title: Measuring migration distances:  self-reporting and indirect methods.
abstract: Methods of determining distance covered in migration are discussed.  "Two approaches for doing so are simply to ask movers how far they moved or to infer distance from localities of origin and destination. The former has been used in Health Interview Surveys, and the latter is applied to Current Population Surveys; both are national surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The two approaches appear to produce consistent results and offer ways of increasing comparability of data and research findings on geographical mobility."
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Urton
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005843:Geography; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Data Collection; Data Sources; Demographic Factors; Destination; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Distance; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Geographic Factors; Indirect Estimation Technics; Measurement; Migration; North America; Northern America; Origin; Population; Population Dynamics; Reliability; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Survey Methodology; Surveys; United States