Abstract
This paper examines the life satisfaction of Chinese mainland migrants compared to that of Hong Kong natives, using microdata from the 2011 Hong Kong Panel Study of Social Dynamics (HKPSSD) and aggregated neighborhood data from the 2011 Hong Kong Census. We find that Chinese mainland migrants have significantly lower life satisfaction than Hong Kong natives. As neighborhood socioeconomic status rises, life satisfaction increases, yet the positive effect is smaller for Chinese mainland migrants than for Hong Kong natives. Relative household income in the neighborhood is also positively related to life satisfaction, but the effect is larger for Chinese mainland migrants, suggesting that relative status affects life satisfaction much more for Chinese mainland migrants than for Hong Kong natives.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 165–186 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Sociology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Online published | 7 Apr 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR, China (Grant numbers: General Research Fund 11601016 and 11611818 to Zhuoni Zhang).
Research Keywords
- Life satisfaction
- neighborhood socioeconomic status
- relative household income
- Chinese mainland migrants
- Hong Kong
RGC Funding Information
- RGC-funded
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GRF: The 1959–1961 Chinese Famine and Emigration to Hong Kong: A Migrant–Stayer Analysis of Famine Impact on Health and Cognitive Performance
HO, W. C. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), Wu, X. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, Z. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/19 → 30/05/23
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GRF: Mode and Timing of Immigration from Mainland China to Hong Kong: An Origin-Destination Comparison
ZHANG, Z. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & Wu, X. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/17 → 24/06/21
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ECS: Neighborhood Characteristics, Parental Practices and Immigrant Children's Academic Performance and Non-Cognitive Skills in Hong Kong
ZHANG, Z. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/15 → 21/06/18
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