This report provides detailed statistics on the geographic mobility of Americans, based upon data collected in March 1991 Current Population Survey (CPS). Mobility status is determined by asking respondents if they were living in the same residence (house or apartment) one year earlier; for persons who changed residence, additional questions are asked to identify county and city of residence one year earlier. This enables classification of moved into within-county and between-county moves as well as classing movement according to metropolitan and nonmetropolitan origins and destinations.

The CPS is adjusted to updated independent estimates of the population based on data from decennial censuses. The estimates for 1991 in this report are inflated to national population controls by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin. The population controls are based on results of the 1980 census carried forward to 1991. The estimates in this report, therefore, may differ from estimates that would have been obtained using 1990 census results brought forward to the survey date. Population controls incorporating 1990 census results will be used for survey estimation beginning in 1993.

Tables

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

Table 2. General Mobility, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age Table 2 [PDF - 1.3M] General Mobility, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [1.3 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 Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. General Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Region, Age, and Years of School Completed [1.1 MB]

Table 6. General Mobility of Persons 16 Years and Over, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Labor Force Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group Table 7 [PDF - 1.1M] General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group Table 7 [PDF - 1.1M] Gene [1.1 MB]

Table 8. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Industry Group [1.3 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 [1.6 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 Years of School Completed and Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Movers Within and Between States, for Regions, by Selected Characteristics [2.3 MB]

Table 19. Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration for Regions, by Selected Characteristics Table 19 [PDF - 1.9M] Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration for Regions, by Selected Characteristics [1.9 MB]

Table 20. Migration Flows Between Regions, by Selected Characteristics Table 20 [PDF - 1.8M] Migration Flows Between Regions, by Selected Characteristics [1.7 MB]

Table 21. Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration For Regions, Divisions, and States Table 21 [PDF - 245K] 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 [2.6 MB]

Table 27. Detailed Mobility, by Region and Age [1.1 MB]

Table 28. Detailed Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Age, and Years of School Completed [1.8 MB]

Table 29. Detailed Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Region, Age, and Years of School Completed [2.2 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 Table 31 [PDF - 2.1M] Detailed Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group [2.0 MB]

Table 32. Detailed Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Industry Group [2.0 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 [1.6 MB]

Table 35. Detailed Mobility of Family Householders, by Type of Household, Age of Householder, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [1.1 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 1987 to March 1990

December 1991

This report identifies and explains key factors that affected the mobility of the population of the United States during March 1987 to 1990.

Publication

Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1991

April 1992

Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1991 CPS.

Publication

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1992

April 1993

According to results from the November 1992 CPS, 61 percent of the voting-age population reported that they voted in the 1992 general election.

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