Migrant characteristics based on migration intentions concerning place of residence in old age
| N (%) | ||||
| All | Hometown | Shanghai | Undecided | |
| 7927 | 4516 (57.0) | 1408 (17.7) | 2003 (25.3) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–29 | 3199 (40.4) | 1777 (39.3) | 497 (35.3) | 925 (46.2) |
| 30–39 | 2813 (35.5) | 1524 (33.8) | 584 (41.5) | 705 (35.2) |
| 40+ | 1915 (24.2) | 1215 (26.9) | 327 (23.2) | 373 (18.6) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 4048 (51.1) | 2381 (52.7) | 684 (48.6) | 983 (49.1) |
| Female | 3879 (48.9) | 2135 (47.3) | 724 (51.4) | 1020 (50.9) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Service worker | 5108 (64.4) | 3240 (71.7) | 639 (45.4) | 1229 (61.4) |
| Skilled worker | 941 (11.9) | 339 (7.5) | 331 (23.5) | 271 (13.5) |
| Businessperson | 828 (10.5) | 381 (8.5) | 242 (17.2) | 205 (10.2) |
| Unemployed | 1050 (13.2) | 556 (12.3) | 196 (13.9) | 298 (14.9) |
| Monthly income (¥) | ||||
| 0–1999 | 1740 (21.9) | 982 (21.7) | 288 (20.5) | 470 (23.5) |
| 2000–2999 | 1701 (21.5) | 1160 (25.7) | 158 (11.2) | 383 (19.1) |
| 3000–3999 | 1986 (25.1) | 1253 (27.8) | 262 (18.6) | 471 (23.5) |
| 4000+ | 2500 (31.5) | 1121 (24.8) | 700 (49.7) | 679 (33.9) |
| Hukou | ||||
| Rural hukou | 6126 (77.3) | 3953 (87.5) | 767 (54.5) | 1406 (70.2) |
| Urban hukou | 1801 (22.7) | 563 (12.5) | 641 (45.5) | 597 (29.8) |
| Location of hometown | ||||
| Western China | 1200 (15.2) | 781 (17.3) | 152 (10.8) | 267 (13.3) |
| Eastern China | 2444 (30.8) | 1228 (27.2) | 561 (39.9) | 655 (32.7) |
| Central China | 4069 (51.3) | 2448 (54.2) | 613 (43.5) | 1008 (50.3) |
| Northeast China | 214 (2.7) | 59 (1.3) | 82 (5.8) | 73 (3.7) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school education | 4871 (61.4) | 3302 (73.1) | 516 (36.6) | 1053 (52.6) |
| High school or vocational education | 1553 (19.6) | 833 (18.5) | 288 (20.5) | 432 (21.6) |
| College degree and above | 1503 (19.0) | 381 (8.4) | 604 (42.9) | 518 (25.8) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Covered in hometown only | 2817 (35.5) | 1807 (40.0) | 341 (24.2) | 669 (33.4) |
| Covered in Shanghai* | 3471 (43.8) | 1789 (39.6) | 825 (58.6) | 857 (42.8) |
| Uncovered | 1639 (20.7) | 920 (20.4) | 242 (17.2) | 477 (23.8) |
| Housing provident fund in Shanghai | ||||
| Uncovered | 7019 (88.6) | 4303 (95.3) | 1019 (72.4) | 1697 (84.7) |
| Covered | 908 (11.4) | 213 (4.7) | 389 (27.6) | 306 (15.3) |
| Housing conditions | ||||
| Rental housing | 6003 (75.7) | 3890 (86.1) | 695 (49.4) | 1418 (70.8) |
| Low-income housing | 874 (11.0) | 474 (10.5) | 144 (10.2) | 256 (12.8) |
| Commercial–residential housing | 1050 (13.3) | 152 (3.4) | 569 (40.4) | 329 (16.4) |
| Duration of residence in Shanghai (years) | ||||
| 0–2 | 2323 (29.3) | 1502 (33.3) | 238 (16.9) | 583 (29.1) |
| 3–4 | 1469 (18.6) | 801 (17.8) | 245 (17.4) | 423 (21.1) |
| 5–9 | 2428 (30.6) | 1362 (30.2) | 479 (34.0) | 587 (29.3) |
| 10+ | 1707 (21.5) | 851 (18.8) | 446 (31.7) | 410 (20.5) |
| Living with spouse and/or child | ||||
| At least one family member left behind in hometown | 2154 (27.2) | 1599 (35.4) | 193 (13.7) | 362 (18.1) |
| Living with all members of core family in Shanghai | 4308 (54.3) | 2179 (48.3) | 1028 (73.0) | 1101 (55.0) |
| Unmarried | 1465 (18.5) | 738 (16.3) | 187 (13.3) | 540 (26.9) |
| Participation in social activities | ||||
| No | 6085 (76.8) | 3720 (82.4) | 898 (63.8) | 1467 (73.2) |
| At least once | 1842 (23.2) | 796 (17.6) | 510 (36.2) | 536 (26.8) |
*Includes those migrants with health insurance in their hometowns.