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Table 7.2 Migrant children by province (Duan and Yang 2008 )

Note Analysis based on 2005 national 1 % sample survey of population

Province Percentage Amount (10 thsd.) Province Percentage Amount

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Beijing 2.6 47.7 Hubei 2.77 50.8

Tianjin 1.1 20.1 Hunan 3.3 60.5

Hebei 3.17 58.1 Guangdong 14.6 267.8

Shanxi 2.61 47.8 Guangxi 2.42 44.4

Inner-M 3.4 62.4 Hainan 0.67 13.9

Liaoning 3.18 58.3 Chongqing 1.53^28

Jilin 1.7 31.2 Sichuan 5.07 92.9

Heilongjiang 2.35 43 Guizhou 2.52 46.2

Shanghai 3.52 64.6 Yunnan 3.13 57.4

Jiangsu 6.42 117.7 Tibet 0.13 2.3

Zhejiang 7.69 141.1 Shanxi 2.13 39.1

Anhui 3.56 65.3 Gansu 0.94 17.2

Fujian 5.53 101.4 Qinghai 0.49 8.9

Jiangxi 3.32 60.9 Ningxia 0.57 10.4

Shandong 4.34 79.6 Xinjiang 2.35 43.2

Henan 2.82 51.7 Nationwide^1001834

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