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- Title
Perception of Rural-Urban Migration in Selected Rural Communities in Ondo State, Nigeria.
- Authors
Fasoranti, Olayiwola O.
- Abstract
In most rural areas, the impact of rural-urban migration is a rapid deterioration of the rural economy leading to chronic poverty and food insecurity. This study identifies the benefits and problems of rural-urban migration from the perception of the non-migrants. A 5-point Likert-type scale containing pre-tested statements was used to measure the benefits and problems of rural-urban migration in three purposively selected rural communities in Ondo State, Nigeria. The study found that non-migrants' socio-economic characteristics do not influence their perception of benefits of rural urban migration and the longer non-migrants stay in the rural area, the higher their perception of the problems of rural-urban migration. The study also shows that all the respondents are undecided on the economic problems arising from rural-urban migration. The study further discovered that the perception of nonmigrants on benefits and problems from rural-urban migration is influenced mainly by the martial circumstances and length of residence of the rural non-migrant. The paper therefore proposes that any measure seeking to influence the process of rural urban migration should meet the rural peoples' perception of benefits of the rural-urban migration.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; EMIGRATION &; immigration; RURAL geography; POVERTY; LABOR supply
- Publication
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 2009, Vol 6, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1819-8465
- Publication type
Article