Correlates of youth internal migration and employment in Uganda

Background: Young people continue to gravitate from rural to urban Uganda. Whereas studies on drivers of this mobility abound, less is known about the predictors of internal migration and employment. This study investigated the correlates of youth migration and employment. Data and methods: Primary...

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Published in:African population studies 2019-05, Vol.33 (1)
Main Authors: Nzabona, Abel, Asiimwe, John Bosco, Kakuba, Christian, Tuyiragize, Richard, Mushomi, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correlation analysis
Employment
Employment opportunities
Employment status
Females
Gender
Gender aspects
Gender equity
Home environment
Internal
Internal migration
Job opportunities
Males
Marriage
Migration
Mobility
Regression analysis
Regression models
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural conditions
Rural environments
Rural urban migration
Self employment
Uganda
Young adults
Youth
Youth employment
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Summary:Background: Young people continue to gravitate from rural to urban Uganda. Whereas studies on drivers of this mobility abound, less is known about the predictors of internal migration and employment. This study investigated the correlates of youth migration and employment. Data and methods: Primary data were collected from 1,537 respondents. Binary and multinomial logistic regression models were fitted to predict migration and employment status, respectively. Findings: Being an older youth increased the odds of outmigration and chances of employment. Hailing from a rural environment increased chances of outmigration. The never married youths were less likely to be self-employed but more likely to be paid employees than their married counterparts. Females were less likely to be employed than males. Conclusion: Age, home environment and sex were significant correlates of migration and employment. We recommend improvement in rural conditions and strengthening programmes that address the gender gap in employment opportunities.
ISSN:0850-5780
2308-7854
DOI:10.11564/33-1-1347