The line graph compares the numbers of people who relocated from a capital city to the countryside for three different reasons between 1990 and 2010.
Overall, the rising cost of living remained the leading reason for recolation, although its figure peaked in 2000 before declining slightly. By contrast, traffic and lifestyle concerns showed sustained growth, with traffic becoming considerably more prominent over the period.
The cost of living was the frequently cited reason in all three years. The number of people relocating for this reason increased from approximately 65,000 in 1990 to a peak of 85,000 in 2000, before failing moderately to 80,000 by 2010.
Traffic-related concerns followed a markedly different pattern, rising from 20,000 in 1990 to 35,000 in 2000, before surging to 60,000 by 2000. In comparison, the number of people moving for lifestyle-related reasons increased gradually, from 20,000 to 30,000 and then to 40,000. Consequently, traffic overtook lifestyle as a reason for relocation, with the gap between the two categories widening to 20,000 by the end of the period.
