Migration

Stanley K. Smith, Jeff Tayman and David A. Swanson
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Stanley K. Smith: University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Jeff Tayman: University of California-San Diego, Economics Department
David A. Swanson: University of California Riverside, Department of Sociology

Chapter Chapter 6 in A Practitioner's Guide to State and Local Population Projections, 2013, pp 103-153 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The United States is a nation of movers. In a typical year, about 15% of the U.S. population moves to a different place of residence. Moving rates vary considerably from place to place and change over time, however, making it difficult to forecast migration accurately. In this chapter, we discuss a variety of concepts, measures, and definitions of mobility and migration. We describe data sources that can be used to collect migration information and describe some of the basic methods for measuring migration. To set the stage for developing assumptions regarding future migration patterns, we consider the determinants of migration and some of the characteristics of migrants. We then describe the data and techniques that can be used to project future migration flows, focusing on issues with particular importance for states and local areas. We pay special attention to the migration data collected in American Community Survey and close with an assessment of the impact of migration on population projections.

Keywords: Migration Rate; Census Bureau; American Community Survey; Migration Data; Decennial Census (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7551-0_6

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