Human Capital, Life Satisfaction, and the Floating Population’s Urban Settlement Intention in Cities—A Case Study of Six Cities in the Pearl River Delta

Qinyi Jiang, Yuanyuan Wang, Xiaomei Ye, Xinger Li, Weimin Pan and Yuqu Wang ()
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Qinyi Jiang: School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Yuanyuan Wang: School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Xiaomei Ye: School of Economics and Management, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Xinger Li: School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Weimin Pan: School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Yuqu Wang: School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-23

Abstract: The urban settlement intention of the floating population and its influencing factors have received widespread attention, but there is less literature on the relationship between human capital, life satisfaction, and the urban settlement intention of the floating population. Employing 2146 questionnaire data from the Pearl River Delta’s floating population, this study establishes measurement indicators for human capital and life satisfaction, constructs a structural equation model, and examines the influence of human capital on life satisfaction, as well as their collective impact on the floating population’s urban settlement intentions. The findings reveal that human capital influences multiple facets of the floating population’s life satisfaction, which subsequently shapes its desire to settle. Considering individual life satisfaction, the economic well-being and social security contentment of the floating population exert a notable impact on its urban settlement intentions, whereas satisfaction with emotional life and public service facilities appears to have a less pronounced effect. Further investigation into how varying levels of human capital modulate the influence of life satisfaction on urban settlement intentions, alongside the transition from fundamental economic security to psychological needs (about life satisfaction), holds substantial referential value for research on population migration and the development of citizenship policies in China.

Keywords: human capital; life satisfaction; floating population; urban settlement intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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