Table 1. Interrelationships between cumulative frequency of geographic relocation (CFGR) and the demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, social support, and residential environmental satisfaction of the study participants.

Parameters	n (%)	Total CFGR		CFGR (Before age 18 years)				CFGR (Age 18 to 5 years ago)				CFGR (During the most recent 5 years)
		M ± SD	P	0 (%)	1–2 (%)	≥3 (%)	P	0 (%)	1–2 (%)	≥3 (%)	P	0 (%)	≥1 (%)	P
		Sex
		Male	1409 (49.7%)	2.84 ± 3.05	0.148	52.1	32.8	15.0	0.129	30.6	43.3	26.1	<0.001	88.8	11.2	0.057
Female	1425 (50.3%)	3.01 ± 2.48		56.0	30.0	14.0		8.3	64.3	27.4		91.0	9.0
Age, yrs
40–44	707 (25.0%)	2.93 ± 2.72	0.008	43.8	37.9	18.3	<0.001	24.7	55.0	19.7	<0.001	89.3	10.7	0.001
45–49	723 (25.0%)	2.62 ± 2.51		55.1	32.9	11.9		21.4	54.5	24.1		86.6	13.4
50–54	700 (24.7%)	2.97 ± 2.87		57.6	27.8	14.7		19.0	51.1	29.8		91.9	8.1
55–60	705 (24.8%)	3.12 ± 2.86		61.0	26.0	13.0		12.2	54.6	33.2		92.5	7.5
Education level
Low	1099 (38.8%)	2.73 ± 2.77	<0.001	65.1	22.0	12.9	<0.001	20.6	50.7	28.8	<0.001	91.8	8.2	0.001
Medium	941 (33.2%)	2.70 ± 2.54		52.5	34.1	13.4		21.3	57.4	21.2		90.4	9.6
High	794 (28.0%)	3.44 ± 3.01		41.4	40.8	18.0		15.7	54.0	30.3		86.8	13.2
Marital status
Married	2447 (87.1%)	2.87 ± 2.68	<0.001	55.3	30.8	13.8	<0.001	17.3	56.5	26.2	<0.001	90.9	9.4	0.006
Unmarried	168 (6.0%)	2.52 ± 2.76		40.9	43.5	15.6		46.4	34.3	19.3		86.2	13.8
Separated	87 (3.1%)	4.83 ± 4.54		46.3	26.3	27.5		25.6	24.4	50.0		80.5	19.5
Other	109 (3.9%)	3.46 ± 2.57		49.5	30.1	20.4		13.2	50.0	36.8		89.0	11.0
Household income (NTD)
0–20 000	257 (10.2%)	2.76 ± 2.96	0.028	62.5	21.3	16.3	<0.001	31.0	45.2	23.8	<0.001	86.7	13.3	0.007
20 000–60 000	1310 (52.2%)	2.88 ± 2.89		55.3	30.0	14.7		18.8	56.0	25.3		91.6	8.4
60 000–100 000	595 (23.7%)	3.00 ± 2.63		48.1	35.9	16.0		17.0	55.2	27.8		87.2	12.8
≥100 000	346 (13.8%)	3.37 ± 2.72		46.4	39.8	13.8		14.4	49.6	36.0		88.2	11.8
Employment
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Animal husbandry	102 (3.6%)	1.23 ± 1.89	<0.001	78.0	17.0	5.0	<0.001	52.5	40.4	7.1	<0.001	96.1	3.9	<0.001
Unemployed individuals not searching for work	70 (2.5%)	2.96 ± 3.76		58.5	24.6	16.9		29.0	42.0	29.0		95.7	4.3
Unemployed individuals searching for work	106 (3.8%)	2.90 ± 3.05		53.5	28.3	18.2		30.1	40.8	29.1		94.3	5.7
Retired/disabled	139 (4.9%)	3.52 ± 3.05		52.0	24.0	24.0		16.8	48.9	34.3		87.8	12.2
Technicians and related occupations	445 (15.8%)	2.88 ± 2.33		47.3	35.9	16.8		18.7	57.3	24.0		85.1	14.9
Non-technicians and laborers	244 (8.7%)	2.45 ± 2.20		61.9	28.0	10.2		22.3	55.4	22.3		92.2	7.8
Administrative staff or service workers	392 (13.9%)	2.86 ± 2.45		55.6	33.2	11.2		25.3	45.0	29.7		91.8	8.2
Unpaid family workers	638 (22.7%)	2.82 ± 2.91		61.5	25.4	13.1		6.9	66.1	27.0		92.1	7.9
Professionals	678 (24.1%)	3.35 ± 3.17		44.6	38.6	16.8		20.0	51.1	28.9		87.6	12.4
Social network support
Positive relations with extended family
Good	2443 (90.0)	2.79 ± 2.56	<0.001	55.4	31.4	13.2	<0.001	19.4	54.8	25.8	0.037	90.3	9.7	0.089
Poor	270 (10.0)	3.92 ± 4.12		42.3	33.8	23.8		18.7	48.3	33.0		87.0	13.0
Positive relations with friends
Good	2462 (89.9)	2.87 ± 2.67	0.005	54.5	31.5	14.0	0.050	19.2	54.3	26.5	0.421	89.8	10.2	0.823
Poor	277 (10.1)	3.37 ± 3.60		48.5	32.4	19.1		20.9	50.2	28.9		90.3	9.7
Satisfaction with residential environment in past and current living places
Poor → Poor	136 (4.8)	3.65 ± 2.76	<0.001	36.7	43.0	19.4	0.021	14.0	49.5	36.6	<0.001	87.2	12.8	0.018
Good → Poor	198 (7.0)	3.27 ± 3.20		45.8	33.8	20.4		17.6	61.5	20.9		87.1	12.9
Poor → Good	432 (15.2)	3.83 ± 2.81		45.9	34.4	19.7		7.0	56.7	36.4		84.9	15.1
Good → Good	2068 (73.0)	3.07 ± 2.67		50.9	34.7	14.4		11.1	60.9	28.0		90.2	9.8

NTD, new Taiwan dollars (1 US dollar ≈ 31 NTD).