Sense of belonging and social identity on the settlement intentions of rural-urban migrants: evidence from China

Liu, Zhen; Zhang, Yujie; Zheng, Yuan; Lan, Jing; Zhang, Gengrui

doi:10.1590/0103-8478cr20190979

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RURAL SOCIOLOGY • Cienc. Rural 49 (8) • 2019 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20190979 copy

Sense of belonging and social identity on the settlement intentions of rural-urban migrants: evidence from China

O efeito do senso e identidade social nas intenções de assentamento de migrantes rurais-urbanos: evidências da China

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT:

Drawing upon data from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) of 2012 and 2014, this paper uses the panel binary choice model to examine the determinants of the settlement intentions of rural-urban migrants. Results showed that both a sense of belonging and social identity play important roles in determining rural-urban migrants’ settlement decisions. Besides these, wage, education, and health also affect the willingness of migrant workers to settle in a given area. Therefore, to promote urbanization, policy-makers should pay attention to the subjective demands of rural-urban migrants. We suggested that decision- and policy-makers help such migrants improve their social networks and eliminate identity discrimination, so as to encourage their willingness to settle in cities.

Key words:
sense of belonging; social identity; settlement intention; rural-urban migrants; China

Authorship

Zhen Liu

School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.Nanjing Normal UniversityChinaNanjing, ChinaSchool of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-1692

Yujie Zhang

Honor College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.Nanjing Normal UniversityChinaNanjing, ChinaHonor College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

Yuan Zheng

United Nations Development Programme in China, Beijing, China.United Nations Development Programme in ChinaChinaBeijing, ChinaUnited Nations Development Programme in China, Beijing, China.

Jing Lan ^*E-mail: lanjinge@yahoo.com. *Corresponding Author

College of Public Administration, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, 210095, Nanjing, China.Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChinaNanjing, ChinaCollege of Public Administration, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, 210095, Nanjing, China.

Gengrui Zhang

School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.Nanjing Normal UniversityChinaNanjing, ChinaSchool of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

E-mail: lanjinge@yahoo.com. ^*Corresponding Author

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The founding sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, and in the decision to publish the results.

AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS

All authors contributed equally for the conception and writing of the manuscript. All authors critically revised the manuscript and approved of the final version.

SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.Nanjing Normal UniversityChinaNanjing, ChinaSchool of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

Honor College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.Nanjing Normal UniversityChinaNanjing, ChinaHonor College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

United Nations Development Programme in China, Beijing, China.United Nations Development Programme in ChinaChinaBeijing, ChinaUnited Nations Development Programme in China, Beijing, China.

Tables

Tables (5)

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Table 1
Variable description and statistical description.

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Table 2
Statistical analysis of the sense of belonging and settlement intention (%).

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Table 3
Statistical analysis of social identity and settlement intention (%).

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Table 4
Statistical analysis of control variables and settlement intention (%).

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Table 5
Analysis of panel binary choice model.

Table 1 Variable description and statistical description.

Variables	Description	Mean	SE
Settlement	Settlement intention (likely, very likely=1, otherwise 0)	0.299	0.459
Support	Number of supporters (16 or above=5；11-15=4；6-10=3；1-5=2；none=1)	2.32	1.00
Worry	Number of people who can listen to their worries (9 and above=5；6-8=4；4-6=3；1-3=2；none=1)	2.22	0.938
Discussion	Number of people who can discuss issues with them (9 and above=5；6-8=4；4-6=3；1-3=2；none=1)	2.147	0.907
Familiar	Familiarity with others (Very familiar = 5; familiar = 4; general = 3; not familiar with = 2; very unfamiliar =1)	3.057	1.053
Trust	Degree of trust in others (Very trusting = 5; trusting = 4; generally trusting = 3; less trusting = 2; very untrusting =1)	3.184	0.756
Help	Mutual help frequency with others (Very much = 5; much = 4; generally helpful = 3; less = 2; very few = 1)	2.611	1.062
w1	Sense of belonging (w1=（support + worry + discussion + familiar + trust + help）/6)	2.447	0.672
Level	Self-assessment of social level (Social class rises sequentially from 1-10:10-9=5；8-7=4；6-5=3；4-3=2；2-1=1)	2.254	0.842
Respect Lend	Satisfaction with being respected (Very satisfied = 5; a little satisfied = 4; General = 3; not satisfied = 2; very dissatisfied =1) The number of people who can lend money to them (9 and above=5；6-8=4；4-6=3；1-3=2；none=1)	3.485 2.089	0.732 1.057
w2	Social identity (w2=（level + respect + lend）/3)	2.834	0.643
Insurance	If they have a basic pension insurance (yes= 1; no= 0)	0.169	0.375
Health	Physical condition (very healthy = 5; healthy = 4; generally healthy= 3; relatively unhealthy = 2; very unhealthy = 1)	3.758	0.881
Fund	If they have a housing provident fund (yes=1; no=0)	0.140	0.348
Religion	Religion = 1, no religion = 0	0.115	0.319
Training	Have they ever attended technical training (yes= 1; no=0)	0.209	0.407
Gender	Female=1，male=0	0.475	0.500
Age	Age of rural-urban migrants (years)	38.230	10.194
Education	Doctor=7; Master=6; Undergraduate=5; College=4; High school/secondary school=3; Junior high school=2; Primary school=1	2.269	0.961
Wage	Continuous variable (10,000 yuan)	3.527	2.947

Notes: ‘SE’ is short for standard error.

Table 2 Statistical analysis of the sense of belonging and settlement intention (%).

	Settlement intention			Settlement intention			Settlement intention
Support	2012	2014	Worry	2012	2014	Discussion	2012	2014
1	0	15.91	1	17.24	15.91	1	6.90	18.18
2	41.38	43.18	2	51.72	40.91	2	65.52	47.73
3	31.03	31.82	3	20.69	31.82	3	13.79	20.45
4	3.45	4.55	4	3.45	0	4	10.34	2.27
5	24.14	4.55	5	6.90	11.36	5	3.45	11.36
Familiar			Trust			Help			w1
1	3.45	4.55	1	0	0	1	13.79	15.91	<= 1	0	0
2	24.14	18.18	2	17.24	4.55	2	31.03	27.27	1-2	3.45	13.64
3	34.48	36.36	3	55.17	56.82	3	34.48	25.00	2-3	68.97	45.45
4	13.79	27.27	4	20.69	29.55	4	13.79	20.45	3-4	24.14	36.36
5	24.14	13.64	5	6.90	9.09	5	6.90	11.36	>= 4	3.45	4.55

Table 3 Statistical analysis of social identity and settlement intention (%).

	Settlement Intention			Settlement Intention			Settlement Intention			Settlement Intention
Level	2012	2014	Respect	2012	2014	Lend	2012	2014	w2	2012	2014
1	27.59	11.36	1	0	4.65	1	31.03	27.27	<=1	0	0
2	34.48	27.27	2	3.45	6.98	2	41.38	27.27	1-2	0	6.82
3	37.93	52.27	3	37.93	30.23	3	6.90	29.55	2-3	37.93	22.73
4	0	9.09	4	51.72	46.51	4	10.34	4.55	3-4	62.07	56.82
5	0	0	5	6.90	11.63	5	10.34	11.36	>= 4	0	13.64

Table 4 Statistical analysis of control variables and settlement intention (%).

	Settlement Intention			Settlement Intention			Settlement Intention
Insurance	2012	2014	Fund	2012	2014	Religion	2012	2014
No	72.41	90.70	No	89.66	86.05	No	79.31	93.18
Yes	27.59	9.30	Yes	10.34	13.95	Yes	20.69	6.82
Training			Gender			Age
No	72.41	79.55	Male	34.48	54.55	18-25	6.90	4.55
Yes	27.59	20.45	Female	65.52	45.45	26-35	58.62	36.36
						36-45	20.69	34.09
						46-55	10.34	15.91
						56 and above	3.45	9.09
Wage（10000CNY）			Health			Education
1.5 and below	25.00	5.56	1	3.45	2.27	1	3.85	20.45
1.5-2.5	25.00	25.00	2	6.90	9.09	2	61.54	36.36
2.5-3.5	17.86	11.11	3	27.59	34.09	3	26.92	25.00
3.5-4.5	10.71	16.67	4	31.03	34.09	4	7.69	6.82
4.5 and above	21.43	41.67	5	31.03	20.45	5	0	11.36

Table 5 Analysis of panel binary choice model.

Set	Coef.	z	P>\|z\|
w1	0.427^***（0.143）	2.98	0.003
w2	0.342^*（0.186）	1.84	0.066
Gender	0.301（0.239）	1.26	0.207
Insurance	0.032（0.269）	0.12	0.905
Fund	-0.260（0.307）	-0.85	0.397
Age	-0.016（0.689）	-0.23	0.820
Age (2)	0.000（0.001）	0.25	0.800
Wage	0.068^*（0.030）	2.31	0.021
Health	-0.201^*（0.122）	-1.65	0.099
Education	0.144^*（0.086）	1.68	0.094
Religion	0.133（0.277）	0.48	0.632
Training	-0.238（0.221）	-1.08	0.281
Cons	-2.108（1.422）	-1.48	0.138
Wald chi2(12)	41.18
Prob>chi2	0.0000

Notes: Coef. is short for coefficient; cons is short for constant; ^*, ^**, ^*** indicate significant levels at 10 per cent, 5 per cent, and 1 per cent respectively.

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[1] E-mail: lanjinge@yahoo.com. ^*Corresponding Author