The effect of regional development on Chinese people's moving behavior

Abstract

This paper analyzes the response of people's attitudes towards moving to other places related to regional development in China. With the continuous development of China's social economy, people's overall living standards have been improving. This change has a great impact on the population living in each area. This paper verified that it is not in general people are more likely to move to areas where the economy is more prosperous. In this study, the research object is the population movement of 34 provinces from 2002 to 2018. This paper draws a conclusion through data analysis which is displayed as a GDP per capita change -population change graph. This shows they are lack of correlation. As a result, there is a discussion on the reason that the graph shows no positive trend. The main interference factors are inaccurate original data, natural environment, social influence, and political factors. Therefore, GDP is more likely an economic factor theoretically. It cannot be the only measure of the economic activity of a place.