Date of Award

Fall 1998

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Sociology & Criminal Justice

Program/Concentration

Applied Sociology

Committee Director

Xiushi Yang

Committee Member

William Agyei

Committee Member

Edward Eule

Committee Member

Katarina Wegar

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.S62 W368

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine the causes and consequences of migration. Specifically, it focuses on Chinese women. Using 1988 survey data collected from Chinese respondents in Hubei, a province located in central China, questions about migration status, reasons for migration and contraceptive use were utilized. Analyses reveal that Chinese females migrate for non-economic reasons. This study also revealed that migrants want fewer children than non-migrants, migrants use contraceptives more than non-migrants, and migrants use different methods of contraception than non-migrants. This research also suggests that age, education, and parity makes a difference in the respondents' want for children, use of contraceptives, and types of contraceptive methods used.

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DOI

10.25777/wpdk-5f73

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