title: Gender differences in determinants of temporary labor migration in China: a multilevel analysis.
abstract: Data from a 1998 migration survey in Hubei province are used to examine gender differences in the determinants of temporary labor migration from a multi-level perspective.  The authors find that community level factors play a key role in temporary labor migration; models omitting community level variables are poor in predicting temporary labor migration.  Significant gender differences exist in determinants of temporary labor migration. For men, temporary labor migration is mainly a response to community level factors; individual or household characteristics have little predictive power.  For women, by contrast, temporary labor migration is predominantly determined by individual characteristics; community level factors are not as important.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006280:Health Workforce; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Human Resources; Labor Force; Labor Migration--determinants; Migrant Workers; Migration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Sex Factors; Studies; Surveys; Temporary Migration--determinants