Changing patterns of family migration in China:"Continuation"or"mutation"?
Under the background of the new type urbanization,accurately grasping the changes in family migration patterns is of great significance for understanding the pattern of change of migration in China and promoting high-quality development of urbanization.Based on the data from the 2012 and 2018 China Migrant Dynamic Survey and related statistics of cities,this study analyzed the characteristics of family migration and influencing factors by using descriptive analysis and multi-level regression models.The results show that:1)The average size of migrant population households is increasing,and family migration has been and will continue to be the dominant form of migration for a significant period of time.2)Changes in the patterns of family migration have mainly manifested in the decline in semi-family migration and the emergence of complete family migration,demonstrating a trend of continuity.3)Over time,the process of family migration has become more complex,and the reunion of the migrant population's family members requires more batches of migration;the larger the family size and the more complete the family migration is,the more batches of migration are required to achieve family reunion.The modeling results show that the characteristics of both the destination areas and the migrant population at the individual level affect family migration patterns.Individual and family characteristics of the migrant population and their mobility characteristics have always been important factors that influence family migration;at the city level,the influence of the level of urban socioeconomic development has undergone an important shift from insignificant to positively significant over time.In addition,complete family migration has always been affected by the conditions of the urban housing market and the level of public services,while semi-family migration has been mainly influenced by the rank of the city in the urban hierarchy.
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