Theoretical Issues in the Design of Population Mobility Models.

Peter A. Morrison

Expert InsightsPublished 1969

A paper for the American Sociological Association premising that the decision to move is made with reference to a threshold of inertia that varies within and between people, and suggesting a mobility model design. Three constraints on the decision to move are the life cycle, the structural limitations associated with occupational status, and the absence of previous migration experience. The most mobile population segment is under 35, has more than 19 years of schooling, and an annual income under $5000. The most stable group is aged 45-54, and classified as Negro, Indian, or Oriental. A quantitative model of differential attraction is suggested to be used for further empirical study characterizing a destination by a vector that is independent of origin variables likely to change in the foreseeable future. 28 pp.

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Morrison, Peter A., Theoretical Issues in the Design of Population Mobility Models. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1969. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4179.html.
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