Relocating Americans’ Voice

Relocating Americans' Voice What Makes a Place Your Home? 18% 22% Where lived the longest Where live now 26% 15% Where born or raised Where family comes from where went to high school 15% Other/DK /Refused For Many Movers, Home Is Someplace Else 38% 32% 29% Somewhere else Where I now live and Where I now somewhere else live Where's Home? Movers Are Torn AGE GENDER Where live now 50-64 18-29 30-49 65+ Where live now 30% 27% 22% 31% 27% 33% Another place Another place 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 35% 140% 55% 34% 37% 29% Do You Want to Go bemum Home Again? Someplace Current else Somewhere Else 7% Neither/DK-ref. 43% 13% 60% Neither/DK-ref. 28% Prefer to stay here 51% Prefer to stay here Would like to return Would like to return Which Country Do Immigrants Consider Home? Years lived in the U.S. 33% Less than 20 years 3% 14% 8% 62% 20 years or more 76% The United States The country where you were born Both equally(VOL.) Magnet & Sticky States 86.4%. Mevada 70.8%70.1% Alaska 69.6 66.0 Georgia 66.1 Florida 7,5.8 Texas Florida 48.7% Nevada 28.2% Alaska 65.1 54.0% Ohiy Utah 55.3 44.3%, orga 38.2%36.5% Utah Maine Lowa Maine 25.8% 25.2% Lowa Ohio25.2% Texas Magnet States Sticky States Multiple Movers and Their Characteristics These multiple movers account for Half of multiple movers (51%) 36% of Americans who have lived say job or business opportunities in more than one state and 15% of are a major reason they moved to their current community. adult Americans. Most of them (56%) say they are somewhat or very involved in local community or neighborhood activities, compared with just under half (47%) of hometown residents. Most of them have adult children (57%), Recent vs. Earlier Movers 5 Years or less East Midwest 32%28% South West 34%34% 5 Years or less 20+ Years 18-29 20+ Years East Midwest 35%40% 50-64 5% 49% 30-49 65+ South 28%30% 23% 57% West Age Area Who Might Move in Five Years? Very/Somewhat likely Not too/Not at all likely 18-29 65% 30-49 37% 50-64 34% 65+ 19% 34% 62% 65% 79% Urban 45% Suburban 46% Small town 36% Rural 26% 53% 54% 63% 73% 68% 49% Married 32% Unmarried 48% Sources Presented By redline PewInternet Pen ita Aean rot MOVING&STORAGE Felocation with prien F lea http://pewinternet.org/ www.redlinemovers.com