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Cultural preferences and economic constraints
— the living arrangements of elderly Canadians | | Author(s) | Lisa Kaida, Melissa Moyser, Stella Y Park |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 28, no 4, December 2009 |
| Pages | pp 303-314 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Living patterns ; Ethnic groups ; Economic status [elderly] ; Poor elderly ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Using data from the 2001 Census Public Use Microdata Files on Individuals, the authors examine the role of cultural preferences and economic constraints in older Canadians' choice of living arrangements (living with one's children and/or other relatives versus living independently). They find that members of ethnic groups holding familistic cultural values (Italian, Chinese, South Asian, and East Indian) are more likely than their individualistic counterparts (British, German, and Dutch) to live with kin. Economic disadvantage also entails a greater likelihood of living with kin. However, the relative importance of cultural preferences and economic constraints as determinants of living arrangements depends on marital status. Among the married, cultural preferences explain a greater proportion of the variation in living arrangements; among the non-married, economic constraints do. This research contributes a more nuanced understanding of living arrangements among older Canadians than its predecessors, which neglected the role of marital status. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100929206 A |
| Classmark | K7: TK: F:W: F:W6: DP: 3F: 7S |
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