Survey on Overseas Filipinos 2006
Philippines, 2006
Reference ID
PHL-NSO-SOF-2006-v01.
Producer(s)
National Statistics Office
Collection(s)
Metadata
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Created on
Sep 14, 2021
Last modified
Mar 07, 2024
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- Data files
- sof2006
Date left (Q6_DTLEFT)
Data File: sof2006
Overview
vald
4217
vald
1983240.775
invd
0
invd
0
min
12002
max
999999
mean
69744.51
mean
69778.032
stdev
62210.873
stdev
60384.091
Interval
contin
Decimal
0
range
12002 - 999999
Questions and instructions
Literal question
When did _____ (last) leave?
Interviewer instructions
Inquire for the month and year of the latest departure from the Philippines of the person. This refers to the last time the person left the country, which must not be earlier than October 2001 and not later than September 2006. Enter the corresponding code in the code boxes, i.e., the two-digit code of the month and the four digits of the year.
Consider the following marginal cases for Q6:
Case 1:
Jane, who is an OCW in Italy, left in April 2004 for a two-year contract. After the contract expired, she went home. In July 2006, she left again for another two-year work contract abroad.
The reported date of departure of Jane should be July 2006 because her first work contract already expired.
Case 2:
Ariel left for Dubai to work as a construction worker in May 2003. In December 2005, he went home for a vacation to spend Christmas with his family. He left again in January 2006 to continue his existing work contract.
The date of departure of Ariel should be May 2003 because he only came home in December 2005 for a vacation and still has an existing work contract abroad.
Case 3:
Marianne works as a domestic helper in Hong Kong for 2 years. She last left the country in August 2005 and returned in September 2006. She left again in October 2006 for another work contract abroad.
The date of departure to be reported here is August 2005 and not October 2006 since this is outside the reference period. All other information for Marianne's departure must be with reference to her August 2005 departure.
Enter '99' in the code boxes if the respondent cannot remember or does not know the exact month, when the person left for abroad. For example the last departure was in 2004 but the month is unknown, enter '99' for the month and '2004' for the year in the code box.
Consider the following marginal cases for Q6:
Case 1:
Jane, who is an OCW in Italy, left in April 2004 for a two-year contract. After the contract expired, she went home. In July 2006, she left again for another two-year work contract abroad.
The reported date of departure of Jane should be July 2006 because her first work contract already expired.
Case 2:
Ariel left for Dubai to work as a construction worker in May 2003. In December 2005, he went home for a vacation to spend Christmas with his family. He left again in January 2006 to continue his existing work contract.
The date of departure of Ariel should be May 2003 because he only came home in December 2005 for a vacation and still has an existing work contract abroad.
Case 3:
Marianne works as a domestic helper in Hong Kong for 2 years. She last left the country in August 2005 and returned in September 2006. She left again in October 2006 for another work contract abroad.
The date of departure to be reported here is August 2005 and not October 2006 since this is outside the reference period. All other information for Marianne's departure must be with reference to her August 2005 departure.
Enter '99' in the code boxes if the respondent cannot remember or does not know the exact month, when the person left for abroad. For example the last departure was in 2004 but the month is unknown, enter '99' for the month and '2004' for the year in the code box.