Middletown Area Study (Autumn), 1981

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WHYMOVED ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE LIVED IN DELAWARE COUNTY LESS THAN 6 YEARS: Why did you move to Delaware County?   1) To go to school   2) Job opportunity, job transfer   3) Hometown, have family here   4) Other

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
To go to school	11	35.5%	35.5%	-1.07
Job opportunity, job transfer	10	32.3%	67.7%	-.07
Hometown, have family here	7	22.6%	90.3%	.94
Other	3	9.7%	100%	1.94

Variable Comparisons

Sex Religious preference Marital status Race Education Age Household income

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
To go to school	50.0% 9	8.3% 1	33.3% 10
Job opportunity, job transfer	27.8% 5	41.7% 5	33.3% 10
Hometown, have family here	11.1% 2	41.7% 5	23.3% 7
Other	11.1% 2	8.3% 1	10.0% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 18	100.0% 12	30

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Catholic	Protestant	Jewish	A follower of another religion	No religious preference	TOTAL
To go to school	33.3% 1	38.9% 7	0.00% 0	66.7% 2	14.3% 1	35.5% 11
Job opportunity, job transfer	66.7% 2	27.8% 5	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	42.9% 3	32.3% 10
Hometown, have family here	0.0% 0	33.3% 6	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	14.3% 1	22.6% 7
Other	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	33.3% 1	28.6% 2	9.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 18	100.0% 0	100.0% 3	100.0% 7	31

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Never married	Living partners	TOTAL
To go to school	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	91.7% 11	0.00% 0	35.5% 11
Job opportunity, job transfer	42.9% 6	100.0% 2	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	0.00% 0	32.3% 10
Hometown, have family here	35.7% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	22.6% 7
Other	21.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	9.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 2	100.0% 1	100.0% 2	100.0% 12	100.0% 0	31

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	American Indian	Latin (Mexican American, Puerto Rican)	A member of some other ethnic group	TOTAL
To go to school	66.7% 2	33.3% 9	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	35.5% 11
Job opportunity, job transfer	0.0% 0	37.0% 10	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	32.3% 10
Hometown, have family here	33.3% 1	18.5% 5	0.00% 0	100.0% 1	0.00% 0	22.6% 7
Other	0.0% 0	11.1% 3	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	9.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 27	100.0% 0	100.0% 1	100.0% 0	31

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School graduate	Some college	College graduate	Post graduate/professional	TOTAL
To go to school	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	66.7% 8	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	35.5% 11
Job opportunity, job transfer	0.0% 0	40.0% 4	16.7% 2	33.3% 1	75.0% 3	32.3% 10
Hometown, have family here	100.0% 2	20.0% 2	8.3% 1	33.3% 1	25.0% 1	22.6% 7
Other	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 2	100.0% 10	100.0% 12	100.0% 3	100.0% 4	31

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 18-30	Age 31-45	Age 46-55	Age 56-65	Age 65+	TOTAL
To go to school	64.7% 11	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	35.5% 11
Job opportunity, job transfer	29.4% 5	50.0% 4	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	32.3% 10
Hometown, have family here	0.0% 0	37.5% 3	0.0% 0	100.0% 3	100.0% 1	22.6% 7
Other	5.9% 1	12.5% 1	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 17	100.0% 8	100.0% 2	100.0% 3	100.0% 1	31

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10,000	$10,001-$15,000	$15,001-$25,000	$25,001-$50,000	$50,001 and up	TOTAL
To go to school	62.5% 5	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	50.0% 3	100.0% 1	36.7% 11
Job opportunity, job transfer	12.5% 1	71.4% 5	25.0% 2	33.3% 2	0.0% 0	33.3% 10
Hometown, have family here	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	50.0% 4	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	20.0% 6
Other	12.5% 1	28.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	100.0% 6	100.0% 1	30