Urban-rural migration in the USA: An analysis of residential satisfaction
Urban-rural migration in the USA: An analysis of residential satisfaction
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DOI：
10.1080/003434042000240950
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发表时间：
2004-08-01
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4.6
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Barcus, HR
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作者：
Barcus, HR
在过去的30年里，美国移民流动的方向发生了三次重大转变。在1970年代和1990年代初，移民的增加在许多农村地区创造了增长，这与历史上的人口流动相反。交通和通信技术的改进以及农村生活设施的吸引力吸引了城市居民到农村地区。这些移徙者在社会经济方面处于有利地位，能够作出知情的移徙决定，从而在迁往农村后提高居住满意度。本研究利用1991年美国住房调查数据，分析了城乡流动人口居住满意度的变化。使用描述性统计和多项logit模型评估美国的数据。城乡流动人口对新农村的满意度普遍较高，但不同年龄组和其他社会人口特征的满意度有所不同。保有权转移是唯一的显着变量在预测住宅满意度;个人移民的特点和他们的动机提供了一个移动后的住宅满意度的变化几乎没有解释。这些发现有助于我们理解城乡迁移背景下的迁移与居住流动之间的联系，并增加了我们对迁移后居住满意度的了解。
The past 30 years have witnessed three major shifts in the direction of migration flows in the USA. During the 1970s and early 1990s, increased in-migration created growth in many rural areas, contrary to historical flows. Improvements in transportation and communication technologies and the lure of rural amenities have drawn urbanites to rural areas. These migrants are well positioned socio-economically to make informed migration decisions resulting in improved residential satisfaction following a move to a rural place. This study analyses the changes in residential satisfaction of urban-rural migrants using the 1991 American Housing Survey. Data for the USA are assessed using descriptive statistics and multinomial logit models. Urban-rural migrants are generally more satisfied with their new rural location, but this varies across age groups and other socio-demographic characteristics. Tenure shift is the only significant variable in predicting residential satisfaction; individual migrant characteristics and their motivations offered little explanation for the variation in residential satisfaction following a move. The findings help us understand the link between migration and residential mobility in the context of urban-rural moves and add to our knowledge of residential satisfaction following a move.