本文主要利用１９９７ 年“北京外来工调查研究”课题在北京东城、崇文、朝阳、海淀４ 个城近郊区做的定点问卷调查（ 外来工２３８ 人） 和访谈调查（５０ 人） 及１９９７ 年北京市外来人口普查资料，从社会学、经济学视角研究城市外来工（ 流动民工） 的就业方式和生活交往方式；外来工的内部分层结构及其经济社会地位；外来工的工作、休息及福利待遇状况；外来工在城市就业过程中对城乡经济发展及个人发展的影响 This paper mainly makes use of the questionnaire survey (migrant workers 238 people) and interview survey (50 people) of Beijing Dongcheng, Chongwen, Chaoyang and Haidian in the suburbs of Beijing in 1997, From the perspective of sociology and economics, this paper studies the employment patterns and life style of urban migrant workers (migrant workers); the internal stratification structure of migrant workers and their economic and social status; the work, rest and welfare of migrant workers The status of migrant workers in urban employment in urban and rural economic development and personal development