Abstract / Excerpt:

OBJECTIVES:
1.) To present a profile of the children of OFW studying in Ateneo de Davao University in terms of:
a) Socio-demographic characteristics
b) Socio-demographic profile of the respondents' households
c) Economic characteristics of respondent's household

2.) To present the economic behavior of the respondents on:
a) Consumer preferences for personal things like clothes, accessories, cell phones, foods, leisure and personal items;
b) Consumer expenditure for personal things like clothes, accessories, cell phones, foods, leisure and personal items;
c) Savings behavior; d) Income earning activities.

3.) To determine respondent's perception on migration issues such as:
a) Family relationship;
b) Changes in gender roles;
c) preference to go abroad;
d) Changes on household spending;
e) desire to organize a student organization for children of OFW;
f) Effects on global crisis in relation to consumption and savings of the respondents and their households;
g) Perceived benefits as OFW children;
h) Perceived Difficulties as OFW children;

4.) To identify the factors which help the respondents to cope with the difficulties posed by migration;

Info

Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Social Science and Education
Authors	Juan, Maybelle., Otero, Rufino Luis.
Page Count	54
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 1, 2009
Tags	Children, Overseas Filipino Workers, rs - economics

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