Motivations for the inmigration component of population turnaround in nonmetropolitan areas

Abstract

Data from a 1977 survey of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan origin households migrating to 75 high net inmigration counties of the Midwest are examined to consider the motivational basis for the inmigration component of post-1970 nonmetropolitan migration trends. Findings suggest that the major stated motivations for leaving places of origin, especially among those from metropolitan areas, are "quality of life" considerations. Abouth a fourth of the metropolitan origin migrants' and half of the nonmetropolitan origin migrants' reasons are job-related. Anti-urban push and pro-rural pull responses are prevalent among migrants from metropolitan areas. Subsequent analysis of reasons for leaving metropolitan residences suggests consistency with other objective variables. Among households with a working-age head, those leaving for "quality of life" reasons came disproportionately from the largest metropolitan centers and went to the smallest towns. Those moving for non-employment reasons are not more likely to have taken an initial income loss, though they are less likely to experience immediate income gains.

Verification of Counterurbanisation Processes: Example of the České Budějovice Region

“…Already since the mid 1970s, many authors point to the demographic changes which took place in the developed Western countries (Beale, 1976;Berry, 1976in Mitchell, 2004Cloke, 1978;Williams, Sofranko, 1979;Champion, 1981, etc.). Surprisingly, the population of rural, non-metropolitan areas started to grow.…”

Migrations secondaires des nouveaux immigrants au cours de leurs quatre premières années au Canada : motivations et trajectoires

“…Il est possible, sur la base de ces motifs, de distinguer plusieurs types de migrations, ce que les études portant sur les déterminants ne permettent généralement pas (Lansing et Mueller, 1967). En outre, l'étude des raisons invoquées pour migrer permet généralement de faire ressortir un éventail de motivations beaucoup plus vaste que l'étude des déterminants (voir par exemple Lansing et Mueller, 1967et Williams et Sofranko, 1979.…”

“…Divers filtres de nature socio-psychologique séparent les conditions objectives vécues par l'individu et les raisons subjectives qu'il donne pour expliquer son départ. Ces raisons constituent une réflexion a posteriori des actions passées, avec le risque de présenter une interpréta-tion simplifiée des nombreux motifs impliqués dans le processus de déci-sion (De Jong et Fawcett, 1981 ;Williams et Sofranko, 1979). Taylor (1969) évoque les travaux de Pareto et de Festinger pour illustrer que l'explication fournie après coup peut être le fruit d'un processus de rationalisation par lequel un individu réinterprète ses actes et leur donne un sens.…”

Attribute preferences and the non-metropolitan migration decision

“…Particularly relevant to this study of the non-metropolitan migration decision are analyses by Serow [27], Christenson, et al [7]; Williams and Sofranko [32]; Blaekwood and Carpenter [3]; Ilvento and Luloff [15], who were specifically concerned with "prorural" or "anti-urban" values.…”