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UK MISSION GENEVA
NO. 342
P006/011
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Distribution by type of education:
Graduate level
University
High School
Middle School
Secondary School
Primary School
Vocational School
Informal Education
No Education
Total
Distribution by religioni
Ancestor Worship
Buddhist
Christian
Cao Dai
Other
Size of the family:
Single
3513 (31%)
1429 cases
617 families
2 persons
3 persons
4 persona
298
5 persons or more
310
01
3 persons
383 2773
11
w
2
"
3828
"
2963
"
26
10
25
#
1250
11253 persons
2216
4853
3950
158
76
From the above data the profile of the group could be drawn as follows:
The caseload consists of predominently literate, relatively young mostly male persons of whom the majority has no professional experience (includes students) or have held non-professional jobs. In terms of family size the highest single category is composed of those who have arrived unaccompanied.
IV. Reasons for departure
11. Unverified data collected in periodic surveys in Malaysia and Thailand have provided largely consistant, if sketchy, information on reasons for departures. Many invoke exclusion and marginalisation based on political, ethnic or religious grounds as the main reason for their departure. Exclusions are said to manifest themselves in terms of denial of employment, educational opportunities or civic rights. Some claim to have directly experienced persecution (reeducation, prison, new economic zones) for the same reasons. Many have a close member of their family in that situation. is also a considerable percentage who is driven by a desire to join relatives abroad. Finally, there are also those who invoke political dissent as the
main cause of their flight.
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