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Decisions to move and decisions to stay: life course events and mobility outcomes

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  • William A. V. Clark
  • William Lisowski

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The decision to move is preceded by thinking about moving and then planning the move. Previous work has used varying measures of the intention to move to estimate models of what lies underneath the intention to move. That work has shown how family contexts, life course events, and economic resources play roles in forming the intention to move. This paper extends previous research in four ways. We use logistic regression models of moves conditional on an intention to move, we include measures of family structure specifically in the model, we estimate the role of satisfaction in the decision to move or stay, given an intention to move and we use a eleven-year panel data-set rather than cross-sectional data as in many studies. We confirm some of the findings of previous studies including the strong effects for life course events, but neither education nor income are predictors. We also show the role of a strong intention to move in the model. There are modest effects of higher levels of satisfaction with housing and community for those who did not intend to move. It is important to emphasize that this study while confirming some of the previous results reiterates that we need replication to complete and extend our understanding of these social processes.

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  • William A. V. Clark & William Lisowski, 2017. "Decisions to move and decisions to stay: life course events and mobility outcomes," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(5), pages 547-565, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:32:y:2017:i:5:p:547-565
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2016.1210100
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