Understanding gender, marital status & education as internal migration factors in developing countries

Authors

Dibyo Waskito Guntoro, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaFollow
Setyabudi Indartono, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaFollow
Irmadatus Sholekhah, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

This study aims to understand the factors of gender, marital status, and education in influencing the decision to carry out internal migration in developing countries, especially Indonesia between 2007-2015. This study uses secondary data in 2007 and 2015 from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS). After cleaning and adjusting data, a total of 4,642 respondents who met the requirements were used as research samples. The results showed that individual characteristics of sex and marital status had a significant effect on the tendency for internal migration in Indonesia. as well as education determines a person perform the migration. Further research requires a deeper review of social and economic factors.

Recommended Citation

Guntoro, Dibyo Waskito; Indartono, Setyabudi; and Sholekhah, Irmadatus (2019) "Understanding gender, marital status & education as internal migration factors in developing countries," Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi: Vol. 24: No. 2, Article 3.