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29 November 2009, Volume 33 Issue 6

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Trends in Destination Distribution of Floating Population in China

Duan Chengrong, Yang Ge

2009, 33(6):  1-12. 

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Using data of Chinese censuses in 1982,1990,2000 and 1% sample survey in 1987 and 2005,this paper analyses the distribution trends of floating population in China at region,province,and city levels.Distribution of floating population presents obvious central tendency.From regional perspective,the floating population increasingly concentrated in the eastern region,the eastern and southern coastal areas.From provincial perspective,floating population increasingly concentrated in few provinces.The first five largest migration destination provinces absorbed half of the country’s floating population.From city perspective,floating population increasingly concentrated in a few cities,showing outstanding polarization.In the early 21st century,there is an emerging city band comprising 35 coastal cities,absorbing more than half of the floating population in China.Distribution concentration trend of the floating population will continue,which constitutes the prerequisite for policy making regarding the floating population.

Development and Challenge of Demography Science in China

Ye Wenzhen, Shi Hongmei, Lu Yang

2009, 33(6):  13-29. 

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Looking backward sixty years development and the pros and cons of Demography Science in China,analyzing the existing problems and challenges,we argue that the development of Demography Science has a bearing on the capacity building,that is the constant innovation and expanding application of theories and methods of demography.One of the important factors affecting capacity building is to have the academic team of demography that is expanding in size,improving in structure and enhancing in disciplinary awareness and construction ability.

Assessing Accuracy in Age Reporting in China’s Population Census

Huang Rongqing

2009, 33(6):  30-41. 

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In the past,almost all the accuracy evaluations of China’s population census data represented a high quality and there was no specific age mantissa orientation.However,the survival-rate analysis of the two censuses shows the existence of systematic errors of demographic data and the age mantissa orientation.In this paper,the author presents a new method to test the accuracy of the population age data,and uses this method to analyze China’s census data to find out that the age mantissa orientation of demographic data does exist.The author also finds that the age mantissa orientation and the error differ from each other in the five times of population censuses.Finally,the author tells us that the first and fifth population census has a better data-accuracy than other censuses.

The 2010 Population Census of China: Challenges and Prospects

Yu Hongwen, Gu Baochang, Wang Guangzhou, Cui Hongyan

2009, 33(6):  42-56. 

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The 6th National Population Census of China will be taken place in November 2010. It is believed that there will be more and severe challenges and difficulties in the 2010 census. How to meet the challenges and solve the difficulties is vital to census data quality. In this "Population and Development Forum", three census and data analysis experts are invited to discuss these issues. Professor Gu Baochang, from Center for Population and Development Studies of People’s University of China, assessed the historical importance of the 2010 census in the context of sustained low fertility, rapid ageing, rapid urbanization and massive migration in China. What he conveys is that our thinking has fallen behind the rapid and unprecedented demographic changes that are taking place in China. Dr. Wang Guangzhou, from the Population Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, discussed more technically on the census. He argues that the only solution to the difficulties is innovation, innovation in design of migrant survey, innovation in benefit-oriented mechanisms of census organization and conduct, and innovation in techniques in census chain of command. Dr Cui Hongyan, from the Population Section of National Bureau of Statistics of China, has been directly involved in the 2010 census design. She introduces the major innovative steps taken in the 2010 census in order to improve data accuracy, .the most important of these is the change of enumeration approach from permanent (de jure) residents to actual (de facto) population.

Parental Migration, Child Health and Healthcare Services Utilization in Rural China

Song Yueping, Zhang Yaoguang

2009, 33(6):  57-66. 

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Using the data set of the fourth National Health Care Service Survey conducted in 2008,this study explores the relationship between the parental migration and the remaining children’s health wellbeing.We find that there are significant differences in health condition and healthcare utilization between the children living with both parents and the children left behind in rural area:the children left behind by the migrating parent(s) are much easier to get sick and also have higher probability to get outpatient service than the children living with both parents at home;besides that,there are big differences within the children left behind,especially the children whose mothers are migrating out are the most vulnerable group:they get the highest risk to get sick while lowest possibility to get treatment.

Cluster Analysis on the Inter-provincial Differences and Intra-provincial Imbalances of Health in China

Ming Yan

2009, 33(6):  67-73. 

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This paper conducts cluster analysis on health differences across provinces and health imbalance within provinces in China at four dimensions of life expectancy,maternal and child health,health service resources and public health.Results show that areas with longer life expectancy have better maternal and child health and more adequate health services,while their problems are insufficiency of utilization of health services and relative high infectious disease morbidity and mortality.Regions with lower life expectancy tend to face more pluralistic problems.This may provide policy implications for health promotion and intervention.The paper also discusses issues of pre-marital examination rate,physical examination rates,utilization of beds,and structure of infectious diseases.

On Duality of Social Identity of Peasant Workers

Guo Xinghua, Li Fei

2009, 33(6):  74-84. 

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Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from a survey of peasant workers in Beijing shows that social identity of peasant-workers is not homogeneously linear and single-dimensional,but complex and multidimensional characterized by of duality.Communication with urban residents,income comparison with urban residents,annual duration of stay in Beijing,and future identity ownership are among the factors significantly influencing duality of social identity.

Characteristics of and Relationship between Sexual Behavior, Sexual Attitude and Sexual Knowledge in College Students

Peng Yuhua, Shen Li, Wo Jianzhong, Xiang Yanhui, Li Erxia, Zou Gaoxiang, Liu Yang

2009, 33(6):  85-93. 

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In investigating sexual behavior,sexual attitudes and sexual knowledge among college students,a questionnaire survey was conducted among 1151 college students in Beijing.Results show that(1) Self-constructed or recomposed Questionnaire on sexual behavior,sexual attitudes and sexual knowledge had good reliability and validity;(2)13.7%of the college students had experienced sexual intercourse,and the difference is not significant among grades but significant between sexes.Significant difference in sexual attitudes and sexual knowledge is found among grades and between sexes;(3) Sexual behavior,sexual attitudes and sexual knowledge are positively correlated.Sexual and contraceptive knowledge and sexual attitudes could predict sexual behavior.

Mechanisms and Options for Reform on Management System of the Floating Population in China

Xiao Zhouyan, Guo Kaijun, Yin Deting

2009, 33(6):  94-101. 

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Based on the theory of Public Choice,the paper analyzes the factors and decision-making mechanism influencing the management system of floating population,points out that the management system of floating population depends on the game from a lot of stakeholders especially among the various government departments under the premise of the cost.In effect,the reform of floating population management system in China lies in the change of government behavioral patterns.

An Economic Analysis of Return Migration of Peasant Workers

Sheng Yinan, Su Meng

2009, 33(6):  102-109. 

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In this paper,we use Todaro migration model as the main tool to analyse current phenomenon of large-scale migrant workers returning home.This paper considers that expected income gap between rural and urban areas influences the supply of labor force;the demand for labor is affected by urban real wages and the policy parameters;the financial crisis being an exogenous variable affects the labor supply-demand balance.Finally we advance relevant policies according to Todaro migration model.