Kinship matters: long-term mortality consequences of childhood migration, historical evidence from northeast China, 1792-1909*.
Kinship matters: long-term mortality consequences of childhood migration, historical evidence from northeast China, 1792-1909*.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.024
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发表时间：
2014-10
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Lee JZ
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作者：
Dong H;Lee JZ
与以往主要关注个人迁移的迁移研究不同，本文考察了儿童迁移和重新安置的长期死亡率后果。利用独特的中国历史人口数据库，我们追踪了1792年至1909年间的30517名男性，其中542人经历过童年迁移。我们采用离散时间事件历史分析，并包括共同祖父的固定效应，以解释大家庭的不可观察特征。我们还探讨了社会网络对早期移民体验的影响，包括目的地的亲属网络。我们的研究结果表明，儿童时期的迁移对以后的生存有实质性的长期影响。从16岁到45岁，目的地的亲属网络调节儿童移徙的负面影响，降低死亡风险。此外，存活到老年的儿童移徙者随后的死亡率较低。这些发现有助于更好地了解社会行为和社会环境对人类健康的影响。
Unlike previous migration studies which mainly focus on individual migration, this article examines the long-term mortality consequences of childhood migration and resettlement. Using a unique Chinese historical population database, we trace 30517 males from childhood onwards between 1792 and 1909, 542 of whom experienced childhood migration. We apply discrete-time event-history analysis and include a fixed effect of common grandfather to account for unobservable characteristics of the extended family. We also explore the influence of social networks on early-life migration experience by including kin network at destination. Our findings suggest that migration in childhood has substantial long-term effects on survivorship in later ages. From age 16 to 45, kin network at destination mediates the negative effects of childhood migration and lowers mortality risks. Moreover, child migrants who survive to older ages subsequently experience lower mortality. Such findings contribute to a better understanding of the implications of social behavior and social context for human health.