Abstract

Our research coordinates the analysis of individual mobility differentials with the analysis of population redistribution within and among regions. We will analyze the spatial mobility of the U.S. population and trends in population redistribution over the period 1940-80, based on census and other data. The work will provide comprehensive descriptive information about differentials in mobility propensity for population subgroups, changes over time in these differentials, trends in population redistribution. Discrete choice and hazard models of mobility process will also be developed, allowing inferences concerning changes in the behavioral structure of mobility, and how these relate to aggregate patterns of migration. Initially, our efforts will be divided into two subprojects. One focuses on the mobility choices of individuals, examining the determinants of mobility, integrating the analysis of local and long distance movement. The other examines population redistribution, focusing on aggregate migration statistics for U.S. counties. It applies a new model that more aptly reflects the cumulative impact of individual migrant choices, facilitating explicit hypothesis tests about the role of migrant preferences in aggregate migration, as well as accounting for economic and environmental characteristics of places. Finally, we integrate the two subprojects, developing structures that allow simultaneous estimation of the effects of personal characteristics and the characteristics of locations--those of the origin and potential destinations--on the mobility of individuals and the aggregate redistribution of population.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD018739-03
Application #
3315898
Study Section
Social Sciences and Population Study Section (SSP)
Project Start
1985-07-01
Project End
1987-08-31
Budget Start
1987-07-01
Budget End
1987-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Princeton University
Department
Type
Other Specialized Schools
DUNS #
002484665
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Country
United States
Zip Code
08544