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Table 2 Characteristics of respondents; comparison of migrant mobility patterns during pregnancy and delivery locations (n (%), m ± SD)

From: Mobility patterns and associated factors among pregnant internal migrant women in China: a cross-sectional study from a National Monitoring Survey

  

Mobility patterns

 

Delivery locations

 

Total

AS

MS

MR

AR

p

RA

SA

p

N = 4176

N = 305

N = 80

N = 1329

N = 2461

 

N = 2585

N = 1591

  

Age (years)

 

25.90 ± 4.10

26.82 ± 4.23

27.16 ± 4.39

27.90 ± 4.88

< 0.001

27.89 ± 4.82

26.87 ± 4.43

< 0.001

27.50 ± 4.70

Education Level

Junior high school and below

214(7.7)

59(2.1)

878(31.4)

1641(58.8)

0.22

1719(61.6)

1073(38.4)

0.45

2793(67.0)

Senior high school and above

87(6.3)

21(1.5)

447(32.6)

817(59.5)

 

862(62.8)

511(37.2)

  

Engel Coefficient

 

0.54 ± 0.19

0.60 ± 0.21

0.54 ± 0.19

0.55 ± 0.19

0.03

0.55 ± 0.19

0.54 ± 0.19

0.24

0.55 ± 0.19

Own housing in RA

Yes

7(1.5)

7(1.5)

70 (14.8)

388(82.2)

< 0.001

403(85.0)

71(15.0)

< 0.001

473(11.3)

No

297(8.0)

73(2.0)

1258(34.0)

2073(56.0)

 

2182(58.9)

1521(41.1)

  

Urban employee Insurance

Yes

66(6.9)

22(2.3)

296(31.1)

569(59.7)

0.66

597(62.6)

357(37.4)

0.62

954(22.8)

No

239(7.4)

52(1.8)

1032(32.0)

1892(58.7)

 

1988(61.7)

1234(38.3)

  

Rural household registration

Yes

251(7.5)

64(1.9)

1099(33.0)

1916(57.5)

0.002

2006(60.2)

1325(39.8)

< 0.001

3331(80.1)

No

50(6.1)

16(1.9)

225(27.2)

535(64.8)

 

569(68.9)

257(31.1)

  

First parity

Yes

202(8.1)

52(2.1)

815(32.7)

1424(57.1)

0.017

1500(60.2)

992(39.8)

0.012

2493(59.7)

No

103(6.1)

28(1.7)

513(30.5)

1037(61.7)

 

1084(64.4)

599(35.6)

  

Range of migration

Cross-province

214(7.4)

54(1.9)

890(30.9)

1720(59.8)

< 0.001

1819(63.2)

1059(36.8)

< 0.001

2878(70.4)

Within province cross-city

60(6.6)

13(1.4)

343(37.8)

491(54.1)

 

508(56.0)

399(44.0)

 

907(22.2)

Within city cross-district

16(5.2)

7(2.3)

67(21.9)

216(70.6)

 

227(74.4)

78(25.6)

  

Migration time

(years)

2.33 ± 3.00

2.94 ± 3.40

3.39 ± 3.54

4.17 ± 3.94

< 0.001

0.08 ± 1.02

−0.12 ± 0.96

< 0.001

3.77 ± 3.79

Level of participation

 

−0.09 ± 0.91

−0.06 ± 0.94

−0.05 ± 0.97

0.04 ± 1.03

0.03

4.14 ± 3.91

3.16 ± 3.50

< 0.001

0.00 ± 1.00

Will to integrate

 

− 0.31 ± 0.96

0.23 ± 1.03

− 0.05 ± 0.97

0.06 ± 1.01

< 0.001

0.03 ± 1.02

−0.05 ± 0.96

0.02

0.00 ± 1.00

  1. AS always staying in the sending area, MS mainly staying in the sending area, MR mainly staying in the receiving area, AR always staying in the receiving area, RA receiving area, SA sending area