SOCIAL INCLUSION OF SICILY IMMIGRANTS: AN ATTEMPT TO MEASURE SOCIAL INTEGRATION

The socio-economic integration of immigrants is a complex problem, the study of which requires the use of advanced qualitative and quantitative survey methodologies. To realize the objectives of this research, we used a database obtained through the preparation and direct administration of ad hoc questionnaires in the Sicilian territory in 2019. Most of the interviews in this survey were carried out in the province of Messina with 50% of the respondents and in the city of Agrigento with approximately 27% of the respondents. The research deals with the level of life satisfaction as it relates to integration as well as other indicators of the integration process. From the first calculations, 87.1% of the foreigners interviewed said they have Italian friends while 92.7% have friends from the same country of origin. And again, 53.7% said they have an Italian driving license, 26.5% are members of associations, 58.8% are members of religious organizations and 47.6% participate in neighborhood and city activities