ADJUSTING TO ADVERSITY: MARRIAGE, CHILDBEARING, AND MIGRATION IN KYRGYZSTAN
The main goal of the project was to examine and triangulate marital, reproductive, and migration preferences and decisions in northern Kyrgyzstan. To achieve this goal a survey or 1535 young people was conducted in May-July 2005 in three parts of northern Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek (the capital city), the Issyk-Kul oblast and the Chui oblast. The project was co-directed by Victor Agadjanian (Arizona State University, PI), Gennady Kumskov (Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Kyrgyzstan, co-Investigator), and Lesia Nedoluzhko (UNFPA, Kyrgyzstan, co-Investigator). The data collection and processing was carried with the technical assistance of the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. The project was funded by a grant from the National Council for East European and Eurasian Research (NCEEER), USA.
The survey sample was drawn separately in five domains—Bishkek, rural Issyk-Kul, urban Issyk-Kul, rural Chui, and urban Chui—among men and women aged 18-29. All five domains were subdivided into clusters; the probability of each cluster’s selection was proportional to that cluster’s size. In addition, in rural domains the probability of selection was inversely proportional to relative size of the ethnic Kyrgyz population. This was done to increase the relative size of non-Kyrgyz in the sample to allow for more sound inter-ethnic comparisons. In each cluster, households were selected randomly. In each selected household one usual resident of eligible age—a man or a woman—was randomly selected and interviewed.
The survey instrument included the following modules: Household characteristics: 1. Respondent’s sociodemographic characteristics; 2. Marriage/partnership and spouse/partner’s characteristics; 3. Health and reproductive behavior; 4. Migration experience, intentions, and preferences; 5. Social networks; 6. Participation in community life; 7. Political participation and attitudes; and 8. Family and gender attitudes.
If you interested in more information about this project or would like to gain access to the data, please contact the project PI, Dr. Victor Agadjanian.
Publications:
Agadjanian, Victor, G Kumskov, and Lesia Nedoluzhko. 2006. Marriage, Fertility, and Migration in Kyrgyzstan. UNFPA: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (in Russian)
Agadjanian, Victor, and Premchand Dommaraju. 2007. “Unraveling the Eurasian nuptiality conundrum: Ethnicity and entry into first union in Kyrgyzstan” ASU Center for Population Dynamics (CePoD) Working Paper # 07-105
Nedoluzhko, Lesia, and Gunnar Andersson. 2007. Migration and first-time parenthood: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan. Demographic Research 17 (25): 741-774. www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol17/25/
Agadjanian, Victor, Lesia Nedoluzhko, and Gennady Kumskov. 2008. “Eager to leave? Intentions to migrate abroad among young people in Kyrgyzstan” International Migration Review 42 (3): 620-651
Nedoluzhko, Lesia, and Victor Agadjanian. 2010. “Marriage, childbearing, and migration in Kyrgyzstan: Exploring interdependencies” Demographic Research 22(7): 159-188. http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol22/7/
Last updated: 10 Februrary 2010