This report provides detailed statistics on the geographical mobility of Americans based on data collected in the March 1993 Current Population Survey (CPS). Mobility status is determined by asking respondents whether or not they lived in the same house or apartment 1 year earlier. Those who did not (movers) are asked the name of the State, county and place (city or town) where they lived in March of 1992. The answers were then compared to the respondent's current location. Residential changes are first categorized as mover within the same county, between counties in the same State, and between States; movers may be classified by the metropolitan status of both locations. Categories include whether the move was within or between metroplolitan areas; within or between central cities or the remainder of a metropolitan area (commomnly called the suburbs); or from a metropolitan area to a nonmetropolitan part of the country.

Tables

Table 1. General Mobility, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. General Mobility, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [2.1 MB]

Table 3. General Mobility, by Region and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. General Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Age, and Educational Attainment [1.0 MB]

Table 5. General Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Region, Age, and Educational Attainment [1.2 MB]

Table 6. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group [1.2 MB]

Table 8. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Industry Group [1.4 MB]

Table 9. General Mobility, by Household and Family Status, Region, and Race and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. General Mobility of Persons in Households, by Sex, Age, and Relationship to Householder [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. General Mobility of Family Householders, by Type of Household, Age of Householder, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. General Mobility of Family Householders, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder, Type of Household, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. General Mobility of Householders, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Household Income [1.3 MB]

Table 14. General Mobility of Householders, by Age, and Household Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. General Mobility of Householders, by Region, Tenure, and Household Income [1.7 MB]

Table 16. General Mobility of Persons 15 Years and Over, by Age and Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. General Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Educational Attainment and Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Movers Within and Between States, for Regions, by Selected Characteristics [2.4 MB]

Table 19. Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration for Regions, by Selected Characteristics [2.0 MB]

Table 20. Migration Flows Between Regions, by Selected Characteristics [1.8 MB]

Table 21. Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration For Regions, Divisions, and States [<1.0 MB]

Table 22. Size and Type of Area at Both Dates, by Race and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]

Table 23. Inmigration, Outmigration and Net Migration for Metropolitan Statistical Areas [<1.0 MB]

Table 24. Mobility and Region of Residence, by Race and Hispanic Origin [1.1 MB]

Table 25. Detailed Mobility, by Selected Characteristics [1.5 MB]

Table 26. Detailed Mobility, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [2.7 MB]

Table 27. Detailed Mobility, by Region and Age [1.2 MB]

Table 28. Detailed Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Age, and Educational Attainment [1.9 MB]

Table 29. Detailed Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Region, Age, and Educational Attainment [2.3 MB]

Table 30. Detailed Mobility of Persons 16 Years and Over, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Labor Force Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 31. Detailed Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group [2.1 MB]

Table 32. Detailed Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Industry Group [2.1 MB]

Table 33. Detailed Mobility, by Household and Family Status, Region, and Race and Hispanic Origin [1.9 MB]

Table 34. Detailed Mobility For Persons in Households, by Sex, Age, and Relationship to Householder [1.7 MB]

Table 35. Detailed Mobility of Family Householders, by Type of Household, Age of Householder, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [1.2 MB]

Table 36. Detailed Mobility of Family Householders, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder, Type of Household, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [1.1 MB]

Others in Series

Publication

Geographical Mobility: March 1991 to March 1992

November 1993

This report identifies and explains key factors that affected the mobility of the population of the United States during March 1991 to 1992.

Publication

Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1993

May 1994

Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1993 CPS.

Publication

Fertility of American Women: June 1994

August 1995

This report provides detailed statistics on fertility and socioeconomic characteristics of American women 15 to 44 years old.

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