The reasons for the presence of rural immigrants in the city of Yazd and their conditions

The presence of rural immigrants in the city of Yazd is not accidental. This kind of immigration has its own reasons. The writers of this article try to find the reasons for the immigration of villagers to the city of Yazd and the conditions of these immigrants. The statistical population of this research is the villagers who have migrated to the city of Yazd during a period of twenty years from 1976 to 1996. The total number of immigrants is 29102 and the total number of families is 6584. Participants are selected randomly and then the questionnaires have been distributed among them. The statistical analysis has been done by SPSS software. The results of the study show that employment has been the main reason for immigration. In addition to employment, having access to educational and sanitary facilities was also important. Other factors such as having a piece of land, a house, relatives etc. were not so important in the immigration of these villagers.