Results

The internet research is summarised in the contextsection and showed that migration is increasing in all parts of the world. The reasons for migration are partly due to factors which encourage people to leave (push) and partly due to factors that encourage people to come to the new place (pull). This informed the second stage of the research and the design of the unstructured interview.

The unstructured interviews provided excellent results. The reasons for moving given by the participants are summarised in Table 3.

Table 3 – Reasons for Migration Given by Participants

Question	Answer	Tally - Number of Participants Giving Reason
Reasons for Migrating	· To improve standard of living · To get a job · To get a better job · To get out of poverty · To afford to have children · To get a better environment to live in · Wanted a change of lifestyle · To get away from pollution from the mines in the area · The expansion of the deserts was making growing crops very difficult to grow · To be nearer to a relation
Reasons for Moving to a City	· A city has more job opportunities · A friend or member of the family already lives there · More entertainment in a city · Better transport systems · More opportunity for getting somewhere to live · Government encourages jobs here · Exciting atmosphere

The table shows that most people migrate to improve their standard of living and to get out of poverty, usually through finding a better job or to escape unemployment. People often choose to go to cities because they offer more opportunity for work, there are relationships with people in the city and due to the general lifestyle associated with cities.

Дата добавления: 2015-10-02