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| Racial differences in the household composition of elders by age, gender, and area of residence | | Author(s) | Raymond T Coward, Gary R Lee, Julie K Netzer |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 42, no 3, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 205-227 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Living patterns ; Age groups [elderly] ; Sexual equality ; Multi generation families ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Using census data and a technique for describing the composition of households from the perspective of elders, this research provides a more detailed description of race differences in living arrangements of older people than has previously existed. Cross-tabulations of race with other factors known to influence household composition (gender, age, and areas of residence) are examined. While white women are more likely than black women to live alone, the reverse is true among men. Whites are more likely than blacks to live in married couple only households, and blacks are more likely than whites to live in multigenerational households, although these differences decrease with advancing age. Blacks are also more likely than whites to live with collateral kin or non-kin only, although these categories comprise small proportions of the population. Implications of these differences for caregiving and quality of life among older people are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970731219 A |
| Classmark | TK: K7: BB: TM8: SJC: 3F: 7T |
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