Variations in village migration profiles in rural China: An analysis based on the Second National Agricultural Census data. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Bin; Robinson, Bernadette; Long, Wenjin
• Is Part Of: Asian and Pacific migration journal. Volume 24:Number 2(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 160
• Page End: 186
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: village migration profile -- labor and household migration -- rural China -- National Agricultural Census; Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- Periodicals; Pacific Area -- Emigration and immigration -- Periodicals; Migration, Internal -- Asia -- Periodicals; Migration, Internal -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Emigration and immigration; Migration, Internal; Asia; Pacific Area; Periodicals; 325
• DOI: 10.1177/0117196815579954
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0117-1968

Abstract

Relatively little attention is paid to variations in rural migration at the village level, even though labor-supplying villages present considerable diversity in economic and development profiles. This paper examines the relationships between labor and household migration at the village level and the factors associated with different migration patterns through an analysis of data from China's Second National Agricultural Census. The study identified four types of village migration profiles based on labor and household migration data from 4, 482 villages in 10 counties across five provinces. The key characteristics of four types of village migration profiles are highlighted and implications for researchers and policy-makers are discussed.