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Actuation of mobility intentions among the young-old
— an event-history analysis | | Author(s) | Don E Bradley, Charles F Longino, Eleanor P Stoller |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 48, no 2, April 2008 |
| Pages | pp 190-202 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Mobility ; House removal ; Retirement ; Migration ; Middle aged ; 60-64 age group ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although migration decision-making is central to understanding later life migration, this critical step between migration intentions and mobility outcomes has received only limited empirical attention. The authors ask two questions: how often are intended moves actuated; and what factors condition the likelihood that mobility intentions will be actuated? They used data from the 1994-2002 US Health and Retirement Survey (HRS), a nationally representative panel targeting households including people aged 53-63 at baseline. Event history techniques were used to examine the link between mobility intentions at baseline and mobility outcomes across the study period, net of relevant controls. They conducted separate household level analyses for couples and single-person households, and identify three types of move: local, family-oriented and non-local. Findings confirm the utility of mobility expectations as a predictor of future mobility. More importantly, results highlight the complex nature of later-life mobility. The actuation of mobility intentions appears to operate differently for couple and single-person households. Moreover, the findings suggest that the role of several key variables depends on the type of move under consideration. The ability to identify potential "retirement migrants" may be of practical importance for state and local government officials as well as developers interested in recruiting or retaining young-old residents. Consistent with early theoretical work on this topic, the authors' analysis suggests that, in order to avoid misleading results, empirical studies must account for heterogeneity in older movers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080819207 A |
| Classmark | C4: TNH: G3: TN: SE: BBC: 3J: 7T |
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