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Abstract
Data from a 1998 migration survey in Hubei province are used to examine gender differences in the determinants of temporary labor migration from a multi-level perspective. The authors find that community level factors play a key role in temporary labor migration; models omitting community level variables are poor in predicting temporary labor migration. Significant gender differences exist in determinants of temporary labor migration. For men, temporary labor migration is mainly a response to community level factors; individual or household characteristics have little predictive power. For women, by contrast, temporary labor migration is predominantly determined by individual characteristics; community level factors are not as important.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Human Resources; Labor Force; Labor Migration--determinants; Migrant Workers; Migration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Sex Factors; Studies; Surveys; Temporary Migration--determinants
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Year: 1999 PMID： 12349706
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Migr Rev ISSN： 0197-9183