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New Immigrant Survey
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
New York University University of Pennsylvania RAND |
| Investigator(s) |
Guillermina Jasso
(New York University)
Douglas Massey (Princeton University) Mark R. Rosenweig (Harvard University) James P. Smith (RAND) |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Operational with Findings |
| Duration | Aug 1997 - Mar 2003 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | The plan of the New Immigrant Survey (NIS) is to carry out, for the first time, a comprehensive, multi-cohort longitudinal survey of new legal immigrants to the United States based on representative samples of the administrative records, compiled by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS), pertaining to immigrants newly admitted to permanent residence. To monitor changes across cohorts, new samples will be drawn periodically. To monitor adaptation over time, each sample will be interviewed at regular intervals over the life cycle. To assess immigrants’ legacy, information will also be obtained about and from their children, both the immigrant children brought with them and the U.S. citizen children born to them in the United States. The survey has the objective of improving the data base on immigrants to the United States in order to substantially advance understanding of the socioeconomic status of immigrants and their children and the effects of immigration in the United States. |
| Notes | Visit the project web site. |
| Last Updated | 11/16/04 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
James P. Smith (smith@rand.org)
RAND 1700 Main Street P.O. Box 2138 (T) not reported (F) not reported |
| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty 215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl (T) (646)284-9600 (F) not reported |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Immigrants |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Children 1-6 |
| Sample Size and Unit | Pilot survey: Stratified random sample of 1,982 persons admitted to legal permanent residence during the months of July and August of 1996 (Children were under sampled and employment-based immigrants were over sampled). |
| Execution | Not reported. |
Sites Studied
United StatesProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Educational activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Housing
Standard of living
Income security
Family and relationship outcomes
Employment
Education
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Interview |
Findings Available
Interim Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
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