Wimontip Musikaphan. Influence of existential locality on labor force age out-migration and the elderly's and children's living arrangement. Doctoral Degree(Demography ). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2008.
Influence of existential locality on labor force age out-migration and the elderly's and children's living arrangement
Abstract:
This research investigates the influence of existential locality and labor force age
out-migration on elderly and childrens living arrangement. While the role of people in
community on taking care of those who are vulnerable has been found in terms of
qualitative view, but for quantitative side, there are not many studies trying to prove the
existence of formal and informal kinship role on the troublesome matters of living
arrangement when the situation of labor force age migration has occurred. So, the study
is useful in providing better understanding on the role of formal and informal kin on
labor migration and the left behind. The data source is the Kanchanaburi Demographic
Surveillance System (KDSS) Round 5 (2004). Persons in three age groups as child ages
(0-14), working ages (15-59) and elderly ages (60 and over) are included in the
analysis.
The findings revealed that the existential locality measured as having two houses
and over decreases the likelihood to migrate out by comparing with those who have less
than two houses of the existential locality. For migration duration, the finding showed
that the higher density of houses leads migrants migrating for shorter period. The
findings of this research also reveal that an elderly who has existential locality of
having two houses and over has high probability to live with other, instead of living
with their grandchildren as the intergeneration. This pattern is also found in childrens
living arrangement as having existential locality leads a child living with other more
than living with their grandparents.
The findings mainly indicate the strong existence of the social ties in Thai
society also confirm the role of the community on taking the main responsibility for
taking care those who are left behind.