This report presents data from the March 1979 Current Population Survey (CPS) which included questions on respondent’s county and city of residence 4 years earlier. The mobility data obtained by comparing residence in 1975 with that in 1979 show a continuation of the major migration patterns established during the first half of the 1970’s.

Regional migration patterns continued to show net outmigration from the Northeast and the North Central Regions into the South and the West. The data also show a continuation of the trend since 1970 of net outmigration from central cities and a net shift, due to migration, out of metropolitan areas as a whole. These movements are discussed more fully as are the longstanding migration differentials associated with age, education, and other characteristics.

Tables

Table 1. Detailed Mobility, by Sex, Race, and Spanish Origin [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. General Mobility, by Race, Region, and Type of Residence [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Mobility and Region of Residence at Both Dates, By Race [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Detailed Mobility, by Age and Sex [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. General Mobility, by Sex and Single Years of Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. General Mobility, by Region and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Region of Residence at Both Dates, by Age and Race [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Metropolitan Mobility, by Race and Region [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Metropolitan Mobility, by Age, Sex, and Relationships [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Central Mobility, by Age, Sex, and Relationship to Head of Household [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Metropolitan Mobility for Families, by Sex of Family Head and Age; Table 12: Central City Mobility for Families, by Sex of Family Head and Age; Table 13: General Mobility for Families, by Sex of Family Head and Age. [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Metropolitan Mobility for Family Heads, by Age of Head and Ages and Number of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. Central City Mobility for Family Head, by Age of Head and Ages and Number of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. Metropolitan Mobility for Heads of Husbad-Wife Families, by Age of Head, Family Income, and Number of Own Children Uner 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. Central City Mobility for Heads of Husband-Wife Families, by Age of Head, Family, Income, and Number of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. General Mobility for Heads of Husband-Wife Families, by Age of Head, Family Income, and Number of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 19. Metropolitan Mobility for Heads of Husband-Wife Families, by Age of Head and Number of Own Children [<1.0 MB]

Table 20. Central City Mobility for Heads of Husband-Wife Families, by Age of Head and Number of Own Children Under 4 [<1.0 MB]

Table 21. General Mobility for Heads of Husband-Wife Families, by Age of Head and Number of Own Children Under 4 [<1.0 MB]

Table 22. Metropolitan Mobility, by Age, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 23. Centeral City Mobility, by Age, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 24. General Mobility, by Age, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 25. Metropolitan Mobility, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Years of School Completed; 26. Central-city mobility, by race, Spanish origin, and years of school completed. [<1.0 MB]

Table 27. General Mobility, by Age, Sex, Marital Status, and Employment Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 28. Metropolitan Mobility, by Age, Sex, Marital Status, Employment Status, and Major Occupation Group [1.4 MB]

Table 29. Metropolitan Mobility, by Sex, Race, Spanish Origin, Employment Status, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 30. Central City Mobility, by Age, Sex, Employment Status, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 31. Central City Mobility, by Sex, Race, Spanish Origin, Employment Status, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 32. Metropolitan Mobility for Males, by Age, Marital Status , and Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 33. Central Mobility for Males by Age, Marital Status, and Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 34. Metropolitan Mobility for Family Heads, by Race, Age, Sex, and Recipt of Public Assistance [<1.0 MB]

Table 35. Detailed Mobility for Family Heads, by Sex, Race, Region, and Receipt of Public Assistance. [<1.0 MB]

Table 36. Metropolitan Mobility, by Age, Race, Family Status, Region, and Poverty Status. [2.4 MB]

Table 37. Nonmovers and Movers to SMSA's, by Size of SMSA and Selected Characteristics. [<1.0 MB]

Table 38. Movers from SMSA's, by Size of SMSA and Selected Characteristics. [<1.0 MB]

Table 39. Detailed Mobility, Inmigrants, and Outmigrants, by Region and Race. [<1.0 MB]

Others in Series

Publication

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1978

September 1979

Less than half of the civilian noninstitutional population of voting age actually voted in the November 1978 Congressional election.

Publication

Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1979

February 1980

Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1979 CPS.

Publication

Internal Migration and Mobilty in the U.S. : March 1949 to March 1950

1951

This report identifies and explains internal migration in the United States during March 1949 to 1950.

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