Assessing Socio-Econmic Impect of Rural-Urban Migration in Sodo town, SNNPR, Etiopia;

Abstract

This research deals with the socio economics impact of rural-urban migration in case of Sodo town. Rural-urban migration is part of worldwide process of migration which drawn from the rural agricultural sectors to provide need of man power for the urban industrial sector where productivity is increasing as a result of capital accumulation and technological advancement. The main objective of the research is to assess the socio-economic impacts of rural urban migration, assessing the origin of majority of migrants, assessing the origin of majority of migrants, identifying dominant migratory groups on the basis of age, sex, marital status the like socio-economic characteristics and to provide possible recommendation based on the findings. While preparing this paper, 56 respondents were used as sample size in the questionnaires and interview from governmental, nongovernmental organizations and migrants. The primary and secondary data were used. The methodologies that were used to analyze the data in his paper were mainly qualitative one. However, to some extent, the quantitative approach was also applied, simple statistical techniques, percentage values, tabular representation and descriptive statements were used to analyze and interpret the collected data.