Floating population

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Floating population is a terminology used to describe a group of people who reside in a given population for a certain amount of time and for various reasons, but are not generally considered part of the official census count.[1]

A

population count,[2] and the floating types, who are in the area but do not live there permanently and are not considered part of the official census count.[3]

The residing population of a

tourists and seasonal visitors.[6]

References

  1. ^ Francesco Sisci (May 17, 2003). "China's Achilles' heel: The 'floating population'". Asia Times Online Co, Ltd. Archived from the original on June 1, 2003.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ISBN 9783428510320
    .
  3. ^ "Floating". The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English (2009). Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ISBN 9789812818645
    .
  5. ISBN 9780631201922
    .
  6. ^ "4.3 ANALYSIS OF FLOATING POPULATION". Department of Urban Development & Engineering Services. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.


Stub icon

This sociology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floating_population&oldid=1144452901"