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Autor/in | Heaton, Tim B. |
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Institution | White House Conference on Aging, Washington, DC. |
Titel | Rural/Urban Residence and the Aging Population. |
Quelle | (1980), (30 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Aging (Individuals); Attribution Theory; Decision Making; Demography; Migration Patterns; Older Adults; Population Distribution; Population Trends; Residential Patterns; Rural to Urban Migration; State of the Art Reviews; Trend Analysis; Urban to Rural Migration |
Abstract | Aging of the national population coupled with shifts in long-term redistribution trends have sparked interest in the spatial distribution of the elderly population. The insufficiency of economic models for explanations of elderly migration has been recognized and new approaches are being developed. Findings regarding the effects of retirement, climate, and family, as well as other variables, support the notion that the elderly are more responsive to amenity or quality of life variables. The formulation of models to explain the origins of spatial variation in age structures and to predict the consequences of this variation should take into account the demographic dynamics of the aging process, recognizing that: (1) the behavior of both the young and old can influence spatial variation in aging; (2) in low fertility, low mortality societies, fertility and mortality will move the society toward spatial homogeneity; and (3) in such societies, migration is the major process generating spatial variation in age structures. Research must concentrate on investigating the consequences of elderly redistribution. (Author/NRB) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |