The COVID-19 pandemic and residential mobility intentions in the United States: Evidence from Google Trends data.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted people's lives through economic challenges, closure of worksites and schools and increased health risks. These disruptions can trigger new residential needs and preferences, but little research has been done regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on moving intentions. We theorized how the pandemic could influence intentions of making different types of residential moves. Using Google Trends data, we conducted a time-series analysis to assess the transitory, short-term and long-lasting changes in various types of mobility intentions since the pandemic. Results show that thoughts about temporary relocation surged at the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic and then experienced a long-term decrease. Intentions to move through housing purchases and rentals

SUBMITTER: Lei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9349540 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature