How satisfied are migrants with their lives?

Abstract

"Migration poses many challenges for those involved. This not only includes labor market integration or the acquisition of language skills, they must also establish new social contacts in a foreign living environment. The IAB-SOEP Migration Sample allows us to study this social integration by migrants in greater detail. Barriers to integration and discrimination also play a key role here. The findings show that both the life satisfaction of immigrants and their identification with Germany, as well as structural factors such as employment status and income, are significantly influenced by social integration." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Tucci, I., Eisnecker, P. & Brücker, H. (2014): Wie zufrieden sind Migranten mit ihrem Leben? Diskriminierungserfahrungen und soziale Integration. In: DIW-Wochenbericht, Vol. 81, No. 43, p. 1152-1158.