The effect of health on urban-settlement intention of rural-urban migrants in China |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social Research, University of Turku, Assistentinkatu 7, Publicum 3rd Floor, 20500 Turku, Finland;2. Economics Department, Leiden University, PO Box 9520, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands;3. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, GH305, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong;1. Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada;2. Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;3. Center for Global Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA;1. Department of Land & Real Estate Management, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China;2. Housing Development Research Center, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China;3. School of Business, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;1. Research Centre of Human Geography, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210046, China;2. David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Previous studies have not paid enough attention to the effect of health on urban-settlement intention of rural-urban migrants in China. Using survey data from the Rural Urban Migration in China project, this article examines how self-rated physical and mental health influence rural-urban migrants’ intention to settle down in cities. First, the results show that both self-rated physical and mental health are significant factors influencing the migrants’ intention to permanently move to cities. Second, the effect of physical health on rural-urban migrants’ intentions to permanently reside in cities can be moderated by their length of urban residence. Third, the impact of health on rural-urban migrants’ urban-settlement intention shows no generational differences. According to the research findings, this paper discusses how urban-settlement intention of rural-urban migrants based on health selection might impair urbanization, exacerbate health disparity between the rural and urban areas, and aggravate the burden on healthcare system in rural areas of China in the long run. |
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| Keywords: | Physical health Mental health Urban-settlement intention Rural-urban migrant China |
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