The social integration of the floating population from other places and the local population is the foundation for building a harmonious urban society. The housing and community choices of the floating population not only relate to their immediate welfare, but also are an important manifestation of their degree of social integration. Based on the data from the 2014 China Migrant Population Dynamic Monitoring, this article constructs a multi - dimensional synthetic social integration index and uses a simultaneous equation model that overcomes endogeneity bias to analyze the impact of social integration on the residential choice behavior of the floating population. The study finds that the impact of social integration on the residential choices of the floating population is significant, that is, better social integration will increase the probability of the floating population owning their own housing, increase the probability of the floating population living in formal communities or increase their housing consumption level. The research results can provide a basis for improving the social integration of the floating population, optimizing the spatial allocation of residential resources and guiding the reasonable residential choices of the floating population.
外来流动人口与本地人口的社会融合是构建城市和谐社会的根基。流动人口的住房与社区选择不仅关系切身福利,也是其社会融合程度的重要体现。文章基于2014年中国流动人口动态监测数据,通过构建多维度合成的社会融合指标,采用克服内生性偏误的联立方程模型,分析了社会融合对流动人口居住选择行为的影响。研究发现,社会融合对流动人口的居住选择的影响显著,即更好的社会融合会增加流动人口住房自有的概率、提高流动人口居住在正规社区的概率或增加其住房消费水平。研究结果可为改善流动人口的社会融合、优化居住资源的空间配置以及引导流动人口合理的居住选择提供依据。