Structure change of rural population and employment choice in China(PDF)
《长安大学学报（社科版）》[ISSN:1671-6248/CN:61-1391/C]
- Issue:
- 2018年02期
- Page:
- 83-92
- Research Field:
- 社会学
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- Structure change of rural population and employment choice in China
- Author(s):
- PENG Xiao-hui1; SHI Qing-hua2
- 1.School of Business，Nanjing Nornal University，Nanjing 210023，Jiangsu，China2.Antai School of Economics and Management，Shanghai Jiaotong University，Shanghai 200030，China
- Keywords:
- population structure; aging; feminization; new rural construction; the reform of household registration system; family planning
- PACS:
- F323
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- :In order to grasp the changing law of rural population structure in China，based on the survey data of national rural households in fixed observation point from 2003 to 2012, the sample of 10 villages in Shanxi province was used as an example to examine the trends and trajectories of rural population structure in recent 10 years.The study finds that the average age of the rural population increases by 4.3 years，while the average age of the agricultural labor force increases by 5.6 years.According to gender and living time at home, the females of 46 years and above as well as the elderly of 61 years and over are the main force of production and living in rural village. From the perspective of work hours and employment selection，although the rural labor force is dominated by the household’s farming, migrating employment and employment have become the main means of achieving full employment of rural labor force.In terms of education level and health status，the quality of agricultural population that is remained in countryside is poor. The results show that the structure of rural population and employment structure in China have undergone tremendous changes with the outflow of rural labor in young adults.The characteristics of “aging” and “hollowing out” of rural population and “feminization” and “aging” of agriculture are prominent, which will have a profound impact on the social and economic development of China in the future. The most important issue of population aging is the “aging” of the rural population and annuity problem,the reform of the new rural construction and the reform of household registration system should be promoted simultaneously,and the agricultural modernization needs to pay attention to the “aging” and “feminization” of agricultural production, as well as focusing on the relationship between the adjustment of family planning policies and the sustainability of economic growth.
Last Update: 2018-05-31