A sociological study of factors responsible for migration: A case study of Faisalabad city (Pakistan). | International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2004

Author(s)

Shabbir Hussain Department of Rural Sociology, Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Badar Naseem Siddiqui Department of Rural Sociology, Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Muhammad Zakaria Yousuf Hassan Department of Rural Sociology, Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Migration is relatively permanent moving away of an individual or collectively from one place to another. The rural flow of migrant creates many problems in urban areas, Faisalabad city was seleced as universe of the study, as it is the third biggest city of the country according to population. Out of 113 union councils four were selected randomly. A sample of 30 respondents from each union council was selected by using simple random sampling technique to make total of 120 respondents. An interview schedule was constructed for the collection of data. The response based identification of factors mainly included shortage of job, better education institution, better economic opportunities, better health institutions and high paying jobs.

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Page(s) 683-685

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Published Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Year: 2004

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