APPENDIX ‘G’

SURVEY OF NATIONALS ABROAD - TABULATIONS

(Percentage of Respondents)

Key to Tables

For all tables, “Other” in Column 1 includes responses from The Virgin Islands and Australia.

Question 12(a), Assistance categories. 

 

Question 13, Bond subscription values.

Question 14, Expected rate of returns.

Question 1.          Period of Emigration

 

Pre 1951

1951 – 1970

1971 –1990

Post 1991

DNA

USA

 

17

37

33

13

UK

 

20

28

13

40

Canada

 

41

50

9

 

Other

 

25

50

 

25

Total

 

26

40

18

16

Question 2.           Citizenship Status in Foreign Country

 

Yes

No

USA

54

46

UK

87

13

Canada

95

5

Other

75

25

Total

77

23

Question 2(b)             Occupational Level of Respondents

 

Professional

Technical

Admin/Servicel

Other

DNA

USA

42

17

25

12

4

UK

27

33

33

7

 

Canada

23

32

9

32

4

Other

50

25

25

 

 

Total

32

26

21

17

4

Question 2 (c)           Occupational Level of Spouse

 

Professional

Technical

Admin/Service

Other

DNA

USA

17

17

20

46

 

UK

20

20

13

 

47

Canada

23

  9

  9

23

36

Other

 

 

50

 

50

Total

18

14

17

  8

43

Question 3.          Membership in National Association/Group

 

Yes

No

USA

54

46

UK

67

33

Canada

54

46

Other

50

50

Total

57

43

Question 4.           Information Sources

 

Letters

Telephone

Newspaper

Internet

Word of mouth

USA

22

87

46

92

87

UK

47

73

73

100

80

Canada

41

64

50

100

86

Other

50

75

75

100

75

Total

37

75

55

97

85

Question 5.            Knowledge of Representative and Services

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

75

21

4

UK

87

13

 

Canada

82

18

 

Other

 

100

 

Total

75

23

2

Question 6.             Use Made of Representative’s Services

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

54

38

8

UK

53

47

 

Canada

27

73

 

Other

100

 

 

Total

41

55

4

Question 7.      Quality of Representative’s Services (% “yes” respondents in Q 6)

 

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

USA

85

15

UK

87

13

Canada

100

 

Other

-

-

Total

89

11

 Question 10.            Support for Relatives at Home

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

50

37

13

UK

73

27

 

Canada

45

50

5

Other

75

 

25

Total

55

37

8

Question 11.               Level of Support (% “Yes” respondents in Q 10)

 

1

2

3

4

5

DNA

USA

 

 

33

17

33

17

UK

7

 

7

7

13

66

Canada

 

 

 

30

10

60

Other

 

25

 

 

50

25

Total

3

3

14

22

19

39

Question 12.                  Interest in Dominica’s Development

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

96

 

4

UK

100

 

 

Canada

91

9

 

Other

100

 

 

Total

95

3

2

                                                                       

Question 12 (a)      Nature of Involvement in Dominica

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

DNA

USA

83

65

78

52

75

35

4

UK

60

60

67

53

67

13

7

Canada

68

45

32

55

59

27

5

Other

75

25

50

75

100

25

 

Total

71

54

57

54

55

41

5

Question 13.  Level of Bond Subscription (% respondents subscribing in Col 5, Q 12a)

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

USA

22

22

17

17

17

5

 

UK

10

 

30

30

30

30

 

Canada

15

 

53

8

 

24

 

Other

25

 

 

 

 

50

25

Total

18

9

28

15

13

13

4

Question 14.       Expected Rate of Returns. ( % respondents subscribing in Col. 5, Q 12a)

 

1

2

3

4

DNA

USA

 

11

39

11

39

UK

 

20

10

 

70

Canada

 

9

21

38

32

Other

 

 

 

75

25

Total

 

11

25

22

42

Question 15.               Desire to Return Home

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

62

21

17

UK

53

33

14

Canada

50

41

9

Other

50

25

25

Total

55

31

14

Question 17.   Employment Intentions of Returnees. (% Yes respondents in Q 15)

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

40

53

7

UK

75

25

 

Canada

36

64

 

Other

100

 

 

Total

50

47

3

Question 18.    Willingness to Volunteer

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

54

 

46

UK

60

7

33

Canada

68

 

32

Other

50

 

50

Total

60

2

38

Question 19(a).      Second Generation Diaspora Interest In Vacationing

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

80

20

 

UK

69

31

 

Canada

82

18

 

Other

33

67

 

Total

72

28

 

Question 19 (b)     Second Generation Diaspora Interest In Settling

 

Yes

No

DNA

USA

13

7

80

UK

31

62

7

Canada

27

64

9

Other

 

100

 

Total

21

46

33

(Note:  Because of small sample size, the tables provide only tentative indications of respondent characteristics and should be used with this qualification in mind).