Title: Commutation and migration: patterns, expectancies and consequences.

POPLINE Document Number: 077551

Author(s):

Yadava KN
Singh SK
Kumar U

Source citation:

GENUS, 1991 Jul-Dec;47(3-4):133-57.

Abstract:

Data were derived from a 3-year prospective survey in India entitled Rural Development and Population Growth: A Sample Survey 1978 which analyzed 3 different types of villages with different phases of development. The pattern of commutation from the rural households was studied through a probability model. The commutation expectancy at birth and at older ages for semiurban villages (.82 moves/person) was higher in comparison to remote (.424 moves/person) and growth center (.405 moves/person) villages. The overall commutation expectancy from all 3 types of villages at birth and older ages was .585 moves/person. The expected number of moves was the highest for the 10-14 age group and for older ages in each of the 3 village types with 1.01, .519, and .496 moves per person for semiurban, remote, and growth-center villages, respectively. Commutation expectancy increased up to the 10-14 age group and after that gradually declined. Total mobility expectancy at birth and older ages for semiurban villages was 1.27 moves/person, again higher than for remote (1.08) and growth-center villages (1.06). Households with at least 1 migrant or households with both migrant(s) and commuter(s) owned better houses and they were better educated with a higher level of socioeconomic status in comparison to other types of households. Based on the characteristics of the observed data and commutation it is proposed that negative binomial distribution described the situation well.

Keywords:

India
Statistical Studies
Commuting
Rural Population
Rural Development
Rural-Urban Migration
Socioeconomic Status
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Studies
Research Methodology
Behavior
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Economic Factors
Migration
Population Dynamics
Socioeconomic Factors