Journal of Population Sciences
From: Social origins, geographical mobility and occupational attainment in contemporary Italy
 | Individuals | |||||
Male | Female | Total | ||||
% | (N) | % | (N) | % | (N) | |
Stayers (never moved) | 65.9 | (2367) | 60.6 | (2388) | 63.2 | (4755) |
Mobile (at least one episode of GM) | 34.1 | (1223) | 39.4 | (1550) | 36.8 | (2773) |
Type of episodes (administrative boundaries) | ||||||
 Between municipalities (of the same regions) | 58.8 | (1375) | 66.6 | (1611) | 62.8 | (2986) |
 Between regions (of the same macro-regions) | 10.7 | (251) | 7.3 | (177) | 9.0 | (428) |
 Between macro regions | 30.5 | (713) | 26.1 | (631) | 28.2 | (1344) |
Type of episodes (rural-urban) | ||||||
 | Male | Female | Total | |||
 Episodes from rural to urban | 23.0 | (539) | 22.4 | (541) | 22.7 | (1080) |
 Episodes from rural to rural | 36.0 | (842) | 43.6 | (1054) | 39.8 | (1896) |
 Episodes from urban to urban | 18.6 | (436) | 14.5 | (350) | 16.5 | (786) |
 Episodes from urban to rural | 22.3 | (522) | 19.6 | (474) | 20.9 | (996) |
 Total | 100.0 | (2339) | 100.0 | (2419) | 100.0 | (4758) |
Type of episodes (distance, number of episodes, age at first episode) | ||||||
 | Male | Female | Total | |||
Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | |
 Average distance of GM (in km) | 223.9 | 6.11 | 166.0 | 5.41 | 194.5 | 4.09 |
 Average number of GM episodes | 1.9 | 2.41 | 1.5 | 0.02 | 1.71 | 0.02 |
 Average age at first episode | 25.2 | 2.41 | 24.02 | 1.83 | 24.5 | 1.48 |