Expats are urged to take the survey to help provide an accurate and useful picture of their impact on and relationship to local Mexican communities
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Patrick O’Heffernan, Ajijic JAL. A social science survey of expats in Mexico is now being conducted by postgraduate students at UdG, using the web-based tool Survey Monkey to gather data from Lakeside, Puerto Vallarta and possibly other locations with high expat concentrations. Local expats can take the survey b y computer or on their phones.
Dr. Marco Córtes , Rector of UdG between 2008 and 2013, and CUCosta Research Professor Dra. Cecilia Soraya Shibya Soto, are managing the study which they expect to give a detailed picture of the expats living in Lakeside and other areas, in order “to know the effect of the social, economic, recreational and cultural practices of the foreign population, along with the main characteristics of their socio-moral, civic and political identity in the community and how the interaction of this foreign community with the local community has contributed to economic development, urban space and identity construction.”
“With this data,” Dr. Shibya told Laguna, “ the needs, opinions and contributions of the foreign community will be better understood and heard, and this will enable various sectors to integrate with them for the improvement of all.”
The 50 question multiple-choice survey is designed for permanent and temporary residents and is voluntary and anonymous. It covers location, income, religion, living costs, language, local involvement, cost of living, and recreation to give the research team a detailed demographic snapshot of expat communities. It will not answer questions about the population of expats, but could provide data that can be extrapolated into population estimates.
The researchers are hoping for a large number of respondents to give them not only a statistically reliable data set, but also to make the information useful to other institutions and provide a baseline of information on the expat communities. They are working with a number of local organizations to distribute the survey, so it may arrive in people’s mailboxes from a variety of sources. Expats may also have participated in similar surveys by the TransAmerica Center for Retirement Studies and Expats in México which are more financially focused.
To take the survey, you may use either a phone or a computer. For a phone, hold the phone’s camera over the QR code printed here or that you receive in an email, and it will take you to the SurveyMonkey page with the questions. For those using computers or tablets, you may also access the survey at https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/iiigajijic which will take you to the Survey Monkey page of the Instituto de Investigaciones en Innovación y Gobernanza where the survey is located.
You may request the results or send questions to ceciliasshibya@hotmail.com
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