The research is qualitative and was carried out by interviewing a sample of current immigrants in the Norðurþing community. All had lived in the area for three years or more.
Rannsóknin er eigindleg viðtalsrannsókn og viðmælendur hennar eru fyrstu kynslóðar innflytjendur sem hafa búið lengur en þrjú ár í sveitarfélaginu.