Table 1 Basic information of interviewed rural-urban migrants.

From: Rural settlement of urban dwellers in China: community integration and spatial restructuring

Serial number

ID

Age

Education background

Duration of return to hometown

Place of birth

Previous occupation before returning to hometown

Occupation after returning to hometown

Interview method

01

0530hxch

40

Bachelor

6

Nantong

Photographer

Homestay business

Individual Interview

02

0601jfchp

33

Bachelor

4

Nanjing

Educator

Traditional Chinese medicine

Individual Interview

03

0603lzcy

60

Bachelor

6

Ganzhou

Educator

Aged care

Individual Interview

04

0603xzcdj

50

Unknow

5

Ganzhou

Artist

Artist

Individual Interview

05

0607gtcs

38

Bachelor

3

Nanjing

Artist

Homestay business

Individual Interview

06

0609ltcw

48

Master

2

Nanjing

Entrepreneur

Homestay business

Individual Interview

07

0612yjcj

46

Bachelor

3

Nanjing

Artist

Artist

Group discussion

08

0612hjcxb

50

Bachelor

1

Nanjing

Artist

Artist

09

0612hjcz

47

Bachelor

6

Wuxi

Consultant

Education

10

0612yjcjh

47

Unknow

3

Nanjing

Couch

Coach

11

0615dxcwb

57

Bachelor

3

Nanjing

Entrepreneur

Club

Group discussion

12

0615wxcz

55

Bachelor

3

Nanjing

Entrepreneur

Club

13

0616ytcls

57

Bachelor

6

Beijing

Publisher

Aged care

Group discussion

14

0616xtcyh

58

Bachelor

2

Nanjing

Worker

Aged care

15

0618zzms

50

Bachelor

2

Nanjing

Entrepreneur

Club

Group discussion

16

0618zzmss

59

Bachelor

1

Taipei

Entrepreneur

Aged care

17

0618qzmx

55

Bachelor

2

Suzhou

Publisher

Aged care

18

0621ttcgx

50

OSSD

3

Nanjing

Hairdresser

Homestay business

Individual Interview

19

0621hyzcs

25

Diploma

1

Weifang

barista

Coffee shop

Group discussion

20

0621hyzcp

27

Diploma

1

Suqian

Consultant

Coffee shop

21

0622ltcpf

65

Diploma

8

Nanjing

Worker

Aged care

Individual Interview

22

0820zzmcx

26

OSSD

1

Weifang

Educator

Coffee shop

Group discussion

23

0821dxcjj

45

Diploma

1

Nanjing

Worker

Artist

Group discussion

24

0821mxcls

47

Diploma

2

Nanjing

Self-employed

Traditional Chinese medicine

25

0822fxcjg

54

Diploma

7

Nanjing

Artist

Artisan

Individual Interview

26

0822sxjjf

43

Bachelor

2

Nanjing

Artist

Artist

Individual Interview

27

0823lwchy

44

Bachelor

6

Nanjing

Publisher

Peasant

Individual Interview

28

0823hxjhq

53

Bachelor

2

Nanjing

Artist

Artist

Individual Interview

29

0823zxjk

60

Bachelor

2

Nanjing

Artist

Artist

Individual Interview

30

0825zxjyc

49

Bachelor

2

Nanjing

Artist

Artist

Individual Interview

31

0826xxcl

52

Bachelor

2

Nanjing

Artist

Artist

Individual Interview