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Table 7 Sectoral distribution of migrants based on multinomial logit model (by migration duration)

From: Are migrants discriminated against in Chinese urban labour markets?

 

Rural migrants

Urban migrants

 

Actual distribution

Predicted distribution

Actual distribution

Predicted distribution

 

Non-recent

Recent

Recent as

Non-recent

Recent

Recent as

   

non-recent

  

non-recent

Formal contract

34

35

36

53

51

54

Self-employed

26

14

18

18

13

15

Without contract

41

50

46

29

36

32

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

  1. Samples include individuals aged 16–60 years and who are out of school.
  2. Observations of migrants who migrated for reasons not related to employment were dropped.
  3. Source: 1% population survey of China (2005).