Data on the factors driving the decision of rural people to move into the city

Shamima Akhter; Sadika Haque; Mahmuda Nasrin

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2024.110037

Data on the factors driving the decision of rural people to move into the city

Data Brief. 2024 Jan 11:53:110037. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110037. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Shamima Akhter¹, Sadika Haque¹, Mahmuda Nasrin¹

Affiliation

¹ Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh.

Abstract

The data set explores the driving factors of migration of rural people to the cities. Primary data were collected purposively from 172 farm households from three upazilas of kishoreganj district in Bangladesh. Among 172 households, 89 households had at least one migrant member and 83 households were without any migrant member. Probit model was used to analyze factors of migration decision at the household level. Data set reveals that various factors motivate the decision of the farm households for their member to move into the city. Among which household head age, number of active male member in the family and value of the household asset holding significantly influence migration decision. Beside econometric analysis, household's perception on different motivating factors of migration was also assessed. Most of the households perceived that too many family members, poor living condition, migrant's family influence and job availability in the city mostly motivate the people for migration into the city along with other driving factors.

Keywords: Driving factors; Household's perception; Job opportunities; Migration decision; Probit model.