Publication: The impact of migration on mobility of other family members in Thailand
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2011-07-01
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17441749
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17441730
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Mahidol University
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Asian Population Studies. Vol.7, No.2 (2011), 107-121
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Khaing Khaing Soe, Sureeporn Punpuing, Aphichat Chamratrirong, Philip Guest The impact of migration on mobility of other family members in Thailand. Asian Population Studies. Vol.7, No.2 (2011), 107-121. doi:10.1080/17441730.2011.576815 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/12882
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The impact of migration on mobility of other family members in Thailand
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The effect of initial migration of a household member on the subsequent migration of other household members is investigated. Previous research has documented the strong impact of migration experience in predicting future migration. This article builds on this experience by adopting a social network approach to explain the association between an initial migration from a household and the subsequent migration of other household members. Differentials in socioeconomic characteristics of subsequent migrants and factors associated with the encouragement of subsequent migration by initial migrants are analysed. Longitudinal data from the Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System, which allow for accurate modelling of the flow and pattern of subsequent migration, and which help to highlight the importance of household social networks on the migration decisions of left-behind household members, are used. The results indicate that the number of male and female initial migrants in the household, duration of initial migration, relationship to initial migrant, and number of migrants in the village are factors most likely to predict a subsequent move. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.