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Out of the box

March 17th, 2010 by admin

2.4 million South African adults moved into another house or flat in the year prior to the survey. Two thirds of them are under 34 years of age. (AMPS2009A)

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3 Responses to “Out of the box”

  1. Joanne says:

    In which year was the survey?

  2. Ian says:

    I’m interested to know if they moved to more or less expensive property, and did they move to or away from urban areas.

  3. Reut says:

    Joanne – The AMPS 2009A survey to which this fact refers covers fieldwork from July 2008 through to June 2009.

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