Ukrainian Immigrants Mainly Satisfied with EU’s Protection, EUAA Survey Shows
The most recent survey by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals that Ukrainian immigrants are broadly satisfied with the offered conditions across the European Union hosting countries, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
More specifically, the survey, which had 2,369 eligible responses, revealed that Ukrainians had estimated the access to legal services and medical care with a 3.2 out of five scoring points, while children’s education was estimated with 3.4 out of five scoring points.
As per living conditions, Ukrainians have viewed those as relatively better, giving 3.6 average scoring points. Furthermore, 49 per cent of the respondents revealed that the local presence of their family members or friends determines their destination, while 50 per cent listed work opportunities as the main factor for their destination decision.
About 84 per cent of the respondents say they have reached their preferred destination, pointing out they did so by using a bus, train or their own car to travel.
The majority of the respondents, or 29 per cent, were interested in accommodation in private housing hosted by a national family, while 20 per cent were staying with a family member or friends. A stay in a reception centre came only the fourth most common answer (13 per cent).
The top three countries of choice were Czechia, Germany and the United Kingdom, among those that haven’t reached their preferred destination yet.
The survey carried out between April 11 and June 7 counted mainly Ukrainian citizens, with 96 per cent of the displaced people being such nationals while four per cent were non-Ukrainians living there before the war outbreak.
About four-fifths of respondents were women aged between 18-44 years old, with just two per cent being over the age of 65. Most of the respondents were highly educated, with nearly 42 per cent holding a master’s degree while 31 per cent were bachelor’s graduates.
In addition, 77 per cent of respondents said they were employed when the conflict began, with the main field of expertise of Ukrainians living in Czechia being jobs in managing (20 per cent), sales (16 per cent) and healthcare (ten per cent).
Moreover, education is another common profession amongst Ukrainian immigrants, as seven per cent of respondents from Lithuania said so, in addition to ten per cent of respondents from Germany saying so and 15 per cent in Sweden.
The most common languages for Ukrainians were Russian and English, followed by German, Polish, and French.
