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Florida migration in the AHEAD Study, 1993-1995 — a note on the flight of the oldest retirees
Author(s)	Judith C Hays, Charles F Longino
Journal title	Research on Aging, vol 24, no 4, July 2002
Pages	pp 473-483
Keywords	Migration ; Sampling ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	If the life course perspective on retirement migration is correct, then the population aged 70+ should be somewhat less inclined to enter the key US destination states, and more likely to be moving to those states that experience more out-migration, unlike younger retirees. The Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Study is critical to this study goal with regard to older people's migration patterns, because it contains an over-sample of Florida residents aged 70+. Respondents were interviewed in 1993 and again in 1995. The older movers who were identified tend to move more locally, or within the same state, but those who migrate across state boundaries are more often leaving Florida than entering it, as suggested by the life course theory. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020718210 A
Classmark	TN: 3Y7: 3F: 7T
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