This report provides detailed statistics on the geographic mobility of Americans for the three 12-month periods between March 1987 and March 1990. The data were collected in the March Current Population Surveys (CPS) of 1988, 1989 and 1990. 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.

The mobility data for March 1988 and later years reflect a new computer processing system. The processing system was rewritten to incorporate new imputation and weighting procedures as well as some other changes; the new system is discussed more fully in Current Population Report, Series P-60, No. 166, Money Income and Poverty Status in the United States: 1988. The new processing system affected some of the mobility estimates but did not have any statistically significant impact on the number or rate of movers.

The tables in this report have been redesigned and expanded since the last mobility report. The new table package is included in its entirety for March 1989-90 data, whereas a selection of tables are shown for March 1988-89 and March 1987-88.

Tables

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

Table 2. General Mobility, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [1.4 MB]

Table 3. General Mobility, by Region and Age Table 3 [PDF - 625K] 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 Table 4 [PDF - 1.0M] 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 [1.2 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 - 1.2M] General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group [1.2 MB]

Table 8. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Industry Group [1.4 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 Table 11 [PDF - 256K] General Mobility of Family Householders, by Type of Household, Age of Householder, and Pres [<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 Table 12 [PDF - 234K] General Mobility of Family Householders, by Race and Hisp [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. General Mobility of Householders, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Household Income Table 13 [PDF - 526K] General Mobility of Householders, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Household Income Table 13 [PDF - 526K] Genera [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. General Mobility of Householders, by Age, and Household Income Table 14 [PDF - 260K] General Mobility of Householders, by Age, and Household Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. General Mobility of Householders, by Region, Tenure, and Household Income [<1.0 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 [<1.0 MB]

Table 19. Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration for Regions, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 20. Migration Flows Between Regions, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 21. 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 [<1.0 MB]

Table 25. Detailed Mobility, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 26. Detailed Mobility, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [1.0 MB]

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

Table 2. General Mobility, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [1.4 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 [1.2 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 [1.2 MB]

Table 8. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Industry Group [1.4 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]

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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1990

October 1991

Results from the November 1990 supplement to the CPS show that 45 percent of persons 18 years old and over voted in the 1990 Congressional elections.

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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.

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