Descriptive Statistics

Factors Affecting the Migration Decision

Mean

Standard

Deviation

Analysis

N

Environmental Factors

Variability in precipitation and temperature patterns (ENV1)

3.62

1.060

150

Extreme events such as cyclone, floods, droughts, erosion (ENV2)

4.65

0.602

150

Decreasing soil fertility and food shortage (ENV3)

4.12

1.086

150

Exhaustion of natural resources (ENV4)

3.59

1.171

150

Loss of shelter (ENV5)

4.78

0.542

150

Economic Factors

Low income (ECO1)

3.83

1.163

150

Unemployment (ECO2)

3.02

1.497

150

Underemployment (ECO3)

2.79

1.349

150

Increasing Price (ECO4)

3.07

1.332

150

Decreasing Purchasing Power (ECO5)

3.29

1.292

150

Social Factors

Family conflict (SOC1)

1.57

1.077

150

Welcome by relatives (SOC2)

1.96

1.474

150

Welcome by NGO’S (SOC3)

1.37

0.799

150

Urban oriented education (SOC4)

1.31

0.741

150

Political Factors

Welcome by Government (POL1)

1.50

0.968

150

Safety (POL2)

2.07

1.455

150