Impact on housing characteristics by place of migration: evidence from NDHS 2011

A national representative Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS), 2011 data has used for study the socioeconomic characteristics of the Nepalese migration within Nepal, India, GCC countries and other countries and also tries to see the impact on housing facilities, household status, wealth status, education and food security. This data collected information on migration among individuals who lived in the interviewed households in the past 10 years but have since moved away. Preliminary results shows that four fifth of migrants are of age 24 and younger within Nepal while 93 percents migrants above age 20 years and about 42 percents beyond age 30 in GCC countries. Ninety seven percents are male migrated to GCC countries on the other hand within Nepal 58 percents are females. Reason for migration in GCC countries are work only whereas studies are also the reason in other countries besides work. Migrations are largely from rural area and Terai region of Nepal. About 70 percents migrants to GCC countries belong to middle and above wealth quintiles while 75 percents migrants to India are middle and lower quintiles.

Key words: International migrants, household, Nepal, NDHS, GCC countries