Table 4.
Association between health indicators and mobility among rural-to-urban migrants in China
| Overall | Mobility Index1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| N(%) | 4149 (100%) | 832(20%) | 668(16%) | 1166(28%) | 971(23%) | 512(12%) |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||||
| Male | 2470(60%) | 494(59%) | 414(62%) | 677(68%) | 578(60%) | 307(60%) |
| Single | 2898(72%) | 399(50%) | 395(61%) | 860(76%) | 85(86%) | 429(86%)**** |
| Age (years) | 23.47(3.78) | 25.83(3.48) | 24.86(3.60) | 23.22(3.44) | 21.83(3.25) | 21.45(3.45)**** |
| Duration of migration (years) | 4.28(3.04) | 7.25(3.10) | 5.78(3.12) | 3.88(2.07) | 2.61(1.61) | 1.48(1.08)**** |
| # of migratory cities | 2.11(1.23) | 1.42(.73) | 2.16(1.23) | 2.15(1.17) | 2.37(1.29) | 2.58(1.43)**** |
| Monthly income (Yuan) | 843(726) | 945(709) | 918(639) | 828(698) | 806(879) | 685(545)**** |
| Health Indicators | ||||||
| Unstable living condition | 2.04(.87) | 2.14(.84) | 2.05(.89) | 2.03(.88) | 2.01(.88) | 1.96(.86)** |
| Worsened employment condition | 2.96(1.13) | 2.99(1.12) | 3.07(1.12) | 2.95(1.12) | 2.87(1.12) | 2.84(1.17)*** |
| General health condition | 7.61(1.29) | 7.68(1.28) | 7.74(1.29) | 7.67(1.27) | 7.47(1.30) | 7.42(1.27)**** |
| Health-seeking | 2.09(.80) | 2.20(.76) | 2.08(.81) | 2.04(.81) | 2.08(.80) | 2.04(.84)**** |
| Substance use | .40(.59) | .35(.57) | .43(.62) | .42(.60) | .41(.60) | .35(.55)* |
| Depression | 11.51(9.43) | 10.40(9.13) | 10.39(8.71) | 11.35(9.31) | 12.53(9.72) | 13.20(10.08)**** |
| Life satisfaction | 3.03(.92) | 3.18(.87) | 3.05(.89) | 3.02(.91) | 2.92(.95) | 2.98(.96)**** |
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Note: Fifty-nine participants (20 women 29 men) had missing value on the mobility index.
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001,
****
p<.0001