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Motives and geographic mobility of very old Americans | Author(s) | Gordon F de Jong, Janet M Wilmoth, Jacqueline L Angel, Gretchen T Cornwell |
Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 50B, no 6, November 1995 |
Pages | pp S395-S404 |
Keywords | Migration ; Mental health [elderly] ; United States of America. |
Annotation | Examines the hypothesis that motives for migration are important in explaining geographic mobility of older people, and identifies six motives: health, affiliation, economic security, comfort, functional independence and getting on with life after a family crisis. |
Accession Number | CPA-951221209 A |
Classmark | TN: D: 7T |
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