Table 6.

Change in U.S. and Britain Amenities Associated with Mobility across States or Regions, by Age

American individuals who move states
Change in	January temperature		Annual rainfall		Hours of January sunlight
	coeff	t	coeff	t	coeff	t
50–59	2.679	2.80	1.149	1.43	8.860	2.81
60–69	6.526	6.18	3.057	3.41	16.704	4.78
70–79	1.140	0.76	−0.947	0.74	9.098	1.84
80+	−1.345	0.60	−1.293	0.68	−0.798	0.11
1991–2005	−0.040	0.04	1.098	1.17	−6.790	1.86

British individuals who move regions
Change in	January temperature		Annual rainfall		Hours of January sunlight
	coeff	t	coeff	t	coeff	t
50–59	−0.094	−0.989	3.743	3.473	−1.541	−3.564
60–69	0.082	0.741	1.881	1.503	−0.483	−0.962
70–79	0.203	1.419	−1.990	−1.221	1.417	2.168
80+	−0.259	−1.150	−7.177	−2.798	1.615	1.569

Note: This table shows the estimated change in each location specific amenity associated with moves that are across states in the United States or across regions in Britain. The data used are the PSID for years 1969–2005 and the BHPS for years 1991–2007. The coefficients in each column are from separate models of each amenity with age bands as explanatory variables and the constant term suppressed. The American model adds a dummy for years 1991–2005 to make test whether there were significant time trends which there are not.