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The Age of Migration in China
Author(s) -
Liang Zai
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
population and development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.836
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1728-4457
pISSN - 0098-7921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2001.00499.x
Subject(s) - china , internal migration , geography , destinations , demographic economics , human migration , economic geography , sample (material) , population , socioeconomics , development economics , demography , economics , sociology , tourism , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography
Using data from the 1987 and 1995 China One Percent Population Sample Surveys, this article examines migration patterns during 1982–95, a period of sweeping social and economic changes in China. Several major patterns are evident: the increase in overall migration and especially in temporary migration, the increasing importance of inter‐provincial migration, and the concentration of migrants in the coastal region. Over time, migrants of rural origin were more likely to choose cities as destinations than towns. The consequences and implications of the changes in migration patterns are explored.