Factors Influencing Willingness to Move: An Examination of Nonmetropolitan Residents.

Swanson, Louis E., Jr.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ218297

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Publication Date: 1979

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Factors Influencing Willingness to Move: An Examination of Nonmetropolitan Residents.

Swanson, Louis E., Jr.; And Others

Rural Sociology, v44 n4 p719-35 Win 1979

Examining relationships between social restraints and economic incentives on individuals' willingness to move, special attention was given to labor force participation relative to social factors. Regression Analysis found age and community tenure correlated negatively with willingness to move; people who were employed or not yet retired showed greater willingness to relocate. (DS)

Descriptors: Age, Labor Force, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Migration, Mobility, Occupational Mobility, Older Adults, Relocation, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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