Same Metropolitan Statistical Area - B07201004 - Geographical Mobility in the Past Year for Current Residence--Metropolitan Statistical Area Level in the United States - American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11) - Survey ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2011 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey 2011 (ACS11)

Table:

B07201. Geographical Mobility in the Past Year for Current Residence--Metropolitan Statistical Area Level in the United States [14]

Universe: Universe: Population 1 year and Over living in a Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States

Variable Details

B07201.	Geographical Mobility in the Past Year for Current Residence--Metropolitan Statistical Area Level in the United States
	Universe: Universe: Population 1 year and Over living in a Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States
	B07201001Universe: Population 1 year and Over living in a Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States B07201003 Different House in United States 1 Year Ago B07201004 Same Metropolitan Statistical Area Percent base: Population 1 Year and Over Living in a Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States (ACS11:B07201001) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2011 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2011-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Residence 1 Year Ago -> Residence-1-Year-Ago-based Geography

Residence-1-Year-Ago-based Geography

The characteristics of movers may be shown using either current residence-based or previous residence-based geography. If you are interested in the number and characteristics of movers living in a specific area, you should use the standard (residence-based) tables. If you are interested in the number and characteristics of movers who previous residence was in a specific area, you should use the residence-1-year-ago-based tables. Because residence-1-year-ago information for movers cannot always be specified below the place level, the previous residence-based tables are presented only for selected geographic areas.

Residence 1 year ago is used to assess the residential stability and the effects of migration in both urban and rural areas. This item provides information on the mobility of our population. Knowing the number and characteristics of movers is essential for federal programs dealing with employment, housing, education, and the elderly. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs develops its mandated projection of the need for hospitals and other veteran benefits for each state with migration data about veterans. The Census Bureau develops state age and sex estimates and small-area population projections based on data about residence 1 year ago.