Good afternoon.

For a business plan I am writing, I would please like to determine the
following statistics regarding American expatriates residing in
London.  Kindly note the answers must include verifiable sources which
would be acceptable to a banking loan officer:

1.)  How many Americans currently reside in London? (the last
verifiable data I have found on this point is from 1998, and the
figure then was put at 47,000.  However, there is a general consensus
that the figure has grown exponentially since then.  The most common
figure bantered about today is 200,000, but I can find no underlying
source for this claim.  Reuters is the most reliable source for this
info to date, inasmuch as they claimed in a news story that London was
home to 200,000 American expatriates when Mr. Bush last visited and
was heavily protested.  However, they did not provide any source for
this population claim.)

2.)  How many Americans reside in the UK?

3.)  What is the average family unit size of expatriate families living in London?

4.)  What is the average family unit size of expatriate families living in the UK?

5.)  After London, what areas of the UK hold the greatest
concentrations of American expatriates?

6.)  What is the average length of stay for American expatriates in the UK?

7.)  What is the average rate of the "expatriate bonus pay"?  (i.e.:
on average, how much more can an American assigned to work and live in
London expect to be compensated above the pay level they would expect
to receive had they remained in the same job in America?)


Thank-you most kindly for your assistance.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 02 Sep 2004 15:56 PDT

dbd123-ga,

Thanks for posting your question here.  From my experience as a Google
Answers researcher, I can tell you that many folks might be hesitant
to attempt an answer to your question.  Even though the price tag is
tempting, the odds are still good that -- at best -- only some of the
questions you asked can be answered.

Researchers are hesitant to expend a lot of effort trying to answer a
multi-part question, only to find at the end that they can address
only 3 or 4 of the 7 topic areas you asked about, and hence, cannot
post a full answer and collect their fee.

You may want to divide this large question up into several discrete
questions -- at a price for each you feel is fair -- so that
researchers can tackle the ones they feel are most readily answerable.

Just a suggestion...if a few days go by with no answer to your
multi-part question, please consider the advice I've offered here.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by dbd123-ga on 03 Sep 2004 00:01 PDT

Good morning, pafalafa-ga.

And thank-you for your kind advice.  Your suggestion was a strategy I
had envisioned as well when I posted our query, but ultimately decided
that if any Google researchers were interested in the topic they would
likely contact me much as you have.  Ergo, might I enquire as to
whether or not you would be interested in tackling this question on a
piecemeal basis?  There are sections to the question which are far
more important to obtain answers to than others, and as such my
company would be very willing compensate a researcher at an agreed
upon rate for partial answers provided the answers include verifiable
sources.  Please let me have your thoughts on this possibility at your
convenience.

Regarding potrod-ga?s suggestion of extracting data from the UK?s
National Statistics website, my earlier checks of same were unable to
produce any information relative to the expatriate population in
either London or the UK.  Information we require might very well be on
the site (as it has provided a wealth of statistical data on other
related topics), but it is simply not cost effective for us to
amateurishly bumble our way around the site for extended periods of
time hoping to extract the information we require.  We would be much
happier simply paying a professional to do the work for us in what we
are certain would be a far more expedient manner.  Nonetheless, I
would like to thank potrod-ga for their kind suggestion.

Please do let me have your thoughts on the possibility of tackling
this question on a point-by-point basis at your convenience, as doing
so would surely result in the researcher earning more than the maximum
US$200 per question compensation which the multi-part question allows.

Thank-you.

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Request for Question Clarification by belindalevez-ga on 03 Sep 2004 05:21 PDT

I have been researching your question and have found the following information:
The number of North Americans (US and Canadian citizens) from UK 2001
census figures.
US embassy estimates for the number of Americans living in the UK.
A news report giving the average stay in the UK.
General UK government figures for how long expatriates (all
nationalities) stay in the UK.

I suggest that you repost the questions individually.

Kind regards
Belindalevezga

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 03 Sep 2004 07:19 PDT

Hello again, dbd123-ga.

Thanks for bringing us all up-to-date on your thinking about this
question.  Since belindalevez-ga (a top-notch researcher, by the way),
has offered some information, I'll await your reply before deciding
whether to proceed on this or not.

My suggestion would be to post a question to belindalevez's attention
-- priced as you deem appropriate -- in order to obtain the
information she has collected.  Then post another question to ask for
whatever remaining information you need.

Looking forward to hearing back from you...

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by dbd123-ga on 05 Sep 2004 02:06 PDT

Good morning.

My apologies for being so obtuse, but being new to this forum I don?t
understand what we must next do to obtain the information which the
researcher belindalevez-ga has offered.  Whilst I do fully realise
that the information this researcher has uncovered does not answer all
the points of my original posting, I am perfectly willing to pay the
maximum US$200 fee for the parts which can be answered by the data
indicated as found (assuming it is reasonably current and from a
credibly reliable source).  Is this allowable, or will the Lords of
Google strike me down for some inadvertent infraction of the rules?

Any guidance would be most sincerely appreciated.

Thank-you.

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Request for Question Clarification by belindalevez-ga on 05 Sep 2004 05:20 PDT

<Thankyou for your clarification. I am currently collating the
information and will post an answer in due course. I have also found
additional information about the number of americans in other regions
of the UK.

Kind regards.

Belindalevez.>

<1.
According to a report written by attorney, David Turner, on
VisaLaw.com, there are 110,000 Americans registered with American
Citizen Services. There are 250,000 Americans in the UK with 200,000
located in London.
http://www.visalaw.com/97apr/12apr97.html

According to EscapeArtist.com there are 200,000 Americans living in London.
http://www.escapeartist.com/passports/passport_facts3.html
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2.
According to the US embassy, it is estimated that over 200,000
Americans reside in the UK.
http://www.americanexpatriate.co.uk/issue4/contents/american_embassy.htm

According to UK Government statistics, in 2001, the total number of
Canadian and USA born persons living in the UK is 231,000. Almost half
of overseas-born immigrants to the UK emigrate again within five
years.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/PT116.pdf

A 2004 NBC report quotes US Embassy figures of 250,000 Americans
living in Great Britain. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4631208/

This 2003 report from Post-gazette.com quotes a US Embassy figure of
250,000 Americans in the UK.
http://www.post-gazette.com/election/20031226expatvoters1226p2.asp

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3.
I  performed a number of searches to find average unit size of expat
families living in London and could not find any survey carried out to
find this information.
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4. Based on the figures below for the number of military and civilian
personnel on US bases in the UK. The average family size is 2.19.
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5. After London there are large concentrations of Americans in the US
bases in the UK. These are located in the following counties:
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire,  RAF Felwell, Norfolk, RAF Lakenheath,
Suffolk, RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire,  RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk and
RAF Molesworth, Cambridgeshire.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_4572_131/ai_82896116

According to Pentagon figures, 12,000 troops are stationed in Britain.
(Note: if the numbers of family member and civilian employees are
included there are a greater number of American in the UK.














http://www.spacewar.com/2004/040816171816.hqsjovep.html

The largest US base in the UK is in RAF Lakenheath.
Details of the number of Americans based at Lakenheath (Source:
Lakenheath Family Support Centre.).
Active duty ? 5,000
Family members ? 7,300
Civilian workforce ? 1,400
Retirees - 600
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:5D-Z6nqjE5QJ:www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/famops/Base%2520Talking%2520Papers/Lakenheath03.doc+++%22RAF+lakenheath%22+5,000+%22family+members%22&hl=en

According to Liberty Wing online there are 5,000 military and 2,000
civilians at RAF Lakenheath.
http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/about/cv.htm

RAF Mildenhall ? base demographics (Source: RAF Mildenhall Family Support Centre.).
Active duty ? 3934
Family members ? 8489
Civilian workforce ? 255
Retirees - 600
http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:9B8uj_GQEWUJ:www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/famops/Base%2520Talking%2520Papers/Mildenhall%252003.doc+++%22RAF+mildenhall%22+%22family+members%22&hl=en

RAF Molesworth
1998 figures (Source:Globalssecurity.org).
Active Duty 1400
Family members 2400
Retirees 1,320
Civilian employees 665
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/molesworth.htm

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6. According to MSNBC news Americans stay  in the UK for an average of
3 to 4 years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4631208/

Almost half of overseas-born immigrants to the UK emigrate again within five years.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/PT116.pdf>

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<Hope this helps.>

Thank-you most kindly for your thorough and cost-efficient work. 
Attempting to find these answers on our own would have cost us much
more than US$200 + tip in gross manhour costs alone.  Given the
success of this venture, I look forward to continuing to use this
service.  Thank-you.

Have you looked at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ ?
They have all the information found in the last census (2001).  It's
slightly newer than 1998.  You can also get the results on CD from
them for free I believe.