Connaître les migrations

Abstract

To know the migrations As there are no population registers in France, most of the information on residential mobility is given by censuses. Although this source is very rich, it does not answer all the questions. It only measures mobility over a long period of time: seven or eight years. It suffers from memory errors. Other statistical surveys can give information on this topic. Among them, the Labour Force survey is the best one. Because it is undertaken every year, because it measures mobility during the last year, and collects information on the situation before migration it can be used to appreciate the evolution of mobility and to understand the migratory behaviours. It is so possible to analyse interaction between activity and mobility. Active woman have a lower mobility, but in some couples, to change place of residence allows a woman to find a job. Mobility of couples is not always related to the man's occupation.