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Opinion Research Corporation Study Finds That Most Americans Stay Close to Home PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Despite the size and diversity of the United States, more than half of Americans choose to live within a short drive of where they grew up, according to a recent study by Opinion Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCI). A majority of American adults (54%) live less than 50 miles from where they spent most of their time growing up, including one in four (26%) who live less than ten miles from where they spent most of their early years. Only 21% of Americans live 500 miles away or more. Confirming images of seniors moving to warmer climates for retirement, less than half of those 55 and older live within 50 miles of where they grew up (46%), compared with 58% of younger Americans. Adults in the West are the most mobile, with only 39% within 50 miles of where they grew up, compared with 59% in the rest of the country. In addition, the more education someone has, the more likely they are to be further away from home. Only 43% of Americans with a college degree are within 50 miles of where they spent most of their time growing up, compared with 53% of those with some college education and 65% of Americans with a high school education or less. "Approximately how many miles do you live from the place where you spent most of your time growing up?" Less than 10 miles 26% 10-24 miles 18% 25-49 miles 10% 50-99 miles 8% 100-499 miles 14% 500 miles or more 21% The "Close to Home" study was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation's CARAVAN(R) among a nationally representative sample of 1,011 adults 18 and older August 13-16, 2004. The study has a margin of error of +/- 3% at the 95% confidence level for results based on all adults. At Opinion Research Corporation, we value the success of our clients and immerse ourselves in the business issues they face, the industries in which they compete and the audiences they serve. By providing objective, fact-based decision support, we earn their confidence with our fresh ideas and perspectives, grounded in rigorous research methods and business savvy. The firm's website is located at http://www.opinionresearch.com/. DATASOURCE: Opinion Research Corporation CONTACT: Robert Furr of Opinion Research Corporation, +1-609-452-5458 Web site: http://www.opinionresearch.com/

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