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Origin of Families – Neak Loeung 2009
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Sex
Male
Female
50
40
22
30
20
31
10
0
Prey Veng
5
0
Banteay Meachey
1
Kampot
1
Phnom Penh
The survey on the original residence of the street children/youth intended to provide
informa-tion on the origins and degree of geographical mobility among the street
population in Neak Loeung. From the provided answers collected by the CSCN member
Damnok Toek (Goutte d’Eau), the data reveals a very limited number of the street
children/youth who originated in other parts of the country – a reverse trend compared to
most of the other questionnaire survey locations. The majority thus originate from Prey
Veng province, comprising 88.3 percent. The second most common source province is
Banteay Meanchey at 8.3 percent. The figures showing the province of origin of street
children/youth in Neak Loeung are consistent with the previous year’s survey.
Elaborating on the migration trend identified in the survey, the general demographic
and eco-nomic characteristics in Neak Loeung province serve to explain why it is not
an attractive migra-tion destination. Moreover, Neak Loeung is more of a transit hub of
people waiting to migrate to Phnom Penh rather than a destination in itself.
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