006
35
22007
80
22008
163
32004
6
32005
15
32006
53
32007
92
32008
152
42004
7
42005
15
42006
37
42007
94
42008
178
52004
12
52005
20
52006
60
52007
97
52008
195
62004
8
62005
22
62006
57
62007
95
62008
243
72004
5
72005
12
72006
37
72007
122
72008
227
82004
4
82005
23
82006
45
82007
127
82008
228
92004
15
92005
18
92006
59
92007
124
92008
226
102003
31
102004
10
102005
22
102006
58
102007
129
112003
10
112004
10
112005
20
112006
63
112007
127
122003
8
122004
9
122005
27
122006
69
122007
174
992004
2
992005
2
992006
2
992007
2
Date left (Month)
4110
8
1
12
6.412
3.222
1
311
2
302
3
318
4
331
5
384
6
425
7
403
8
427
9
442
10
250
11
230
12
287
99
8
Date left (Year)
4118
0
2003
49
2004
114
2005
221
2006
620
2007
1331
2008
1783
Marital status
Q7. What is _____'s marital status as of his/her (last) departure?
4118
0
1
Single
1465
2
Married
2453
3
Widowed
74
4
Separated/Divorced
123
5
Unknown
3
9
0
Highest grade completed
4118
0
0
No Grade Completed
4
1
Elementary Undegraduate
45
2
Elementary Graduate
103
3
Highschool Undergraduate
205
4
Highschool Graduate
1081
5
Collge Undergraduate
1063
60
General programs
9
61
Programs in Education Science and Teacher Training
169
62
Humanities Programs
8
63
Social and Behavioral Science Programs/Business Administration and Related Programs/Law and Jurisprudence Programs
329
64
Natural Science programs/Mathematics/Computer Science Programs
116
65
616
66
Architectural, Forestry and Fisheries Programs/Home Economic Program
46
67
Service Trades Programs
15
68
Programs in Mass Communication and Documentation
305
70
General Programs (Post Graduate)
1
71
Programs in Education Science and Teacher Training (Post Graduate)
1
72
Humanities Programs (Post Graduate)
1
73
Social and Behavioral Science Programs/Business Administration and Related Programs/Law and Jurisprudence Programs (Post Graduate)
1
74
Natural Science Programs/Mathematics/Computer Science Programs (Post Graduate)
0
75
0
76
Architectural, Forestry and Fisheries Programs/Home Economic Program (Post Graduate)
0
77
Service Trades Programs (Post Graduate)
0
78
Programs in Mass Communication and Documentation (Post Graduate)
0
99
DK
0
Usual occupation
4118
0
0
Special Occupations
1221
1
Officials of the Government and Special Interest Organizatio
202
2
Professionals
375
3
Technicians and Associate Professionals
156
4
Clerks
277
5
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers
445
6
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen
200
7
Trades and Related Workers
422
8
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
311
9
Laborers and Unskilled Workers
509
Reason for leaving
Q10. What was _____'s primary reason for leaving the country (last time)?
4118
0
1
Contract Worker
3870
2
Work with Phil. Embassy/Consulate abroad
0
3
Worker other than Contractual
218
4
Tourist
17
5
Student
0
6
Immigrant
0
7
Official Missions
0
8
Others
13
9
Not Reported
0
Country intend to stay
Refer to Appendix A (page 22) of the Enumerators Manual in the external resources.
Q11. In what country did _____ stay when he/she left?
4118
0
1
888
1
43
2
7
3
1
4
4
5
2
7
4
9
1
10
45
11
2
12
2
14
10
15
41
17
1
18
114
20
1
21
40
22
1
26
10
28
3
30
1
31
1
32
14
33
31
35
57
36
11
39
272
42
7
43
5
44
4
45
9
46
50
47
81
48
2
50
76
51
159
52
198
53
32
54
41
55
1
56
12
57
121
59
3
60
1
61
2
62
2
63
10
64
13
65
10
66
31
67
26
69
4
70
7
71
3
72
1
75
3
77
1
78
198
79
1
80
16
81
828
82
262
83
31
84
2
86
6
87
4
88
5
89
163
90
12
91
1
93
4
94
580
95
69
96
182
99
10
100
1
103
21
104
8
105
8
110
8
112
2
114
1
115
1
116
5
117
1
118
3
119
13
120
2
122
1
126
2
127
1
128
22
131
1
132
1
133
1
134
1
888
Not expected to return
6
999
0
Months planning to stay
Q12. For how many months did ____ stay/intend to stay abroad (last time)?
4118
0
1
88
31.284
24.177
Had a job/business anytime
Q13. Did _____ work or had a job/business at anytime during his last stay abroad?
If code "2", skip to Q16.
4118
0
1
Yes
4118
2
No
0
9
Not Reported
0
Kind of work abroad
Q14. What kind of work did _____ do abroad?
4118
0
0
Special Occupations
0
1
Officials of the Government and Special Interest Organizatio
107
2
Professionals
388
3
Technicians and Associate Professionals
246
4
Clerks
214
5
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers
569
6
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen
25
7
Trades and Related Workers
617
8
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
522
9
Laborers and Unskilled Workers
1430
Number of months worked
The purpose of asking this question is to determine how long the overseas Filipino has been working abroad or has worked abroad on a more or less ntinuous duration, irrespective of employer, country or occupation. Continuous duration means that there is no interruption in his/her being employed or, if there is a gap that occurred between his/her employments, this gap should not be more than one year.
4116
2
0
60
99
Has returned home
Q16. Has _____ returned home since his/her (last) departure?
If code "2", skip to Q18.
Inquire if the overseas Filipino has returned to the Philippines since he/she last left the country. Make sure that the date of last departure of the OF is consistent with the date of return. Encircle and enter code "1" if the OF returned during the reference period and "2" otherwise.
4118
0
1
Yes
347
2
No
3771
9
Not Reported
0
Date returned home
Q17. When did _____ return home?
Skip to Q19.
347
2008-04
2008-09
2008-04
28
2008-05
39
2008-06
40
2008-07
57
2008-08
67
2008-09
116
Date returned home (Month)
347
3771
4
28
5
39
6
40
7
57
8
67
9
116
99
0
Sysmiss
3771
Date returned home (Year)
347
3771
2008
347
Sysmiss
3771
Date expected to return home
Q18. When is _____ expected to return home?
3771
347
12009
992009
183864.296
284117.261
12009
162
12010
64
12011
10
12012
5
12013
1
22009
134
22010
86
22011
10
22012
1
22013
1
32009
210
32010
66
32011
9
32013
1
42009
149
42010
93
42011
7
42012
1
42013
2
52009
151
52010
97
52011
13
52013
2
62009
120
62010
107
62011
8
62012
2
62013
3
72009
132
72010
118
72011
11
72012
1
72013
1
82009
117
82010
102
82011
15
92009
97
92010
90
92011
9
92012
1
92013
2
102008
173
102009
86
102010
34
102012
2
112008
158
112009
59
112010
15
112011
4
122008
350
122009
123
122010
34
122011
2
122012
1
888888
514
992009
5
Sysmiss
347
Date expected to return home (Month)
3252
866
1
12
6.918
3.63
1
242
2
232
3
286
4
252
5
263
6
240
7
263
8
234
9
199
10
295
11
236
12
510
88
514
99
5
Sysmiss
347
Date expected to return home (Year)
3771
347
2008
8888
2946.767
2360.515
2008
681
2009
1545
2010
906
2011
98
2012
14
2013
13
8888
514
Sysmiss
347
Remittance received
Q19. Did the family receive any cash remittance from _____ during the period April to September 2008?
If code "2" skip to Q23.
For purposes of this survey, cash remittance is defined as any amount sent by the overseas Filipinos to his family out of his salary and/or other sources of income during the period April to September 2008. Encircle and enter code "1" if the family received cash remittance during the specified period. If not, encircle and enter code "2" and skip to Q23.
4118
0
1
Yes
3366
2
No remittance
752
9
Not Reported
0
Cash remittance recived
3366
752
2000
9999999
77402.753
392604.803
Mode of remittance
3366
752
1
Bank
2372
2
Agency/Local Office
104
3
Friends/Co_Worker
75
4
Door to Door
425
5
Others
390
9
Not Reported
0
Sysmiss
752
Returned during the period April to September 2004
Check Q17 and Q18.
Q23. Did the person return during the period April to September 2008?
If code "2" skip to Q25.
4118
0
1
Returned
731
2
Did Not Returned
3387
9
Not Reported
0
Cash brought home
729
3389
0
9999999
0
29
2000
1
5000
5
7000
1
8000
4
9000
2
10000
20
11000
1
12000
1
15000
15
16000
1
17000
1
19200
1
20000
57
22000
1
22500
1
23000
1
23500
1
24000
1
25000
14
27000
1
28000
1
28800
1
30000
58
33000
1
33600
1
34000
1
35000
6
37000
1
38000
1
40000
27
43020
1
45000
11
48000
3
48975
1
49000
2
50000
107
52000
1
52800
1
55000
2
60000
31
63000
1
64500
1
65000
5
68600
1
70000
14
70500
1
72000
2
73500
1
75000
5
80000
30
85000
1
86000
2
90000
13
91000
1
92000
1
93000
1
95000
1
96000
1
96160
1
98000
3
100000
81
102000
1
105000
1
110000
3
117500
1
118000
1
120000
7
128800
1
129000
1
130000
2
135000
3
139000
1
140000
2
141000
1
144000
2
147000
1
150000
20
160000
3
168000
1
170000
1
180000
3
188000
1
192400
1
200000
31
216000
1
237500
1
240000
3
250000
6
283620
1
300000
11
310000
1
330000
1
400000
3
410000
1
420000
1
450000
2
480000
1
500000
3
600000
1
700000
1
900000
1
980000
1
1000000
1
1470000
1
1500000
1
9999999
13
Sysmiss
3389
Receive goods/products
If code 2, end interview.
Ask the respondent if the family received some goods or products from the overseas Filipino such as food, appliances, jewelry, clothing and other wear. Include also goods/products brought home by the overseas Filipino if he returned home/went on vacation during the specified period. If No, end the interview.
4118
0
1
Yes
724
2
No
3394
9
Not Reported
0
Total imputed value of goods/products
Q26. What is the total imputed value of these goods/products?
If the answer in Q25 is "YES" (Code 1), ask the respondent for each item specified in the questionnaire and enter the total imputed value in Philippine pesos of the goods/products received.
724
3394
200
920000
0
9999999
Final Weight
4118
0
162.675
2584.018
486.188
133.922
Continent Code
4118
0
1
Africa
66
2
Asia
3227
3
Australia
88
4
Europe
377
5
North and South America
354
6
Other countries
6
7
Countries not reported
0
household
For NSO Use Only
0
4118
Sysmiss
4118