ABSTRACT
Objective:To study the effect of individual and system characteristics on migrant workers' participation in basic medical insurance for urban employers.Methods:The data of "2014 National Floating Population Dynamic Monitoring Survey" and official documents from 28 provincial capital cities and municipalities directly under the central government were used to analyze the influencing factors of 50 679 migrant workers' participation in medical insurance.Results:The characteristics of human capital,economic characteristics,mobility and access to basic public health services of migrant workers all had significant impacts on their participation in medical insurance;local governments' support for trans-provincial transfer medical insurance,the years of payment could be accumulated while one to one conversion and personal account could be roll-in roll-out were important factors to promote migrant workers to participate in medical insurance,and also helped to attract interprovincial migrant workers.Conclusion:In the system design,the overall level of medical insurance should be improved,and the obstacle to identification of the years of payment and the transfer of personal medical insurance account should be cancelled.