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| Living arrangements and household compositions of elderly couples and singles: a comparison of Hispanics and blacks | | Author(s) | Namkee G Choi |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 31, no 1/2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 41-61 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Living patterns ; Living alone ; Living with family ; Married persons ; Single persons ; Ethnic groups ; Black people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Based on the 1989 and 1990 interview waves of the Panel Studies of Income Dynamics, this study compared living arrangements and household compositions of Hispanic and black older persons aged 60 years or older. As compared to black older couples, Hispanic older couples were more likely to head a household containing relatives. But black older couples were more likely than Hispanic older couples to head households containing grandchildren only. As compared to black older single persons, Hispanic older singles were more likely to live as dependents in someone else's household. The effects of affordability, as measured by income and health status on living arrangements varied among groups. For Hispanic older persons, immigrant status was a significant determinant of living arrangements for both couples and singles, but national origin was significant only for singles. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000526403 A |
| Classmark | K7: K8: KA:SJ: SLP: SQ: TK: TKE: 7T |
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