Lines of Conflict of the Egyptian Society 1986-1988: Remigration, Segregation, Islam (Wives of Returned Migrant Workers)

The social role of wives of returned migrant workers. Topics: education level; employment and occupation; place of work; marriage before or after husband´s migration; number of years married; influence on husband´s decision to migrate; participation in decisions on household budget, the childrens´ education and the purchase of household goods before husband´s migration; responsibility for these decisions during husband´s absence; employment, occupation and place of work before husband´s migration; employment during husband´s absence; tasks and duties as well as problems during husband´s absence; leisure activities during husband´s migration; perceived change of the husband during migration; effects of migration on the village, the family, the children and the wife´s social role. Additionally encoded were: place where the interview was conducted, interviewer as well as identification of the migrant, who had already been interviewed (ZA Study No. 5013).