Champion nomads in this survey were an anchorman and a weatherman who had moved from one city to another for a job 14 times. Both were white, married and 40 or older. Yes, television journalists are mobile. Three-fourths said they would be at least likely to make the move. Table 2 shows no significant differences by gender or race.
Singles are much readier to move than marrieds.
They usually have no family to uproot. And they're younger. Age makes the most difference. That dropped to a third of those in their 30s and a fourth of the ones 40 or older. Settling in tends to come with age.