Reasons for migration declared by migrants
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
For economic reasons
42.8
For political, religious, ethnic or sexual orientation reasons
16.4
To join or follow someone
10.5
Because of family conflicts
6.4
To escape from war
5.8
To study
4.1
To ensure the future of your children
2.0
For personal health reasons
1.6
Others
Usually, the fact of not being able to survive in one’s country of origin is the first reason given for migration, especially among migrants in Spain. Political reasons were most frequently cited in London, where the number of asylum seekers was also high (in the London clinic sexual orientation is commonly cited, especially by homosexuals
50%
10.6
(women) from Uganda, a factor which is also illustrated by the figure for “family conflicts”). Once again our surveys reveal one of the highest scores for “personal health reasons” (although it still remains very low) in one of the countries where access to healthcare is most difficult: Germany!
Reasons for migration by country (undocumented migrants)
DE (n=390)
EL (n=336)
ES (n=114)
NL (n=147)
UK (n=1681)
CAP*
WAP**
For economic reasons, to earn a living
60.24
55.08
76.00
48.41
43.13
42.77
50.10
For political, religious, ethnic or sexual orientation reasons
4.75
1.85
13.00
19.05
26.21
16.38
11.22
To join or follow someone
23.44
10.46
9.00
14.29
9.64
10.46
11.76
Because of family conflict(s)
2.37
7.08
3.00
7.14
8.81
6.37
5.04
To escape from war
5.34
16.31
3.00
8.73
4.79
5.77
6.92
To study
3.86
2.46
1.00
5.56
5.55
4.09
3.22
To ensure the future of your children
2.08
6.15
0.00
2.38
1.53
1.95
2.22
For personal health reasons
3.86
1.23
5.00
1.59
1.32
1.61
2.28
Others
9.79
2.77
4.00
9.52
15.60
10.61
7.24
*Crude average proportion, **Weighted average proportion
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Analysis of the social and medical data collected in 2012