Socio-economic and cultural factors affecting migration behavior in district Faisalabad,Pakistan

The rapid migration from rural areas towards cities,obviously,represents the major factor contributing to the rapid urbanization. the migration behavior of the people within the socio-economic,cultural and psychological context was examined in this study. the study was designed to give us insight into the migration behavior of the people in the changing patterns of socio-economic and demographic structure. the present study was conducted in the urban localities of faisalabad (pakistan). three areas were selected at random with a sample size of 150. purposive sampling technique was applied for selection of the respondents. a migrant in this study confined to a male having a family,migrated from rural to urban area,at least 3 years ago. data was collected through a well-designed interview schedule. data was collected about socio-economic variables included literacy,family income,age,occupation,health facilities. moreover questions about their purpose of migration,motivation factors (push & pull factors),their perception about the urbanization & its consequences,were asked as well. data were analyzed by using the appropriate statistical techniques. it is concluded that the pull factors play a major role in shaping the migration behavior of the majority of the respondents,as (74 %) people attracted towards city,with a desire to achieve a better life style. among the socio-economic factors age,income and education were found as the main factors shaping the migration attitude of the respondents. the majority of the respondents were young adults,not highly educated and professionals,and having large-sized families,fell in the low-income group.