Migration, or geographical mobility, is an important component of demographic change. It has a major impact on population distribution as people move between cities and suburbs, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, States, and regions. It is important to know the characteristics of these movers–age, race, sex, occupation, income, education, and marital status–in order to assess the impact that migration may have on the areas of origin and destination.
The mobility data in this report are estimates from the March 1981 Current Population Survey (CPS). They were derived by comparing the location of each respondent's residence in 1980 with their current residence in 1981. For comparative purposes, the text also includes some mobility data from the 1961, 1971, and 1976 surveys.
PUBLICATION | APRIL 1982
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1982
According to official counts, 86.5 million Americans voted in the November 1980 Presidential elections.
PUBLICATION | JUNE 1982
Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1981
Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1981 CPS.
PUBLICATION | MAY 1983
Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1982
Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1982 CPS.