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Senior centres — who participates?
Author(s)	Laurel A Strain
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 20, no 4, Winter 2001
Pages	pp 471-492
Keywords	Day centres ; Participation ; Usage [services] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	A longitudinal study of some 1,400 over 65s conducted in Winnipeg and 8 smaller Manitoba communities in 1991/92 reports on their frequency of attendance at senior centres; 956 were re-interviewed in 1995. About one in five attended in the 6 months prior to the interview, with a wide range in numbers of visits. Only 8% had joined a centre, and 13% ceased their participation over the four years. The influence of socio-demographic characteristics, health status and social integration varied depending on the measure of participation, and according to place of residence. Social factors, such as living arrangements, tended to be more important than health status. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020220205 A
Classmark	NMC: TMB: QLD: 3J: 7S
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