The impacts of city-specific factors on social integration of Chinese migrant workers: A study using multilevel modeling

《The impacts of city-specific factors on social integration of Chinese migrant workers: A study using multilevel modeling》

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关键字: RURAL-URBAN MIGRANTS; SETTLEMENT INTENTION; FLOATING POPULATION; CITIES; PARTICIPATION; EXCLUSION; SYSTEM; LABOR

作者单位: [Tian, Ming] Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Social Dev & Publ Policy, 19 Xinjiekou Wai St, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China. [Tian, Zheng] Capital Univ Econ & Business, Int Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China. [Tian, Zheng] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA. [Sun, Wei] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing, Peoples R China. Tian, M (reprint author), Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Social Dev & Publ Policy, 19 Xinjiekou Wai St, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China. E-Mail: tianm@bnu.edu.cn

摘要: Rural migrants in China often face obstacles that prevent them from integrating economically and socially into their host cities. We explore the effects of host city-specific factors on the social integration of migrant workers in this article. To do this, we use a survey data set that includes a sample of migrants in nine cities in eastern and central China. We estimate a multilevel linear model (MLM), taking into account both individual and city characteristics; in the first place, we show that female, highly educated migrants who accompany their family members to new host cities are most easily integrated into local society. Regarding city-specific factors, individuals who move into urban areas within their own provinces where the dialect is similar and there is a relatively small existing rural migrant population tend to more easily integrate. We show that the economic conditions of a host city can exert both positive and negative effects on social integration.