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Tab.
1- Evolution of the foreign population in Spain
| Years
|
Resident
foreigners |
Increase
(%) |
| 1995 |
499.773 |
8,20 |
| 1996 |
536.984 |
7,44 |
| 1997 |
609.813 |
13,56 |
| 1998 |
719.647 |
18,01 |
| 1999 |
801.329 |
11,35 |
| 2000 |
895.720 |
11,78 |
| 2001 |
1.109.080 |
23,81 |
| 2002
(I trim.) |
1.230.000 |
10,90 |
Source:
ABC news, 14-04-2002.
Tab.
2 – Amount of time spent in Spain
| Continent |
-1
year |
1-5 |
5
and more |
Does
not know/no answer |
| Nord-Africa |
26% |
43% |
30% |
- |
| America
Latina |
40% |
40% |
20% |
- |
| Asia |
30% |
36% |
34% |
- |
| Africa
subsahariana |
45% |
35% |
19% |
1% |
| Totale |
36% |
40% |
24% |
- |
Source:
Diez Nicolàs J., Ramirez Lafita M.J., La voz de los immigrantes,
Madrid, Imserso, 2001.
Tab.
3 – The journey to Spain
| Continent |
Directly |
Via
other countries |
Does
not know/no answer |
| Nord-Africa |
90% |
10% |
- |
| America
Latina |
88% |
13% |
- |
| Asia |
90% |
10% |
- |
| Africa
subsahariana |
83% |
16% |
1% |
| Totale |
87% |
13% |
- |
Source: Diez Nicolàs J., Ramirez Lafita M.J., La voz de
los immigrantes, Madrid, Imserso, 2001.
Tab.
4 – Reason for immigrating (%)
| Continent |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
(12) |
| Nord-Africa |
41 |
19 |
11 |
12 |
3 |
7 |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| America
Latina |
- |
15 |
20 |
28 |
2 |
12 |
- |
18 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Asia |
- |
13 |
23 |
38 |
4 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| Africa
subsahariana |
32 |
13 |
28 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
- |
3 |
- |
2 |
- |
1 |
| Totale |
19 |
16 |
19 |
21 |
3 |
9 |
- |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
(1) Closeness; (2) Easiness to enter; (3) Favoured country; (4)
Family in Spain; (5) Employment contract; (6) Friends in Spain;
(7) An organisation’s help; (8) Language; (9) Education; (10)
Job application; (11) Other; (12) Does not know/no answer
Source: Diez Nicolàs J., Ramirez Lafita M.J., La voz de los
immigrantes, Madrid, Imserso, 2001.
Tab.
5 – The Spaniards’ opinion on issuing social services
to immigrants (October 2000)
|
Facilitating housing access |
65% |
|
Public Health Service |
89% |
|
Free education for the children |
84% |
|
Free education for the spouse |
73% |
|
|
Unemployment benefits |
67% |
|
Spanish language courses |
81% |
|
Professional training courses |
77% |
Source: Diez Nicolàs J., Ramirez Lafita M.J., La voz de
los immigrantes, Madrid, Imserso, 2001.
Tab.
6 – The Spaniards’ opinion on issuing social services
to irregular immigrants (October 2000)
| Social
service |
Yes |
No |
Does
not know/no answer |
|
Professional training courses |
48% |
39% |
12% |
|
Spanish language courses |
54% |
36% |
10% |
|
Free education for children |
56% |
34% |
9% |
|
Housing |
42% |
45% |
13% |
| Public
Health Service |
67% |
25% |
8% |
|
No social service |
28% |
59% |
13% |
|
Only emergency services |
58% |
33% |
9% |
Source:
Diez Nicolàs J., Ramirez Lafita M.J., La voz de los immigrantes,
Madrid, Imserso, 2001.
Tab.
7 – What would you do if your daughter fell in love with a
Spaniard (November 2000) (%)
| Kontinent |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
| Nord
Africa |
47 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
- |
16 |
| America
Latina |
93 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Asia |
60 |
12 |
- |
5 |
14 |
- |
9 |
| Africa
subsahariana |
82 |
6 |
- |
3 |
7 |
- |
2 |
| Totale |
73 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
- |
7 |
(1) I would
allow her; (2) I would suggest she study the cultural differences
before taking further steps; (3) I would suggest she question her
friends and relatives first; (4) I would advise her against taking
further steps; (5) I would forbid her from going any further; (6)
Other reactions; (7) Does not know/no answer.
Source: Diez Nicolàs J., Ramirez Lafita M.J., La voz de los
immigrantes, Madrid, Imserso, 2001.
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