关键词: 性别失衡, 人口流动, 配偶替代, 婚姻稳定性, 离婚

Abstract: Using data from the Social Integration, Marriage and Family Survey in Guangzhou in 2016, this study investigates the influence of spouse alternative on marriage stability among rural migrant workers in China. Findings show that, first, the marriage market with more same sex than opposite sex in migration destinations would lower the level of female migrant workers' marriage stability, but does not have significant influence on male migrant workers' marriage stability. Second, the sex ratio imbalance in the migration origin places would increase the level of male migrant workers' marriage stability, but does not have significant influence on female migrant workers' marriage stability. Third, moving from mountainous areas would increase male migrant workers' marriage stability, but does not have significant influence on female migrant workers' marriage stability. The findings reveal that female migrant workers tend to dissolve their marriage, while male migrant workers tend to stay in their marriage in the context of gender imbalance and population migration.

Keywords: Gender Imbalance, Population Migration, Marriage Alternative, Marriage Stability, Divorce