General Social Survey, 1998

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MOBILE16 When you were 16 years old, were you living in this same (city/town/county)?   1) Same state, same city   2) Same state, different city   3) Different state   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Same state, same city	1101	38.9%	38.9%	-1
Same state, different city	728	25.7%	64.6%	0
Different state	988	34.9%	99.5%	1
No answer	15	.5%	100%	7.01

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religious preference Marital status Age Education Family income Region Political party

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Same state, same city	39.2% 483	38.6% 618	38.9% 1101
Same state, different city	25.4% 313	25.9% 415	25.7% 728
Different state	34.8% 429	34.9% 559	34.9% 988
No answer	0.6% 7	0.5% 8	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 1232	100.0% 1600	2832

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Same state, same city	37.5% 840	49.5% 198	33.0% 63	38.9% 1101
Same state, different city	27.0% 606	20.3% 81	21.5% 41	25.7% 728
Different state	35.1% 787	29.0% 116	44.5% 85	34.9% 988
No answer	0.4% 8	1.3% 5	1.0% 2	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 2241	100.0% 400	100.0% 191	2832

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Same state, same city	39.8% 607	42.6% 300	20.0% 10	36.4% 144	25.5% 40	38.9% 1101
Same state, different city	26.6% 406	22.7% 160	18.0% 9	26.3% 104	31.2% 49	25.7% 728
Different state	32.9% 502	34.3% 242	62.0% 31	36.6% 145	43.3% 68	34.9% 988
No answer	0.6% 9	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 1524	100.0% 705	100.0% 50	100.0% 396	100.0% 157	2832

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Widowed/Divorced/Separated	TOTAL
Same state, same city	48.6% 322	34.0% 457	39.2% 322	38.9% 1101
Same state, different city	22.5% 149	27.4% 369	25.5% 210	25.7% 728
Different state	28.1% 186	38.1% 513	35.0% 288	34.9% 987
No answer	0.9% 6	0.5% 7	0.2% 2	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 663	100.0% 1346	100.0% 822	2831

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years	30-39 years	40-49 years	50-64 years	More than 65 years	TOTAL
Same state, same city	50.8% 273	39.6% 272	33.3% 193	34.1% 186	37.0% 177	38.9% 1101
Same state, different city	22.9% 123	26.3% 181	28.6% 166	24.2% 132	25.7% 123	25.6% 725
Different state	25.9% 139	33.3% 229	37.4% 217	41.5% 226	36.7% 176	34.9% 987
No answer	0.4% 2	0.7% 5	0.7% 4	0.2% 1	0.6% 3	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 537	100.0% 687	100.0% 580	100.0% 545	100.0% 479	2828

Education (I-EDUCATIO)

	Less than high school	High school	4 years college	More than 4 years college	TOTAL
Same state, same city	47.5% 76	48.0% 565	33.4% 393	20.3% 62	38.9% 1096
Same state, different city	23.8% 38	25.3% 298	26.3% 310	26.6% 81	25.8% 727
Different state	28.8% 46	26.2% 308	39.6% 466	53.1% 162	34.8% 982
No answer	0.0% 0	0.5% 6	0.8% 9	0.0% 0	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 1177	100.0% 1178	100.0% 305	2820

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	LT $10,000	$10K-24999	$25,000+	Ref/DK	TOTAL
Same state, same city	44.3% 132	42.9% 265	35.7% 567	41.6% 137	38.9% 1101
Same state, different city	25.8% 77	24.3% 150	26.8% 426	22.8% 75	25.7% 728
Different state	29.5% 88	32.4% 200	36.9% 585	35.0% 115	34.9% 988
No answer	0.3% 1	0.5% 3	0.6% 9	0.6% 2	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 298	100.0% 618	100.0% 1587	100.0% 329	2832

Region (I-REGION)

	New England	North Central	MD/S Atlantic	South Central	Mtn/Pacific	TOTAL
Same state, same city	45.4% 64	43.1% 300	40.2% 386	41.3% 202	27.3% 149	38.9% 1101
Same state, different city	27.7% 39	29.2% 203	21.0% 202	29.2% 143	25.8% 141	25.7% 728
Different state	27.0% 38	27.2% 189	38.1% 366	29.0% 142	46.3% 253	34.9% 988
No answer	0.0% 0	0.6% 4	0.6% 6	0.4% 2	0.5% 3	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 696	100.0% 960	100.0% 489	100.0% 546	2832

Political party (I-POLPART)

	Democrat	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Same state, same city	41.6% 548	35.3% 341	38.5% 208	38.9% 1097
Same state, different city	23.9% 315	28.7% 278	25.0% 135	25.8% 728
Different state	34.1% 449	35.4% 342	35.6% 192	34.8% 983
No answer	0.3% 4	0.6% 6	0.9% 5	0.5% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 1316	100.0% 967	100.0% 540	2823