Reasons Cited by Recent Movers for Leaving Previous Units: 1987

The American Housing Survey estimated that 84,600 households ( or 23.2% of all householders ) in Franklin County had moved between 1986 and 1987. The chart above illustrates the relative frequency of reasons reported by recent movers in Columbus and the remainder of Franklin County for leaving their previous units. The size and quality of housing units, employment related reasons, and family related reasons were the most frequently reported reasons in both geographic areas. Establishing own household and lower rent/maintance costs were reasons more frequently cited by householders in Columbus than for those in the remainder of Franklin County. Changes intenure (from owning to renting or renting to owning) were cited more than twice as often for householders in the remainder of Franklin County (16.8% of recent movers) than for householders in Columbus (7.2%).

Recent movers are defined as householders who moved into their present units during the 12 months prior to the interview. Displacement includes both public and private displacements. Private displacements include situations in which a private owner wants to use the housing unit for some other purpose. Government displacement means the respondent was forced to leave by the government (local, state or federal). Family status changes include marriage, widowing, divorce, separation and other fmaily personal related reasons. The "other" category includes examples such as wanting a change in climate, neighborhood crime problems, racial or ethnic composition of the neighborhood, etc. More than one reason may be cited by a householder.

Reasons Cited by Recent Movers for Leaving Previous Units: 1987

                                               Remainder of
                                Columbus       Franklin Co.

                            House-            House-
Reasons                     holders     %     holders      %


Displacement                  2,900   5.0        800     3.1
Disaster Loss                   300   1.4        100     0.4
Employment Related           17,600  29.8      7,000    27.3
To Establish Own Household    8,400  14.2      1,600     6.3
Size/Quality of Unit         18,500  31.4      9,800    38.4
Family Status Change         10,900  18.4      5,400    21.1
Tenure Change                 4,200   7.2      4,300    16.8
Lower Rent/Maintenance        4,000   6.8        900     3.5
Other                         7,700  13.1      2,800    10.9

Total Recent Movers          59,000 100.0     25,600   100.0

Source: American Housing Survey for the Columbus MSA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Bureau of the Census

Filename: PS-009

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