Cash or in-kind benefits for asylum seekers
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | isr_asylsee_typben_access_s |
| Category | Family and gender policies |
| Label | q6 |
| Related indicators | Access to social assistance for asylum seekers |
It is measured in what form (if at all) asylum seekers received support (cash or in-kind).
Coding rules
Benefits for asylum seekers: It is assessed whether asylum seekers received support in cash, in kind, or not at all.
Question: In the years [YYYY-YYYY], in what form did asylum seekers receive benefits (cash payment or payment in kind)?
Benefits for asylum seekers are also taken into account in other indicators on social assistance (isr_asylsee_typben_access_s).
Coding Rules:
[[
| Value | Specification |
|---|---|
| 0 | Neither cash nor in kind OR status of asylum seeker does not exist |
| 0.5 | No cash and yes, in kind |
| 0.75 | Yes, cash and yes, in kind |
| 1 | Yes, cash and no in kind |
]]
Missing values
Depending on the cause of the absence of a value, several types of missing values can be differentiated. These are as follows:
- -991 Don’t know
- -992 Former communist countries
- -993 Benefit did not exist (including for citizens)
- -994 Legal category of migrants did not exist
- -995 Neither benefit nor legal category of migrants existed
- -996 Missing value for Myanmar 1980-2010
- -997 Index is missing because all underlying variables are also missing
- -998 Missing for other reasons
- -999 Country not in sample in 1980-1999
See the technical report for further information on data collection, coding, filters, the questionnaire, and related procedures: https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/bitstream/elib/8858/3/WeSIS_Technical_Papers_No%2018%20%281%29.pdf
Bibliographic info
Citation: Henninger, Jakob; Junge, Mara; Römer, Friederike; Bartsch, Samera, 2025: The Immigrant Social Rights Data Set (ImmigSR). Technical Report (2., aktualisierte Ausgabe, Stand: 04.03.2025), SFB 1342 Technical Paper Series/18/2025, Bremen: CRC 1342, doi:10.26092/elib/373.
Related publications: Römer, F., Henninger, J., & Harris, E. (2024). Social protection for mobile populations? A global perspective on immigrant social rights. Social Policy & Administration, 58(1), 155–174. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12955
Misc
Project manager(s): Dr. Friederike Römer
Data release: 01.06.2025
Revisions:
