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Determinants of elderly interstate migration in the United States, 1985-1990
Author(s)	K Bruce Newbold
Journal title	Research on Aging, vol 18, no 4, December 1996
Pages	pp 451-476
Keywords	Migration ; Retirement areas ; Geographical distance ; 65-69 age group ; Over 70s ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study explores the effect of personal and state attributes on the return and onward inter-state migration behaviour of people aged 65 years and over, and examines whether there is evidence of a systematic change in individual migration behaviour with increasing age. State attributes found to influence migration patterns include weather and temperature; ethnic similarity; size of older population in the state; geographical distance to the state of birth; and Medicare expenditure. Personal characteristics found to influence the migration choices include age; level of education and marital status. Evidence was found that older people aged 65-69 and those aged 75 and over migrate for different reasons.
Accession Number	CPA-971113204 A
Classmark	TN: RO: RJ: BBE: BBK: 7T
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