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29 July 2018, Volume 42 Issue 4

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Population Control in China's Mega Cities: Theoretical Analysis and Reflection

Tong Yufen

2018, 42(4):  3-14. 

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Urban population control in China has been carried out for many years，however，there are a number of academic issues associated with the deficiency of basic theories of population control system，which leads to lack of consensus on some basic problems.Based on review and analysis of the literature，this study proposes some thoughts on the domestic urban population regulation through logical deduction and theoretical derivation methods.Regarding the controversy on whether the government should direct in population regulation，this work has identified a number of weakness and limitations of resources in mega cities，which can be caused by the failure of market mechanism，mega-urban diseases，and demographic factors.In fact，the reduction of urban population growth is achieved by government regulation instead of market conduct，which verifies the effect of government regulation in urban population control.Meanwhile，a number of problems that should be noticed have been listed including the diversity of population regulation target (instead of the simple theory of population determinism)，the failure of market mechanism，the coordination of industry layout and population，the avoidance of direct administrative intervention in population regulation，and the legal means in urban governance controls.


Patterns and Determinants of Migrant Unemployment in China: An Analysis of Data of 2015 National One-Percent Population Sample Survey

Yang Fan, Du Shanshan and Tao Tao

2018, 42(4):  14-26. 

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As the floating population grows rapidly and China's economic development enters the new normal，unemployment of the floating population has gradually aroused public concern.Based on the research framework of the push-pull theory of migration，this study examines the unemployment situation of the floating population in China using the data of the 1% sample survey of the national population in 2015.Logistic regression model is used to study the factors affecting the unemployment risk of the floating population.A growing trend of unemployment of the floating population has been observed.The unemployment rate of the floating population reached 4.9% in 2015.In addition to individual characteristics，factors related to the place of origin and destination，and the migration process also significantly affect the unemployment risk of the floating population.Therefore，policies addressing the issue of unemployment of the floating population need to incorporate migration policy with employment policy，improve availability of diversified jobs for the floating population，and enhance their capacity in job mobility across industries and occupations.

Patterns and Determinants of Contraceptive Use among Married Migrant Women in China

Ding Zhihong, Zhang Yafeng and Du Shuran

2018, 42(4):  27-38. 

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The proportion of contraceptive use among married migrant women at reproductive age is lower than it in the past and the overall national level.Contrasting to frequent use of long-acting contraceptive methods by the overall women at reproductive age,the married migrant women at reproductive age tend to use short-term contraceptive methods.The long-acting contraceptive methods are dominated by the use of IUDs and sterilizations,while the use of condoms as a short-acting contraceptive method is very popular.Compared to the past,they are currently using fewer IUDs and more condoms.Married migrant women at reproductive age have significant differences in the choice of long-acting or short-acting contraceptive use in terms of age,education level,household registration,mobility,home location,availability of childcare,and children's gender and ethnicity.The choice of contraceptive use is influenced by a combination of their individual,family,and socioeconomic characteristics.

Labor Mobility and Salary Disparity：Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

Deng Xiang, Zhu Haihua and Lu Zheng

2018, 42(4):  39-50. 

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According to the characteristics of regional division of China's social insurance system，this paper analyzes the new changes in the salary disparity between the migrant labors and the local labors.Based on the Chinese General Social Survey data (2010-2013) and propensity score matching (PSM) method，three types of labor groups categorized by the flow status are compared and analyzed.The results show that，the average salary income of migrant laborers is higher by 26% than that of the local laborers.The proportion can be roughly divided into 11% of the human capital advantage brought by the labor flow and 15% of the converted earnings by surrendering social insurance rights to achieve higher salary，which could be called “rights replacement”.Therefore，there is no discrimination against migrant labors in the aspect of salary income.On the contrary，they have some advantages in salary income.However，the higher salary income of the migrant labors is at the expense of losing income security.That is why we need to pay more attention to the loss of social insurance benefits for migrant labors，and further improve the overall level of social insurance.


How Many Generations Living together Makes Rural Elderly Happier? The Analysis of the Consequences of Household Composition Change

Wang Ping, Wang Jing, Lian Yawei and Li Yiming

2018, 42(4):  51-65. 

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Drawing upon data from “Well-being of Elderly People in Anhui Province Survey” from 2001 to 2015，this paper explores the dynamic relationship between household composition change and elderly people’s subjective well being (self-rated health and life satisfaction).The results show that the influence of household composition change on the subjective well-being of the elderly depends on their age.For the younger-old age period of the elderly，the presence of grandchildren in household composition change has a positive impact on the subjective well-being of the elderly，whereas the household composition change in which elderly live alone or only live with their children，the subjective well-being of the elderly improves more slowly.For the oldest-old age period of the elderly，the five kinds of household composition change significantly deteriorates the development level of the subjective well-being of the elderly.The life satisfaction of the elderly shows a non-linear development with age.During the whole life-cycle of the elderly，the subjective concept，self-efficacy，and the family roles of elderly people differentiate the influence of household composition change on older people's subjective well-being，and the household composition change has selection effects on the older people’s health.


The Shock Effects of the New Rural Pension Scheme on the Co-resident Model in Rural China

Leng Xiyuan and Zhang Liqin

2018, 42(4):  66-77. 

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Using the panel data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study，this paper examines the impact of the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) policy on the co-residence pattern of the elderly and their children.We find that the policy has significantly reduced the probability of co-residence and thus shocked the co-resident model in China’s rural area.Taking the elderly’s characteristics into consideration，the result suggests that the elderly would be more sensitive to the policy if they were in low-income status and not widowed.Furthermore，when matching the residence intention and living arrangement of the older people，it is found that the policy significantly increases the possibility of living alone，thus reducing the dependency on support from children.In order to promote the welfare improving effect of NRPS，we can increase the “Bottom Line” of the basic pension.

Patterns and Deferminants of Labor Supply of Digital Platform Workers： An Analysis based on U Carhailing Platform Drivers

Yang Weiguo and Wang Qi

2018, 42(4):  78-90. 

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This paper examines the basic demographic and labor supply characteristics of digital platform workers in China using drivers' survey data on U carhailing platform.A preliminary explanation of their differences in labor supply at the individual level is presented.The result shows that overall the platform workers do not provide a high level labor supply and their labor supply shows a dispersed distribution.There is also inconsistence in the distribution of labor supply intensity and labor supply continuity.Drivers' differences in education and hukou status can well explain their differences in labor supply intensity but fail to account for their differences in labor supply continuity on the platform.The competitive income on platform can well motivate drivers with lower education levels and non-local hukou,but it cannot explain the labor supply behavior of drivers with better education background.Digital platforms workers are featured by large internal heterogeneity.The issues of social risk bearing and social assimilation for digital platform workers call for more attention.


Retirement Adjustment of the Older People in Urban China

Ji Jingyao

2018, 42(4):  91-103. 

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Employing the data from 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey(CLASS),this paper analyzes the situation of retirement adjustment of Chinese urban elderly.Moreover,based on China's retirement system and social and cultural background,this paper tries to verify and expand the integrated model of retirement adjustment and constructs a localized analytical framework of the influential factors of retirement adjustment.Overall the current urban elderly in China adjust well to their new retirement life,but heterogeneity remains.Elderly who have higher education level,are in better health,have spouse,have financial planning,continue to work after retirement,or worked as senior managements before retirement can better adjust to retirement.Meanwhile,this paper validates the integrated model of localized retirement adjustment.The results show that both the individual factors and working environment factors affect the retirement adjustment of urban elderly.Since the first-line managers adapt poor to retirement,more efforts are needed to formulate policies focusing on this group's retirement adjustment.


2017 China Fertility Survey: Practices and Reflections

Zhuang Yaer, Yang Shenghui, Qi Jianan, Li Bohua and Wang Zhili

2018, 42(4):  104-112. 

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This article introduces the process of the 2017 China Fertility Survey from the perspective of data quality control.The individual questionnaire includes four sections:fertility desire,fertility behavior,childbearing and its services,and the determinants of fertility behavior.The sampling method is the three-stage probabilities proportional to size (PPS).The survey is applied with Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI),which plays an important role in the quality control of questionnaire designning,interviewers training,last-stage sampling,interviewing,and questionnaire review.After the on-site survey,the survey results are compared with the relevant registration data in the population and family planning data repository,and the inconsistent data are fed back to the local supervisors for verification.In order to correct the potential sample structure bias caused by some defects in the sampling frame,ex post facto weighting is applied based on relevant data.In the future,the sampling frame may still be subject to distortions because of population migration.Regarding these issues,this paper makes suggestions for improvement.