Table 1.
Unweighted sample frequencies and relative shares mentioning each motive: Migration ≥40 km
| Sample n | Employment | Education | Family | Area | Housing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motive mentioned | 1,574 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| Age | ||||||
| 16–24 | 645 | 0.27 | 0.52 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 25–34 | 342 | 0.50 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| 35–49 | 235 | 0.37 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| 50–64 | 218 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.29 | 0.17 |
| 65+ | 134 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 899 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| Male | 675 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 415 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.14 |
| Cohabiting couple | 159 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| Separated/divorced | 125 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.51 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| Widowed | 58 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Single and never married | 817 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Lives with own child | ||||||
| No | 1,350 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Yes | 224 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Housing tenure | ||||||
| Homeowner | 854 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| Private renting | 581 | 0.42 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| Social renting | 139 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Low—≤GCSE | 391 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.19 | 0.12 |
| Middle—post‐secondary | 570 | 0.20 | 0.49 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| High—≥BA degree | 613 | 0.48 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed (inc. maternity) | 655 | 0.42 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| Self employed | 74 | 0.42 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.16 |
| Full‐time student | 453 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Nonemployed | 182 | 0.36 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| Retired, long‐term sick/disabled | 210 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.26 | 0.19 |
| White British | ||||||
| No | 301 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| Yes | 1,273 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| Long‐standing health issues | ||||||
| No | 1,168 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Yes | 406 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Migration direction | ||||||
| Core to core | 70 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Elsewhere to core | 303 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Core to elsewhere | 235 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Migration between noncore districts | 966 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
Source: University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research, NatCen Social Research, Kantar Public. (2018). Understanding Society: Waves 1–7, 2009–2016 and Harmonised BHPS: Waves 1–18, 1991–2009: Special Licence Access, Census 2001 Lower Layer Super Output Areas. [data collection]. 9th Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 6670, http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA‐SN‐6670‐9. N.B. Sample includes only those who've moved ≥40 km with the selection of only one partner in cases of coresidential relationships.