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2016 Annual Survey of Refugees
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refugees
Since the 1980s,
the Office of Refugee Resettlement[1]
(ORR) has conducted the Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR), which collects
information on refugees during their first five years after arrival in the
U.S. The ASR is the only scientifically-collected
source of national data on refugees’ progress toward self-sufficiency and
integration. ORR uses the ASR results
alongside other information sources to fulfill its Congressionally-mandated
reporting following the Refugee Act of 1980.
Historically, the microdata from these surveys have generally been
unavailable to researchers.
In the Spring of
2017 ORR completed its 50th Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR). The data from the
ASR offer a window into respondents’ first five years in the United States and
shows the progress that refugee families made towards learning English,
participating in the workforce, and establishing permanent residence. This public use data deposit is only for the 2016 ASR with future years likely to be added to the ICPSR archive..
[1] The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
at the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) serves refugees and other humanitarian
entrants, including asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, Special Immigrant Visa
holders, Amerasians, victims of human trafficking, and unaccompanied children.
By providing these arrived populations with critical resources, ORR promotes
their economic and social well-being. The Annual Survey of Refugees focuses
solely on those refugees who have come to the U.S. in the past five fiscal
years.
United States
Census region originally resettled in and the country of birth
Households
Individuals
Refugees aged 16 years old or over at the time of interview who arrived
in the U.S. during FY 2011-2015
survey data
The 2016 ASR employed a stratified probability sample design
of refugees. The first stage of
selection was the household (PA), and the second stage was the selection of
persons within households.
telephone interview
Household- and person-level analytic weights
were developed for the 2016 ASR to allow for valid statistical estimates of the
target refugee population. Both sets of
weights are comprised of two components – a base weight reflecting the selection
probability and an adjustment that corrects for differential nonresponse and
aligns the population to known totals from the sampling frame (RADS universe
file).
An overall response rate of 24 percent was achieved. The response rate was driven by the ability
to locate and speak to (1500+468)/6176 = 32 percent of the sample, meaning that two thirds of the sample could
either not be located, or (if located) could
not be
successfully contacted.
The overall response rates decreased with time since arrival to the
U.S., varying from 20 percent for FY 2011-2012 refugees to 25 percent for FY
2013-2014 refugees and a high of 31 percent for FY 2015 refugees.