Living status of migrant parents in Wenzhou city

ObjectiveTo investigate current living status of migrant parents in Wenzhou city and to provide advices for better adaptation to the migratory life.MethodsA total of 279 migrated parents in 9 communities were investigated about living status with a self-designed questionnaire.ResultsThere were statistical differences between the current life satisfaction and the satisfaction before the emigration(P<0.01).The main purpose of migration was to provide cares for their offsprings(74.9%).Difficulty in communication(63.4%),inadaptation to food habits(49.1%),and lacking of friends (31.2%)were the main changes with the migrant life.Meanwhile,changes in life style(52.3%),loneliness(22.6%),and financial difficulty(5.7%)were the main predicaments of migrant parents.Medical inconvenience existed in 60.6% of the migrant parents.ConclusionMigration along with the children is a preferable mode for the migrant parents'late life. Migrant parents,children and related social departments should combine their efforts to provide a better life.