Return Migration in Later Life in Mainland China: Motivations, Patterns, and Influences

Liu, Yujun; Dou, Xiaolu; Perry, Tam E.

doi:10.1007/s12126-018-9336-8

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“…Non-agricultural work experience and experiences of residence in urban areas are used to identify return migration in empirical studies (Liu et al, 2020). This study uses work and residence history as two key explanatory variables.…”

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“…Non-agricultural work experience and experiences of residence in urban areas are used to identify return migration in empirical studies (Liu et al, 2020) Residence history includes three categories: (1) Respondents who have lived in the same rural village over their life course; (2) Respondents who have moved between villages and (3) Respondents who had lived in urban areas and have returned to rural areas by the time of interview in 2013. This variable was constructed using information on respondents' place of birth and changes in place of residence since birth from the life history survey.…”

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“…Within an international context, return migration refers to ‘migrants who return to their country of origin after a significant period of time abroad’ (Dustmann & Weiss, 2007; Lee, 1966). In the Chinese context, return migrants comprise two groups of rural residents: those who move to urban areas to take up job opportunities and return to rural areas to live, and those who change from agricultural to non-agricultural roles (Liu et al, 2020).…”

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Social Exclusion Among Older Rural Residents in China: Does Either Non-Agricultural Work or Living Away from Their Hometowns over the Courses of Their Lives Make any Difference?

Feng²

2022

J Appl Gerontol

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This paper analyses the prevalence of social exclusion experienced by older rural residents in China and investigates the impact of work and residence history on rural residents’ social exclusion in later life. Data are from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Logistic regression models are used. Results show that rural males with non-agricultural work experience are less likely to experience exclusion from social participation, financial products and common consumer goods and report perceived exclusion than those who have only engaged in agricultural work over their life course. However, no significant associations between work history and the five domains of social exclusion were found among rural females. The change in place of residence itself leads to higher levels of perceived exclusion for both males and females. Policymakers should focus on promoting social participation and the psychological health for return migrants, particular for rural females.

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Social Exclusion Among Older Rural Residents in China: Does Either Non-Agricultural Work or Living Away from Their Hometowns over the Courses of Their Lives Make any Difference?

Feng²

2022

J Appl Gerontol

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“…A concurrent rise in intra-national retirement migration has been observed in different countries, such as the Hong Kong-Pearl River Detla region in China (Cao, 2020) and within France (Christel, 2006). Furthermore, empirical studies on the flow of migration demonstrate that older migrants tend to relocate away from the city centre, with recent examples from China (Liu et al, 2020), United States (Jurjevich and Plane, 2009) and Germany (Schaffar et al, 2019). Upon ageing, the change in life course that subsequently alters the desired outcomes of migration has prompted different reasons (not to) migrate, which is undergoing intensive debates.…”

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Cross-border ageing in China’s Greater Bay Area in the digital age: A comparative study of mobile application adoption by Hong Kong older migrants and local older adults in Shenzhen

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Wang³

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Transactions in Planning and Urban Research

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This study lies in the burgeoning literature on the contextual effects of the adoption of mobile applications (apps) on the everyday lives and integration of older migrants into a host society, taking the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in South China as a case. Despite recent advocacy of healthy ageing and regional integration, most GBA studies related to cross-border ageing have focused on welfare portability instead of the everyday life adaptation of older migrants through use of digital technologies. This article investigates and compares how mobile apps have facilitated/hindered the integration of Hong Kong older migrants in Shenzhen, through a comparative investigation of mobile app adoption between Hong Kong older migrants and local Shenzhen older adults. A mixed-method approach is adopted including focus group meetings with Hong Kong older migrants living in Shenzhen, and questionnaire surveys with Shenzhen local older adults between September 2021 and March 2022. The study sheds light on two major findings. First, facing the highly digitalized Shenzhen, Hong Kong older migrants have caught up more with using instrumental apps (e.g. mobile payment), as compared with recreational, informational, and open (one-to-many) communication apps. Second, Hong Kong older migrants have emphasized the use of apps for cross-border interactions. The digital gaps in terms of different using patterns of mobile apps highlight Hong Kong older migrants’ lack of socio-cultural integration and feeling of separation from the host society. This study advocates for more active involvement of older migrants’ specific needs in designing mobile apps. Multi-scalar cooperation among various localities in the GBA region is deemed important for older migrants to further integrate into the host society with the widespread use of digital technologies in everyday life.

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Evolutionary process and mechanism of population hollowing out in rural villages in the farming-pastoral ecotone of Northern China: A case study of Yanchi County, Ningxia

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Ding

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Return Migration in Later Life in Mainland China: Motivations, Patterns, and Influences

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Social Exclusion Among Older Rural Residents in China: Does Either Non-Agricultural Work or Living Away from Their Hometowns over the Courses of Their Lives Make any Difference?

Social Exclusion Among Older Rural Residents in China: Does Either Non-Agricultural Work or Living Away from Their Hometowns over the Courses of Their Lives Make any Difference?

Cross-border ageing in China’s Greater Bay Area in the digital age: A comparative study of mobile application adoption by Hong Kong older migrants and local older adults in Shenzhen

Evolutionary process and mechanism of population hollowing out in rural villages in the farming-pastoral ecotone of Northern China: A case study of Yanchi County, Ningxia

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