Number and percentage distribution of total population, by mobility status and age group: Selected years, 1981 through 2009

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Table 5.	Number and percentage distribution of total population, by mobility status and age group: Selected years, 1981 through 2009

Year and age	Total¹ (in thousands)	Non-movers	Movers
			Total¹	Same county	Different county
			Total¹	Same county	Total¹		Same state	Different state
1981
All ages	221,640	82.8	17.2	10.4	6.4		3.4	2.8
Ages 15 to 19	20,200	83.6	16.4	10.0	6.4		‡	‡
Ages 20 to 24	20,990	61.9	38.1	23.5	14.6		7.6	5.7
1991
All ages	244,880	83.0	17.0	10.3	6.7		3.2	2.9
Ages 15 to 19	16,840	82.2	17.8	10.8	7.0		‡	‡
Ages 20 to 24	17,990	64.7	35.3	20.9	14.4		7.1	5.8	!
2001
All ages	275,610	85.8	14.2	8.0	6.2		2.7	2.8
Ages 15 to 19	19,990	86.4	13.6	7.8	5.8	!	‡	‡
Ages 20 to 24	18,810	67.6	32.4	18.4	14.0		6.7	6.0	!
2009
All ages	297,180	87.5	12.5	8.4	4.1		2.1	1.6
Ages 15 to 19	21,230	87.4	12.6	8.9	3.7	!	‡	‡
Ages 20 to 24	20,630	72.6	27.4	18.3	9.2		5.6	2.8	!

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
¹Total includes movers from abroad (representing 1.4 to 2.4 percent of 15- to 24-year-olds) that are not shown separately.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Data were collected in the March following the reference year shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, selected years, 1982–2010.