Accumulation of welfare problems among immigrants in Norway
Social work, Immigration & development
28 Sep 2018
This report analyses a large-scale survey of living conditions among immigrants in Norway.
Data were collected by Statistics Norway in 2016 and covered 12 of the largest immigrant groups in Norway. This aim of the present report is analyse the kinds of welfare problems experienced by immigrants. Which immigrants accumulate most welfare problems? What are the main predictors of welfare problems among immigrants in Norway? How does the accumulation of welfare problems relate to general life satisfaction among immigrants? In addition, we compare the accumulation of welfare problems among immigrants with the total population.
Author: Kristian Rose Tronstad, Marit Nygaard and Miia Bask