This study aims to develop an indicator system which represents a
condition of both male and female marriage immigrants in various
areas including family, economy, culture and social activity and the
standard of social integration in Korea. Futhermore, this study aims to
propose some suggestions in order to improve the production and use
of indicators of social integration for them. To achieve this purpose,
first of all, this study defines the related concepts such as male and
female marriage immigrants and examined the condition of social
integration for both male and female marriage immigrants and the
relevant policies. Secondly, this study analyzes the immigration-related
statistics and the indicators for immigrants inside and outside of the
country. According to the analysis, this study developes the indicators
of social integration for both male and female marriage immigrants
and chooses the detailed indicators based on the survey for specialists.
Key findings of the study are as follows.
1. The indicators of social integration which are specialized for both
male and female marriage immigrants have not been produced
from preceding studies inside and outside of the country.
2. Comparable indicators by immigration positions among immigrants
and natives have been produced in the major countries such as
Sweden.
3. A couple of marriage immigrants can be clarified from a
household in which more than two couples are living together by
understanding the mutual relations among family members (matrix
approach) at the Population Census in the United Kingdom.
4. This study has developed the indicators of social integration for
both male and female marriage immigrants based on the survey
for specialists. By these indicators, the social and economic status
of them can be compared to those of the rest immigrants and
the natives.
Based on the main results mentioned above, this study proposes
following suggestions in order to improve the indicators of social
integration for both male and female marriage immigrants and the
current immigration statistics.
1. A question to identify immigration positions should be included in
the major surveys of approved statistics in Korea such as the
Economically Active Population Survey and the Social Survey by
the Statistics Korea in order to respond to the increasing demand
of the immigration-related statistics such as both male and
female marriage immigrants.
2. The established questions about the relations between a householder and other family members should be changed to the matrix
approach in order to understand the mutual relations among family
members in every household survey including the Population Census.
3. The National Survey of Multicultural Families 2012 should include
the general public as a subject of the survey in order to
compare the results of the survey from marriage immigrants with
those from the general public.
4. A longitudinal survey should be conducted in order to trace and
observe the various experiences of immigration families and the
integration process of immigrants in Korean society.
5. An immigration position should be included as an approval subject
of approved statistics in Korea in order to include a question of
the immigration position at all approved statistics and to improve
the immigration-related statistics.
6. A legal basis related to the link of administrative databases which
are produced by each government ministry such as the Ministry
of Justice and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security
should be prepared in order to effectively produce the indicators
and statistics of immigration.
7. The indicators of social integration for both male and female
marriage immigrants should be built in the Gender Statistics
Information System at Korean Women's Development Institute and
managed to raise the practical use.