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.

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 Relationship to Householder [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Central-City Mobility, by Age, Sex, and Relationships to Householder [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Metropolitan Mobility of Families, by Type of Family Household and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Central-City Mobility of Families, by Type of Family Household and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. General Mobility of Families, by Type of Family Household and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Metropolitan Mobility of Family Households, by Age of Householder and Ages and Number of Own Children [<1.0 MB]

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

Table 16. Metropolitan Mobility of Married-Couple Family Householders, by Age of Householder, Fammily Income, and Number of [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. Centeral-City Mobility of Married-Couple Family Householders, by Age of Householder, Family Income, and Number of Own Children [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. General Mobility of Married-Couple Family Householders, by Age of Householder, Family Income, and Number of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 19. Metropolitan Mobility of Married-Couple Family Householders, by Age of Householder and Number of Own Children Under 6 [<1.0 MB]

Table 20. Central-City Mobility of Married-Couple Family Householders, by Age of Householder and Number of Own Children Under 6 [<1.0 MB]

Table 21. General Mobility of Married-Couple Family Householders, by Age of Householder and Number of Own Children Under 6 [<1.0 MB]

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

Table 23. Central-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; Table 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 Employemt 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, by Sex, Age, Marital Status, and Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 33. Central-City Mobility, by Sex, Age, Marital Status, and Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 34. Metropolitan Mobility of Family Householders, by Race, Age, Region, and Receipt of Public Assistance [1.1 MB]

Table 35. Detailed Mobility of Family Householders, by 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]

Table 40. Movers Within and Between States, and Inmigrants and Outmigrants for Each Region, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 41. nterregional Migrants, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 42. Mobility for interregional migrants, by race; Table 43. General mobility, by race and metropolitan mobility [<1.0 MB]

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