WEIGHTED BASED UPON DISTRIBUTION OF OWNERS & RENTERS AND DISREGARDING "NOT REPORTED" |
Main Reason for Choice of Present Neighborhood |
Convenient to job |
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17.9% |
Convenient to friends or relatives |
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14.2% |
Convenient to leisure activities |
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2.8% |
Convenient to public transportation |
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0.9% |
Good schools |
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7.4% |
Other public services |
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1.0% |
Looks/design of neighborhood |
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17.5% |
House was most important consideration |
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20.5% |
Other |
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17.7% |
Total |
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100.0% |
Actual Unweighted Data
MOVED DURING LAST YEAR |
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Main Reason for Choice of Present Neighborhood |
All |
Share |
Owner Occupied |
Share |
Renter |
Share |
Convenient to job |
3,754,000 |
22.0% |
744,000 |
13.0% |
3,010,000 |
26.6% |
Convenient to friends or relatives |
2,511,000 |
14.7% |
734,000 |
12.8% |
1,777,000 |
15.7% |
Convenient to leisure activities |
411,000 |
2.4% |
173,000 |
3.0% |
238,000 |
2.1% |
Convenient to public transportation |
214,000 |
1.3% |
29,000 |
0.5% |
185,000 |
1.6% |
Good schools |
1,171,000 |
6.9% |
421,000 |
7.4% |
751,000 |
6.6% |
Other public services |
216,000 |
1.3% |
41,000 |
0.7% |
175,000 |
1.5% |
Looks/design of neighborhood |
2,464,000 |
14.5% |
1,102,000 |
19.2% |
1,362,000 |
12.0% |
House was most important consideration |
2,615,000 |
15.3% |
1,377,000 |
24.1% |
1,238,000 |
10.9% |
Other |
3,161,000 |
18.5% |
907,000 |
15.8% |
2,254,000 |
19.9% |
Not reported |
529,000 |
3.1% |
197,000 |
3.4% |
332,000 |
2.9% |
Total |
17,046,000 |
100.0% |
5,725,000 |
100.0% |
11,322,000 |
100.0% |
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Source: American Housing Survey 2001 |
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http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/ahs/nationaldata.html |
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