What is the separation of households?

"Separation of people from households" refers to the population flow that has not changed its residence according to law, but has formed its habitual residence in other places within its habitual residence. It can also be called "floating population".

The separation of people and households does not change the residence where the legal address is located, which is the difference between it and population migration or household registration migration; The separation of households is hardly a floating population, so some areas call it "floating population"; On this basis, we can call people with separated households "floating population" to show their characteristics between floating population and non-floating population.

Floating population plays an important role in urban management. "Factual migration" is similar to "floating population", and the difference from "floating population" lies in whether the newly-built "permanent residence" is inside or outside the permanent residence.

Extended data:

Permanent residence is a name determined according to the household registration system in China. In principle, people should live where they are registered. If they leave, they should move their registered permanent residence. Its purpose is to facilitate population statistics and management, and it is also the basis of legal litigation jurisdiction. However, with the increase of population mobility, the phenomenon of separation between people and households is more common.

Because hukou still plays a fundamental role in urban social and economic life, "informal floating population" cannot enjoy the same opportunities and rights as "regular" urban residents to obtain means of subsistence and means of production, thus forming immigrant groups with different hukou status in employment opportunities, industry and occupation mobility, welfare and social security.

References:

China Net-What are "separation of people and households" and "factual migration"?

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-separation of people and households