Table 1 The place of origin and socioeconomic characteristics of migrants in destinations of different city tiers (N = 48,806)
| Â | First-tier cities | New first-tier cities | Second-tier cities | Third-tier cities | Fourth-tier cities | Fifth-tier cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County-level administrative types of places of origin (%) | ||||||
 Municipal districts | 21.85 | 23.01 | 15.69 | 15.23 | 17.03 | 19.37 |
 County-level cities | 19.45 | 18.42 | 16.98 | 15.22 | 11.46 | 11.01 |
 Counties | 58.70 | 58.57 | 67.33 | 69.55 | 71.51 | 69.61 |
Gender (%) | ||||||
 Male | 44.04 | 46.55 | 47.70 | 46.06 | 47.17 | 46.70 |
 Female | 55.96 | 53.45 | 52.30 | 53.94 | 52.83 | 53.30 |
Age | 30.07 (4.61) | 29.67 (4.83) | 29.99 (4.81) | 30.26 (4.70) | 30.34 (4.75) | 30.23 (4.78) |
Marital status (%) | ||||||
 Married | 73.26 | 70.62 | 74.38 | 77.25 | 75.26 | 74.16 |
 Unmarried | 26.74 | 29.38 | 25.62 | 22.75 | 24.74 | 25.84 |
Educational level (%) | ||||||
 Below elementary school | 2.21 | 3.22 | 4.85 | 7.58 | 13.07 | 5.57 |
 Junior high school | 33.87 | 38.44 | 44.70 | 45.05 | 50.12 | 42.58 |
 High school | 30.87 | 32.33 | 27.88 | 28.22 | 23.68 | 29.13 |
 Junior college and above | 33.05 | 26.01 | 22.57 | 19.14 | 13.13 | 22.71 |