Migrant Population:
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1.-The migrant population in China can be categorized into two groups:
a) The migrant population: those who must obtain governmental permission, undergo certain procedures of official household registration.
b) The floating population: those who engage in partial temporary relocation but maintain ties with their original place of abode.
2.-Three major flows of the migrant population have occurred since 1950.
a) The first two occurred during the 1960s and 1970s.
b) The third took place in the late 1990s.
3.-Net in-migration rates among regions:
a) The eastern regions: rose from 60% in 1955 to 70% in 1980.
b) The central provinces: went up from 67% in 1955 to 75% in 1980.
c) The western provinces: increased from 60% in 1955 to 71% in 1980.
4. - The characteristics of the migrant population in China are selective in:
4.1- Gender: the male migrant population outnumbers the female migrant population.
4.2- Age: the age group 20 to 24 was ranked first with about 38.6%, followed by the age group 15 to 19 with 18.7% and the age group 30 to 34 with 10.3%.
4.3- Occupation and educational: workers engaged in production and transportation were the most likely migrants, with 32.7%, laborers engaged in farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery, with 31.2%, professional and technical personnel with 14.5% and people who were engaged in commerce and services with 11.7%.
5.-Occurrence and volume of the migrant population:
a) Characterized by selection, strict control, and limitation.
b) Determined by the country's social, economic, and political system.
6. Factors that affect the migrant population:
a) The central planning system.
b) The market system.
MLA:
Luo, Jing. "Migrant Population in China: Modern World." Daily Life through History. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.
