Figure 21. Frequency of communication w ith relatives in third countries Figure 22. Connections in Bangladesh CAMP HOUSEHOLDS THAT KNOW SOMEONE LIVING IN BANGLADESH 45% 29% 14% yes 23% 13% Never Infrequently Every month Every week 4% 2% Don’t know Every day 633 respondents provided information their communication with 1,072 relatives in third countries 86% no CONNECTIONS IN BANGLADESH AND BEYOND TYPE OF CONTACTS IN BANGLADESH Just 14 percent of camp households report knowing someone who lives in Bangladesh outside the camps. While this low figure is likely a conservative estimate (some respondents might be reluctant to admit knowing someone in that situation), it nonetheless indicates that concerns over Rohingya leaving the camps illegally in large numbers are overstated, and that policies to prevent assimilation have been effective. Registered refugees (55 percent) are more likely to know someone than the newly arrived population (13 percent). In 41 percent of cases, the person known to the household is an extended or immediate relative. Other types of contacts include a friend, acquaintance, or business contact (figure 22). There may be positive and negative effects of this lack of interaction between refugees and host communities in terms of social cohesion: while segregation reduces the risk of intercommunal tension and violence, it also limits opportunities for building trust and overcoming stereotypes. Friend 26% Acquaintance 26% Extended family member 26% Immediate family member Business contact 15% 7% n = 298, multiple response Of these, nine in ten are in contact with a non-Rohingya person in Bangladesh, while in contrast very few households are in contact with a non-Rohingya person in Myanmar or elsewhere. Only 15 percent of camp households have contact with a someone who is not ethnically Rohingya (figure 23). Figure 23. Connections w ith non-Rohingya CAMP HOUSEHOLDS WITH A NON-ROHINGYA CONTACT 5% Saudi Arabia 15% 91% yes Bangladesh 6% Myanmar 7% 85% Malaysia no Among the 15% of households who have non-Rohingya contacts 23