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PositionSTATELINE - Mover rate of Americans - Brief article

Americans appear to be staying put. The percentage of us who move during a year's time--the so-called mover rate--fell to an historic low of 11.2 percent last year, according to the Census Bureau. The rate was above 20 percent at several times during the 1950s and mid-'60s and again in 1984 but has been declining since then. About 42 percent of those who moved last year cited housing as the reason--wanting a new or better house or apartment, for...

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