Table 1 Socio-demographic and migrant characteristics among migrant women
Characteristics | Total 1003 (100.0) | Marital status | χ 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married 803 (80.1) | Unmarried 200 (19.9) | ||||
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 218.354 | <0.001 |
 18~ | 461 (46.0) | 276 (34.4) | 185 (92.5) |  |  |
 30~ | 452 (45.0) | 437 (54.4) | 15 (7.5) |  |  |
 40 ~ 49 | 90 (9.0) | 90 (11.2) | 0 (0.0) |  |  |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | 44.272 | <0.001 |
 Junior high school or less | 440 (43.9) | 394 (49.0) | 46 (23.1) |  |  |
 Senior high school | 356 (35.5) | 260 (32.5) | 96 (47.7) |  |  |
 College or more | 207 (20.6) | 149 (18.5) | 58 (29.2) |  |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 51.272 | <0.001 |
 Employed | 816 (81.4) | 618 (77.0) | 198 (99.0) |  |  |
 Unemployed | 187 (18.6) | 185 (23.0) | 2 (1.0) |  |  |
Household registration place | Â | Â | Â | 1.173 | 0.279 |
 Guangdong province | 373 (37.2) | 292 (36.4) | 81 (40.5) |  |  |
 Outside Guangdong province | 630 (62.8) | 511 (63.6) | 119 (59.5) |  |  |
Household registration type | Â | Â | Â | 0.899 | 0.343 |
 Urban | 288 (28.7) | 236 (29.4) | 52 (26.1) |  |  |
 Rural | 715 (71.3) | 567 (70.6) | 148 (73.9) |  |  |
Years of residence in Guangzhou | Â | Â | Â | 122.190 | <0.001 |
 ≤5 | 408 (40.7) | 259 (32.3) | 149 (74.4) |  |  |
 ≤10 | 298 (29.7) | 263 (32.7) | 35 (17.6) |  |  |
 >10 | 297 (29.6) | 281 (35.0) | 16 (8.0) |  |  |