Factors affecting in-migration in Cavite / Yvette P. Crucena.

Thesis (BSBM - - Economics) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)

CRUCENA, YVETIE PERLADO. " Factors Affecting In-migration in Cavite", B.S. Thesis, Bachelor of Science in Business Management Major in Economics, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite, April 1998. Adviser: Dr. Alice T. Valerio.
This study was conducted to present a brief demographic profile of Cavite, trace the friends of migration, and identify the determinants of in-migration in Cavite from different provinces.
Secondary data used in the study were obtained from government agencies such as the National Statistics Office (NSO), National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), National Economic mid Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Public Works mid Highways (DPWH) and Provincial Development Staff, Cavite (PDS).
Correlation analysis, Stepwise Regression, Full Model Regression and Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data .This study covered the period 1970 to 1995.
In presenting the profile of Cavite and the trends of migration, descriptive statistics such as mean, and percentage were used. Based on the Il-year period, the highest rate of increase in the volume of in-migration was observed in 1995 with 10.92 percent totaling to 103,905 migrants. average growth rate in the volume of in-migration in Cavite was 4.66 percent. Majority of the workers were in the service sector while the smallest percentage of workers were in the agricultural sector. fie lowest rate of employment was observed in 1986 while the highest employment rate was observed in 1990.
In general, Cavite was considered as an urbanized area with a level of urbanization of 79.30 percent in 1995. The highest increase in the level of urbanization was observed in 1989 with 7.18 percent increase. In 1985, population density of Cavite was 654 persons per square kilometer. It has increased in 1995 to 1,128 persons per square kilometer. Maragondon has the biggest land area which covers 165.49 square kilometers while Noveleta has the smallest land area which covers only 5.41 square kilometers. However, Rosario was the most densely populated area while Maragondon was the least populated area among the 23 municipalities of Cavite.
Full Model Regression and Stepwise Regression analyses were used in fitting free models of the determinants of in-migration in Cavite. Different sets of factors/determinants from the origin and the destination were tested separately.
In using Full Model Regression, only lagged or previous average income in die origin (It-I) exhibited positive relationship and was found to be significantly affecting initiation in Cavite. This result contradicts the migration theory of Todaro (1985) stating that if the average income is high in the origin area, people will not migrate. On the other hand, the previous average income per household exhibited positive relationship and was found highly significant. "This negates the migration theory of Todaro (1985).
Only population density (PD) exhibited positive relationship and was found to have significant relationship with the volume of in-migration in the destination in the Full Model Regression method. This variable was also found to be significantly affecting immigration using Stepwise Regression method. This contradicts the migration theory of
Everette Lee (1976) stating that migrants tend to move to a less densely populated area Moreover, level of urbanization (LU) was found to be significant which means that migration theory of Lee stating that migrants tend to move to a more urbanized holds true in the case of Cavite.

Submitted to the University Library 05/05/1998 T-1836