America is an extremely mobile nation. Every year, millions of people in the United States pack up and move to a different home. Two often-asked questions about this mobility are the time of the year when most moves occur—seasonality of moves—and the length of time that people stay in one place—duration of residence. This report, using data collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation, gives us a look at these two topics.

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PUBLICATION | AUGUST 01, 1998

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Health Insurance, 1993 to 1995

This report uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine the growing number of Americans who lack health insurance.

PUBLICATION | JULY 1998

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Income, 1993 to 1994

This report uses data from SIPP to examine one measure of economic well–being, the income–to–poverty ratio.

PUBLICATION | JUNE 1999

Extended Measures of Well-Being: Meeting Basic Needs, 1995

This report presents the findings on questions related to basic needs, food sufficiency, and income adequacy in October 1995 through January 1996.

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