Study title
Urban Residential Mobility Study
Creator
Rossi, Peter H. (Bureau of Applied Social Research, Columbia University, New York )
Study number / PID
ZA0170, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)
Data access
Information not available
Abstract
Reasons for the geographic mobility of the American population.
Topics: Search for information and decision-making process before
moving; description of previous residence; general attitude to moving;
number and distance of previous moves; neighborhood; social ties; local
ties and satisfaction with residential area; extent to which informed
about government support for housing construction; attitude to house
ownership; self-assessment of social class and assumed social class of
neighbors; departures determined in the neighborhood; social origins;
membership in organizations and clubs; rent costs; shopping habits.
Demography: age (classified); family composition; number of children;
occupation; employment; size of household; composition of household;
social origins; media usage.
Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; presence
of other persons; judgement on building and residence furnishings.