nmm 22 4500 ICPSR08454 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130519s1990 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR08454 MiAaI MiAaI Southeast Asian Refugee Self-Sufficiency Study, 1982 [electronic resource] Nathan Caplan , John K. Whitmore 1992-02-16 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1990 ICPSR 8454 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-19. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. This survey gauged the economic and social status of Southeast Asian refugees who arrived in the United States after September 1978, a group generally known as the "Boat People." Special emphasis was placed on investigating how these refugees adapted to life in the United States and achieved economic self-sufficiency. The survey asked about educational and occupational backgrounds, household composition, family size, secondary migration after arrival in the United States, English proficiency, health problems, health care, insurance coverage, employment, earned income, rent payments, automobile ownership, and the use of government and private programs providing income assistance, vocational training, and other kinds of services. Respondents also were queried about financial setbacks incurred since arrival in the United States, financial support of persons living outside the household, membership in clubs and associations, problems faced in adjusting to life in the United States, degree of satisfaction with housing, neighborhood, services received, and life as a whole, and perceptions about prospects for the future. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08454.v2 family size icpsr government programs icpsr household composition icpsr language icpsr occupations icpsr Boat People icpsr population migration icpsr public assistance programs icpsr refugees icpsr cultural perceptions icpsr economic aid icpsr educational background icpsr RCMD IX. Minority Populations ICPSR XVI.B. Social Indicators, Nations Other Than the United States RCMD IX.C. Asian NACDA II. Social Characteristics of Older Adults Caplan, Nathan Whitmore, John K. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 8454 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08454.v2