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. 2016 Feb 10;11(2):e0148397. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148397

Table 3. Internal Migrants’ Social Integration in 2014 in ZhongShan.

x¯ ±s or population (%)
Economy
Employment
 Yes 1792(89.6)
 No 207(10.4)
Labor contract
 Unfixed term 186(14.1)
 fixed term 780(59.3)
 one-time task or a probation period 10(0.8)
 unsign labor contract 257(19.5)
 unknown 81(6.2)
 else 2(0.2)
Household income* 4000–7000
Work time every day 8.83±2.87
Income, occupation position compared with the people of the whole society(1–10) 4.80±1.68
Income, occupation position compared with the relatives, friends and colleagues of the current residence(1–10) 5.51±1.67
Income, occupation position compared with friends and colleagues of their hometown(1–10) 5.69±1.67
Degree of respect compared with whole society(1–10) 5.35±1.77
Degree of respect compared with relatives, friends and colleagues of the current residence(1–10) 6.1±1.62
Degree of respect compared with friends and colleagues of their hometown(1–10) 6.34±1.67
Social communication
Number of organizations participated (0–8) 0.16±0.52
Number of activities attended(0–7) 0.33±0.71
Type of neighbors
 Outsiders 1016(50.8)
 The locals 207(10.4)
 outsiders and locals 692(34.6)
 Not sure 84(4.2)
Acculturation
The consent of the views(8–40) 22.87±4.26
Familiarity with the local dialect
 understand and speak 402(20.1)
 understand and speak some 473(23.7)
 understand some only 770(38.5)
 Don't understand 354(17.7)
Self-identity
Integration will(13–52) 38.85±4.29
Think oneself native or not
 Yes 396(19.8)
 No 1603(80.2)
Bring family members or not to the local in the next 1–3 years
 All of family members at here 577(28.9)
 Yes 210(10.5)
 Yes, but some 531(26.6)
 No 556(27.8)
 Not sure 125(6.3)

* interquartile