Multiple factors can influence the rates of residential mobility flows between different regions of a country. Studies have often focused on demographic and economic factors, but social conditions may be relevant as well. We examined whether different indicators of social capital (i.e., social support, loneliness, social trust, community participation, cultural activities, and meeting other people) were associated with population migration rates across 299 municipalities of Finland. Data for the social characteristics were derived from the Regional Health and Wellbeing study (n = 100,750 respondents) aggregated to the level of municipalities using multilevel regression with post‐stratification (median number of participants was 115 individuals per municipality, range from 5 to 10,616). Residential mobility rates were derived from census data. Municipalities with higher levels of social support, higher social trust, more cultural activities, and more frequent social contacts had higher net migration rates, that is, more people moving in than out of the municipality. Social support, cultural activities, and community participation were associated with higher in‐migration. Social trust and frequency of meeting people were associated with lower out‐migration. The findings provide empirical support for the hypothesis that regions with stronger social capital are more attractive destinations for within‐country residential mobility.

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住宅流动性和社会资本：芬兰的区域分析


多种因素会影响一个国家/地区不同地区之间的住宅流动性流动率。研究通常侧重于人口和经济因素，但社会条件也可能相关。我们研究了社会资本的不同指标（即社会支持、孤独感、社会信任、社区参与、文化活动和与他人会面）是否与芬兰 299 个城市的人口迁移率相关。社会特征的数据来自区域健康和福祉研究（n = 100,750 名受访者），使用分层后的多级回归汇总到城市层面（参与者人数中位数为每个城市 115 人，范围从 5 到 10,616 人）。住宅移动率来自人口普查数据。社会支持水平较高、社会信任度较高、文化活动较多、社会交往较频繁的城市净迁移率较高，即迁入城市的人数多于迁出城市的人数。社会支持、文化活动和社区参与与较高的移民流入率相关。社会信任和结识新朋友的频率与较低的外移率有关。研究结果为社会资本较强的地区对国内住宅流动性更具吸引力的目的地这一假设提供了实证支持。