TY  - JOUR
A1  - Clark, William A.V.
A1  - Davies Withers, Suzanne
T1  - Family migration and mobility sequences in the United States: Spatial mobility in the context of the life course
Y1  - 2007/12/20
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 591
EP  - 622
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2007.17.20
VL  - S6
IS  - 20
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/6/20/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/6/20/s6-20.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/6/20/s6-20.pdf
N2  - Significant changes in family composition in the past quarter-century raise important questions about life-course outcomes embedded in these family changes, especially in relation to the migratory and mobility patterns of individuals and families. The classic distinction between long-distance/employment and short-distance/housing-related moves may be eroding. Patterns of movement appear much less dichotomous and more diverse as family structures become more diverse. 

Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics this study shows that the previous research, which suggested relatively simple links between long-distance and short-distance moves, is an over-simplification. Moreover, there is much more unintended movement at both migratory and mobility scales suggesting the economic models of employment migration may be missing important family dynamics in the migration mobility process.

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