This paper examines the impact of rural–urban migration on under-two mortality in India, using data from the 1992/93 Indian National Family Health Survey. Analysis shows that relationship between migration status and mortality exists when socio-economic and health utilization variables are omitted from the model. The relation between migration and mortality is thus explained by differences in socio-economic status and use of health services between rural-urban migrants and non migrant groups.
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